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Revelation

The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom

Revelation 17:1-18:24
1And one of the seven angels who have the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits upon many waters." 2With whom the kings of the earth sinned sexually, and the dwellers upon the earth were made drunk out from the wine of her sexual sin. 3And he carried me off toward a deserted place in spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet wild animal full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls, having a gold cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her sexual sin. 5And upon her forehead a name was written: Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth. 6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I marveled when I saw her, with great marvel. 7And the angel said to me, Through what did you marvel? I will say to you the mystery of the woman and of the wild animal that carries her, the one having the seven heads and the ten horns. 8The wild animal which you saw was and is not and is about to ascend out from the abyss and goes toward destruction. And the dwellers upon the earth will marvel, whose name has not been written upon the scroll of life from the beginning of the world, when they see the wild animal that was and is not and will be present. 9Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains where the woman sits upon them, and they are seven kings. 10The five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes he must remain a little while. 11And the wild animal which was and is not is itself the eighth and is out from the seven and goes toward destruction. 12And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet taken a kingdom, but they take authority as kings for one hour with the wild animal. 13These have one resolution, and they give their power and authority to the wild animal. 14These will fight with the lamb, and the lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and select and faithful. 15And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples and crowds and Gentiles and tongues. 16And the ten horns which you saw and the wild animal, these will hate the prostitute and will make her deserted and naked, and they will eat her flesh and will burn her in fire. 17For God gave into their hearts to do his purpose and to carry out one purpose and to give their kingdom to the wild animal until the words of God are finished. 18And the woman which you saw is the great city that has kingdom upon the kings of the earth.
Chapter 18
1After these things I saw another angel coming down out from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated out from his glory. 2And he cried in a strong voice, saying, Collapsed, collapsed is Babylon the great, and it became a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit and a prison of every unclean bird and a prison of every unclean wild animal and hated. 3Because out from the wine of the wrath of her sexual sin all the Gentiles drank, and the kings of the earth sinned sexually with her, and the traders of the earth became rich out from the power of her luxury. 4And I heard another voice out from heaven saying, "Come out, my people, out from her, in order that you may not share with her sins and in order that you may not take from her plagues." 5Because her sins adhered until heaven, and God remembered her crimes. 6Pay to her as she also paid, and double the doubles according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double. 7As much as she glorified herself and reveled, give to her so great torment and grief, because in her heart she says that I sit a queen and am not a widow and may not see grief. 8Through this her plagues will come in one day: death and grief and hunger, and she will be burned in fire, because the Lord God who judges her is strong. 9And the kings of the earth who sinned sexually with her and reveled will weep and mourn upon her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10They stand at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, "Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come." 11And the traders of the earth weep and mourn upon her because no one buys their cargo any longer. 12Cargo of gold and silver and precious stone and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet and every citron wood and every ivory vessel and every vessel of most precious wood and copper and iron and marble. 13And cinnamon and amomum and incense and ointment and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and grain and animals and sheep and horses and carriages and bodies and souls of humans. 14And the fruit of the desire of your soul went away from you, and all the rich and the shining perished from you, and they will no longer find them. 15The traders of these things who became rich away from her will stand from afar through the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning. 16Saying, "Woe, woe, the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearl." 17Because in one hour so great riches was made desolate. And every captain and every one sailing upon the sea and sailors and as many as work the sea stood from afar. 18And cried, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, "Who is like the great city?" 19And threw dust upon their heads and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who have the boats in the sea became rich out from her wealth, because in one hour it was made desolate. 20Be glad upon her, heaven, and the holy ones and the apostles and the prophets, because God judged your judgment out from her. 21And one strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "Thus with sudden violence Babylon the great city will be thrown, and it may not be found still." 22And voice of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters may not be heard in you still, and every craftsman of every skill may not be found in you still, and voice of millstone may not be heard in you still. 23And light of lamp may not shine in you still, and voice of bridegroom and bride may not be heard in you still, because your traders were the great men of the earth, because in your sorcery all the Gentiles were led astray. 24And in her blood of prophets and holy ones was found, and of all who were slaughtered upon the earth.
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