Revelation Chapter 18 
BabylonBabel (confusion). Scriptures below trace the path of Babylon and Satan right through to their final doom in Rev. Comment: Why in Ezekiel is there so little reference to Babylon when the Jews were captive there? |
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Revelation 18:1-24Babylon destroyed (commercial system). The Lord God judges her.
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Genesis 11:9
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BabylonRemove (flee) out of the midst of Babylon. See most references in Gen.11:9. |
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Revelation 18:1-24
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Genesis 11:9
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BabylonMerchants of the earth and shipmasters weep and mourn over the destruction of Babylon. See Rev 18:1-3 and Ezek 27:27-36 where the mariners cry bitterly over Tyre. |
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Revelation 18:11-19 (P)
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Revelation 18:1-3
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BabylonAnother angel who has great authority cries with a loud voice, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen. The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. See links especially in Rev 18:1-24. |
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Revelation 18:1-3 (P)
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Revelation 18:1-24
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BabylonDestruction of Babylon politically and commercially. Note when the Medes and Persians took over in 539 BC they did not destroy the city, but it gradually diminished. Saddaam Hussein put in great effort to rebuild some areas. See links below. |
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Revelation 18:1-24 (P)Note Isaiah 13:9-16 may well look to this future day of destruction.
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Genesis 11:9
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JND v5, pp62-69JND Collected writings. JND v2, pp245-248JND Collected writing. Notes on the Revelation. |
BabylonThe mystery of the woman and the beast which carries her, which has 7 heads and 10 horns. 5 heads are fallen, one is and one is to come. 1.Egypt, 2.Assyria, 3.Babylon, 4.Medo-Persia, 5.Greece, 6.Rome. 7.The revived Roman empire. See many links below. |
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Revelation 18:1-19
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Jeremiah 51:1,8
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JND v5, pp58-60JND Collected writings. JND v2, pp327,329,330JND Collected writings. JND v11, pp324JND Collected writings. JND v11, pp297,298JND Collected writings. |
BabylonSee most references to Babylon in Gen.11:9, and the final fall of Babylon in Rev.18&19. |
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Revelation 18:1-24
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Genesis 11:9
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Separation from evil. Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers. See reference in Deut 22:10. |
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Revelation 18:4
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Deuteronomy 22:10
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Depart, depart, a hint of coming out of Babylon. See most references of Babylon in Gen.11:9. Go out of the midst of her, a call to separation not only for Israel but also the Church. See 1 Cor.6:14-16 and 17. |
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Revelation 18:4
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Genesis 11:9
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BabylonCall to come out of Babylon. See many other references about Babylon in Gen.11:9. |
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Revelation 18:4-6
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Genesis 11:9
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BabylonA voice out of heaven is saying, come out of her my people, that ye have not fellowship in her sins. The judgment upon her as recompense is to be double. See links below. |
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Revelation 18:4-6 (P)
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Genesis 11:5-9
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3 Hallelujahs: relate to the complete destruction of Babylon and the 4th to God taking kingly power looking to the marriage supper of the Lamb. There are no other specific Hallelujahs in the N.T. except these 4. Note Lord God Almighty in Rev 11:17. |
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Revelation 18:7-10Note smoke of her burning Rev.18:9 linked with Rev.19:3.
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Genesis 11:9
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JND v5, pp70JND Collected writings. JND v2, pp249-253JND Collected writings. Notes on the Revelation. See page 249 for comments on kingly power. |
BabylonShe (Babylon) sits a queen and lives luxuriously. She shall be burnt with fire. The kings of the earth will see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off, and will lament, for in one hour is her judgment come. See links below. |
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Revelation 18:7-10 (P)The smoke of her burning is logical because of the bituminous deposits in that area. ![]()
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Isaiah 34:8-10
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Jehovah Elohim. The Supreme one- Plural. Diety in the absolute sense. |
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Revelation 18:8 (P)
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Genesis 1:1
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God's judgment on the wicked, hint of judgment on Babylon (pitch and smoke). |
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Revelation 18:9Babylon, smoke of her burning.
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Genesis 11:9
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BabylonHeaven and the saints rejoice that God has judged your judgment upon her. See Jer 51:48 and Rev 19:2. |
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Revelation 18:20 (P)
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Jeremiah 51:48
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BabylonA strong angel takes a great millstone and casts it into the sea saying: thus with violence shall Babylon be cast down and shall be no more at all. See Isaiah 24:8,9 and Jer 51:49,63,64. |
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Revelation 18:21-23 (P)No more at all shall be heard, harp singers and musicians etc., articifers of art, voice of millstone, light of lamp and voice of bridegroom and bride.
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Isaiah 24:8,9
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BabylonIn her (Babylon) was found the blood of the prophets and saints and all the slain upon the earth. See range of Rev 6:9 to 20:4-6. |
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Revelation 18:24 (P)
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Revelation 6:9
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JND v2, pp325JND Collected writings. |
MillenniumThose who were beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus and the word of God and who refused the mark of the beast, sat upon thrones and they lived and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. See Millenium Ps.72 and other references below. |
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Revelation 18:24
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Psalms 72:2-17
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JND v5, pp87JND Collected writings. JND v2, pp253,254JND Collected writings. Notes on the Revelation. JND v11, pp299JND Collected writings. JND v11, pp326JND Collected writings. |
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Christ pronounces judgment on the scribes and Pharisees and the guilt of Israel in slaying their own prophets. See links of this in 2 Chr 24:20-27, Zech 1:1 and Luke 11:49-51. |
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Revelation 18:24
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2 Chronicles 24:20-27
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BabylonShe is drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. See links below. |
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Revelation 18:24
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Revelation 6:9,10
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JND v5, pp58JND Collected writings. |
7 BOWLSAngels of the waters justify the judgments of the 2nd and 3rd bowls (affecting the waters) saying "thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so; for they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets". See links belo |
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Revelation 18:24
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Matthew 23:34-36
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