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Book of Revelation

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New Testament

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Apocalypse

Revelation 18

Revelation 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle. It mainly describes the judgment of the Whore of Babylon.

Contents

Text

  • The original text is written in Koine Greek.
  • Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 3-24)
  • This chapter is divided into 24 verses.

    • Structure

    This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

  • Revelation 18:1-8 = The Fall of Babylon the Great
  • Revelation 18:9-20 = The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
  • Revelation 18:21-24 = Finality of Babylon’s Fall

    • Verse 2

    New King James Version

    And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!"

    Cross reference: Isaiah 21:9, Revelation 14:8

    Verse 8

    New King James Version

    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

    Verse 19

    New King James Version

    They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’

    References

    Revelation 18 Wikipedia
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