Rev 18:4-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 18:4-8: 18:4-8 This second poetic response (see study note on 18:1-24) is a warning from heaven to flee the doomed city. 18:4 Do not take part in her sins: Association with the evil city could lead to being identified with it in punishment and even involved with it in its sins (see Gen 13:8-13 ; 19:1-29 ; cp. Jer 51:6 , 45 ).

Summary for Rev 18:4-8: 18:4-8 ^a This second poetic response (see study note on 18:1-24) is a warning from heaven to flee the doomed city. 18:4 ^b Do not take part in her sins: Association with the evil city could lead to being identified with it in punishment and even involved with it in its sins (see Gen 13:8-13 ^c; 19:1-29 ^d; cp. Jer 51:6 ^e, 45 ^f).
18:5 ^g God remembers: His response may seem slow (Ps 103:8 ^h; 145:8 ⁱ; Joel 2:13 ^j; Jon 4:2 ^k), but God is not weak, and he does not forget either good or evil (Rev 16:19 ^l; Gen 19:29 ^m; 1 Sam 1:19 ⁿ).
18:6 ^o Double her penalty: The severity of some sins required a double recompense (see Exod 22:4 ^p, 7 ^q, 9 ^r; cp. Isa 40:2 ^s; Jer 16:18 ^t; 17:18 ^u).
18:7 ^v I am queen: Cp. Ezek 28:1-2 ^w.
18:8 ^x The plagues (18:2-3 ^y) are a reminder that destruction was not merely a human action; it is the Lord God who judges her. He is mighty, able to accomplish what he promises.