Revelation 18:1-4

The Fall of Babylon

1 After this I saw n another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and o the earth was made bright with his glory.

2 And he called out with a mighty voice,
p "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become q a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt r for every unclean spirit,
a haunt s for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
 3 For all nations have drunk 1
t the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and u the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and v the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."

4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
w "Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 17:1
    Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters.
    Revelation 17:7
    But the angel said to me, "Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 14:8
    Another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:21
    But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there wild goats will dance.
    Isaiah 34:14
    And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.
    Jeremiah 50:39
    Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.
    Jeremiah 51:37
    And Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, the haunt of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant.
    Zephaniah 2:14 - 15
    Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 16:13
    And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:23
    And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," declares the Lord of hosts.
    Isaiah 34:11
    But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 14:8
    Another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.
  8. Cross References
    Revelation 18:9
    And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
    Revelation 17:2
    With whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 18:11
    And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore.
    Revelation 18:15
    The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud.
    Ezekiel 27:33
    When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.
  10. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 6:17
    Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you.
    Isaiah 48:20
    Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea, declare this with a shout of joy, proclaim it, send it out to the end of the earth; say, "The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob!
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