Revelation 18:16–21
Woe, woe, the great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,
adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, r
17 for in a single hour s
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 is like the great city?” t 19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning: u
Woe, woe, the great city, v
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth,
for in a single hour w she was destroyed.
and you * saints, apostles, and prophets, x
because God has executed your judgment y on her! z
The Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel a 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 violently b
and never be found again. c