December
27th Revelation
18 Babylon has fallen
1:
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2:
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful
bird. 3: For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication
with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the
abundance of her delicacies. 4: And I heard another voice from
heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers
of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5: For her sins
have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6:
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double
according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her
double. 7: How much she hath glorified herself, and lived
deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in
her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8: Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning,
and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is
the Lord God who judgeth her. 9: And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail
her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her
burning, 10: Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one
hour is thy judgment come. 11: And the merchants of the earth shall
weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any
more: 12: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones,
and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and
all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner
vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13: And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and
wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and
horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14: And the
fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all
things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou
shalt find them no more at all. 15: The merchants of these things,
which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her
torment, weeping and wailing, 16: And saying, Alas, alas, that great
city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and
decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17: For in one
hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all
the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood
afar off, 18: And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning,
saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19: And they cast
dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas,
alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in
the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made
desolate. 20: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and
prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21: And a mighty angel
took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea,
saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown
down, and shall be found no more at all. 22: And the voice of
harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard
no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be,
shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall
be heard no more at all in thee; 23: And the light of a candle shall
shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of
the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants
were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all
nations deceived. 24: And in her was found the blood of prophets, and
of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
A
very bright angel comes out of heaven to announce that Babylon has
fallen. Babylon has become the cage of demons for ever and ever. The
call to come out of her and be separate is to the inhabitants of the
earth in relation to the wickedness of Babylon. The city will fall in
one day, in fact in one hour. This will be a worldwide economic
collapse in which every country’s economy will fail totally because
they are linked to Babylon. It seems much of her wealth will be by
shipping. The city will be deserted forever.
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