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Book of Revelation, Chapter 18

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Chapter 18 of Revelation—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor.
  2. And he called out with a mighty voice,
    ¶ “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    It has become a dwelling place of demons,
    a haunt of every foul spirit,
    a haunt of every foul and hateful bird;
  3. For all nations have drunk[a] the wine of her impure passion,
    and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,
    and the merchants of the earth have grown rich with the wealth of her wantonness.”
  4. ¶ Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
    ¶ “Come out of her, my people,
    lest you take part in her sins,
    lest you share in her plagues;
  5. for her sins are heaped high as heaven,
    and God has remembered her iniquities.
  6. Render to her as she herself has rendered,
    and repay her double for her deeds;
    mix a double draught for her in the cup she mixed.
  7. As she glorified herself and played the wanton,
    so give her a like measure of torment and mourning.
    Since in her heart she says, ‘A queen I sit,
    I am no widow, mourning I shall never see,’
  8. so shall her plagues come in a single day,
    pestilence and mourning and famine,
    and she shall be burned with fire;
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
  9. ¶ And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and were wanton with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;
  10. they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,
    ¶ “Alas! alas! thou great city,
    thou mighty city, Babylon!
    In one hour has thy judgment come.”
  11. ¶ And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo any more,
  12. cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all articles of ivory, all articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,
  13. cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.
  14. ¶ “The fruit for which thy soul longed has gone from thee,
    and all thy dainties and thy splendor are lost to thee, never to be found again!”
  15. ¶ The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
  16. ¶ “Alas, alas, for the great city
    that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet,
    bedecked with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!
  17. In one hour all this wealth has been laid waste.”
    ¶ And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off
  18. and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,
    ¶ “What city was like the great city?”
  19. ¶ And they threw dust on their heads, as they wept and mourned, crying out,
    ¶ “Alas, alas, for the great city
    where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth!
    In one hour she has been laid waste.
  20. Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    O saints and apostles and prophets,
    for God has given judgment for you against her!”
  21. ¶ Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
    ¶ “So shall Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence,
      and shall be found no more;
  22. and the sound of harpers and minstrels, of flute players and trumpeters,
      shall be heard in thee no more;
    and a craftsman of any craft
      shall be found in thee no more;
    and the sound of the millstone
      shall be heard in thee no more;
  23. and the light of a lamp
      shall shine in thee no more;
    and the voice of bridegroom and bride
      shall be heard in thee no more;
    for thy merchants were the great men of the earth,
      and all nations were deceived by thy sorcery.
  24. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
      and of all who have been slain on earth.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Other ancient authorities read fallen by

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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