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Revelation 17:1–20:15
THE WOMAN AND THE SCARLET BEAST
17 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowlsh came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostituteD,i who is seated on manyE waters.j 2 The kings of the earthk committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”l 3 Then he carried me away in the SpiritF,m to a wilderness.
I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was coveredG with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.n 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls.o She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestablep and with the impurities of herH prostitution. 5 On her forehead was written a name, a mystery:q Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Detestable Things of the Earth. 6 Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus.r When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
THE MEANING OF THE WOMAN AND OF THE BEAST
7 Then the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast, with the seven heads and the ten horns, that carries her. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abysss and go to destruction.t Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the worldu will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and is to come.v 9 This calls for a mind that has wisdom.I,w
“The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated. They are also seven kings: 10 Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for only a little while. 11 The beast that was and is not, is itself an eighth king, but it belongs to the seven and is going to destruction. 12 The ten horns you saw are ten kingsx who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.y 13 These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings.z Those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”aa
15 He also said to me, “The waters you saw,ab where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.ac 16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute.ad They will make her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her up with fire.ae 17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his plan by having one purposeaf and to give their kingdomJ to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.ag 18 And the woman you saw is the great city that has royal power over the kings of the earth.”
18 After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven,ah and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2 He called out in a mighty voice:
It has fallen,K
Babylon the Great has fallen!ai
She has become a home for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
and a hauntL for every unclean and despicable beast.M,aj
3 For all the nations have drunkN
the wine of her sexual immorality,
which brings wrath.a
The kings of the earth
have committed sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth
have grown wealthy from her sensuality and excess.b
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven:
Come out of her, my people,
so that you will not share in her sinsc
or receive any of her plagues.
5 For her sins are piled upA to heaven,d
and God has remembered her crimes.e
6 Pay her back the way she also paid,f
and double it according to her works.g
In the cup in which she mixed,h
mix a double portion for her.
7 As much as she glorified herself and indulged her sensual and excessive ways,
give her that much torment and grief.
For she says in her heart,
“I sit as a queen;
I am not a widow,
and I will never see grief.”i
8 For this reason her plagues will come in just one day—
death and grief and famine.j
She will be burned up with fire,k
because the Lord God who judgesl her is mighty.m
THE WORLD MOURNS BABYLON’S FALL
9 The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning. 10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment,n saying,
Woe, woe, the great city,o
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour
your judgment has come.
11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer—12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,B iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice,C incense, myrrh,D and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves—human lives.p
14 The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.
15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying,
Woe, woe, the great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,
adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls;q
such fabulous wealth was destroyed!
And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off 18 as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out, “Who was like the great city?”r 19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning,s
Woe, woe, the great city,t
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth;
for in a single hour she was destroyed.
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,u
because God has pronounced on her the judgmentv she passed on you!
THE FINALITY OF BABYLON’S FALL
21 Then a mighty angelw picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violentlyx
and never be found again.y
22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;z
no craftsman of any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again;
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.a
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and saints,b
and of all those slaughtered on the earth.c
19 After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multituded in heaven, saying,
Hallelujah!e
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,f
2 because his judgments are true* and righteous,g
because he has judged the notorious prostituteh
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;
and he has avenged the blood of his servants
that was on her hands.i
Hallelujah!
Her smoke ascends forever and ever!j
4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God,k who is seated on the throne, saying,
Amen! Hallelujah!l
5 A voice came from the throne, saying,
Praise our God,
all his servants, and the ones who fear him,
both small and great!m
6 Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters,n and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying,
Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,
reigns!o
7 Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory,p
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has prepared herself.q
8 She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.r
For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.s
9 Then he* said to me,t “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feastu of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”v 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that!w I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.x Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spiritC of prophecy.”
11 Then I saw heaven opened,y and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,z and with justice he judges and makes war.aa 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame,ab and many crownsD were on his head.ac He had a name written that no one knows except himself.ad 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood,ae and his name is called the Word of God.af 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharpE swordag came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.ah He will ruleF them with an iron rod.ai He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,aj the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.ak
THE BEAST AND ITS ARMIES DEFEATED
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of military commanders, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great.”al
19 Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armiesam gathered together to wage waran against the rider on the horse and against his army. 20 But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image with these signs.a Both of …
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