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Babylon Is Destroyed

¹Then I saw another angel coming down from heaven. This angel had great power. The angel's glorya made the earth bright. ²The angel shouted with a powerful voice,

"She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed!
She has become a home for demonsb. That city has become a place for every unclean spirit to live. She is a city filled with all kinds of unclean birds. She is a place where every unclean and hated animal lives.
³All the peoples of the earth have drunk the wine of her sexual sin and of God's anger.
The rulers of the earth sinned sexually with her, and the merchantsc of the world grew rich from the great wealth of her luxury."

⁴Then I heard another voice from heaven say,

"Come out of that city, my people, so that you will not share in her sins.
Then you will not suffer any of the terrible punishment she will get.
⁵That city's sins are piled up as high as heaven. God has not forgotten the wrongs she has done.
⁶Give that city the same as she gave to others. Pay her back twice as much as she did.
Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others.
⁷She gave herself much glory and rich living. Give her that much suffering and sadness.
She says to herself, 'I am a queen sitting on my throne. I am not a widow; I will never be sad.'
⁸So in one day she will suffer great hunger, mourningd, and death.
She will be destroyed by fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful.

⁹"The rulers of the earth who sinned sexually with her and shared her wealth will see the smoke from her burning. Then they will cry and be sad because of her death. ¹⁰The rulers will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away. They will say,

'Terrible! How terrible, O great city, O powerful city of Babylon!
Your punishment came in one hour!'

¹¹"And the merchants of the earth will cry and be sad for her. They will be sad because now there is no one to buy the things they sell - ¹²gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen cloth, purple cloth, silk, and scarlet cloth, all kinds of citron wood, and all kinds of things made from ivory, expensive wood, bronze, iron, and marble. ¹³They also sell cinnamon, spice, incensee, frankincensef, myrrhg, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and slaves - yes, even human lives. The merchants will cry and say,

¹⁴'O Babylon, the good things you wanted have left you.
All your rich and fancy things have disappeared. You will never have them again.'

¹⁵"The merchants will be afraid of her suffering and will stand far away from her. They are the ones who became rich from selling those things to her. They will cry and be sad. ¹⁶They will say,

'Terrible! How terrible for the great city! She was dressed in fine linen; she wore purple and scarlet cloth. She was shining with gold, jewels, and pearls!
¹⁷All these riches have been destroyed in one hour!'
"Every sea captain, all those who travel on ships, the sailors, and all those who earn money from the sea stood far away from Babylon.

¹⁸They saw the smoke from her burning. They cried out, 'There was never a city like this great city!' ¹⁹They threw dust on their heads and cried loudly to show the deep sorrow they felt. They said,

'Terrible! How terrible for the great city!
All those who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! But she has been destroyed in one hour!
²⁰Be happy because of this, O heaven!
Be happy, God's holy peopleh and apostlesi and prophetsj!
God has punished her because of what she did to you.'"

²¹Then a powerful angel picked up a large rock. This rock was as big as a large millstonek. The angel threw the rock into the sea and said,

"That is how the great city of Babylon will be thrown down. It will never be found again.
²²O Babylon, the music of people playing harps and other instruments, flutes and trumpets, will never be heard in you again.
No worker doing any job will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
²³The light of a lamp will never shine in you again.
The voices of a bridegrooml and bride will never be heard in you again.
Your merchants were the world's great people.
All the nations were tricked by your magic.
²⁴You are guilty of the death of the prophets, of God's holy people, and of all those who have been killed on earth."

^aglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
^bdemon An evil spirit from the devil.
^cmerchant A person who earns a living by buying and selling things.
^dmourn, mourners To express sorrow for someone who has died or for something lost. In ancient Israel people often put on special clothes, cried very loudly, and put ashes on their head to show their sadness. Professional “mourners” were sometimes paid to do this at a funeral.
^eincense Special dried tree sap that was burned to make a sweet-smelling smoke and offered as a gift to God.
^ffrankincense Special dried tree sap that was burned to make a sweet-smelling smoke and offered as a gift to God. See “incense.”
^gmyrrh Sweet-smelling sap from the bark of trees or other plants that was used for perfume and also to prepare bodies for burial. Mixed with wine, it was probably used to relieve pain (Mk. 15:23).
^hholy people Literally, “saints” or “holy ones,” a term used in the New Testament to describe followers of Jesus Christ as God’s special people. They are holy because they have been made pure through Christ and belong only to God. See “holy.”
ⁱapostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
^jprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
^kmillstone A large, round stone used for grinding grain.
^lbridegroom A man who is getting married.

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