Rev 18-19 | ESV | STEP | After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven , having great authority , and the earth was made bright with his glory .

Revelation of John 18

The Fall of Babylon

1 After this I saw ^aanother angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and ^bthe earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice,

^c“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become ^da dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^efor every unclean spirit,
a haunt ^ffor every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
3 For all nations have drunk ^{▼▼Some manuscripts fallen by}
^hthe wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and ⁱthe kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and ^jthe merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

^k“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
5 for ^lher sins are heaped high as heaven,
and ^mGod has remembered her iniquities.
6 ⁿPay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her ^odouble for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her ^pin the cup she mixed.
7 ^qAs she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
^r‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
and mourning I shall never see.’
8 For this reason her plagues will come ^sin a single day,
death and mourning and famine,
and ^tshe will be burned up with fire;
for ^umighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”
9 And ^vthe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, ^wwill weep and wail over her ^xwhen they see the smoke of her burning. 10 ^yThey will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas! Alas! ^zYou great city,
you mighty city, Babylon!
For ^aain a single hour your judgment has come.”
11 And ^abthe merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. ^{▼▼Or and slaves, and human lives}

14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 ^adThe merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^aewill stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
^afthat was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17 For ^agin a single hour all this wealth ^ahhas been laid waste.”
And ^aiall shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18 and ^ajcried out ^akas they saw the smoke of her burning,

^al“What city was like the great city?”
19 And they threw ^amdust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
^anwhere all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For ^aoin a single hour she has been laid waste.
20 ^apRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^aqapostles and prophets,
for ^arGod has given judgment for you against her!”
21 Then ^asa mighty angel ^attook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^authe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and ^avthe sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and ^awthe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^axthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^ayyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^azby your sorcery.
24 And ^bain her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of ^bball who have been slain on earth.”

Revelation of John 19

Rejoicing in Heaven

1 After this I heard ^bcwhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^bdSalvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for ^behis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^bfthe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^bghas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5}
3 Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
^biThe smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
4 And ^bjthe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And from the throne came a voice saying,

^bk“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^blyou who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

6 Then I heard what seemed to be ^bmthe voice of a great multitude, like ^bnthe roar of many waters and ^bolike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty ^bpreigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for ^bqthe marriage of the Lamb has come,
and ^brhis Bride has made herself ready;
8 ^bsit was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is ^btthe righteous deeds of the saints.

9 And the angel said ^{▼▼Greek he said} to me, “Write this: ^bvBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^bw“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then ^bxI fell down at his feet to worship him, ^bybut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant ^{▼▼Greek fellow bondservant} with you and your brothers who hold to ^cathe testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw ^cbheaven opened, and behold, ^cca white horse! The one sitting on it is called ^cdFaithful and True, and ^cein righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 ^cfHis eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are ^cgmany diadems, and he has ^cha name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in ^cia robe dipped in ^{▼▼Some manuscripts sprinkled with} blood, and the name by which he is called is ^ckThe Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, ^clarrayed in fine linen, white and pure, ^cmwere following him on white horses. 15 ^cnFrom his mouth comes a sharp sword ^cowith which to strike down the nations, and ^cphe will rule them with a rod of iron. ^cqHe will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh ^crhe has a name written, ^csKing of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^ctall the birds that fly directly overhead, ^cu“Come, gather for ^cvthe great supper of God, 18 ^cwto eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} both small and great.” 19 And I saw ^cythe beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^czgathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it ^dathe false prophet ^dbwho in its presence ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^ddworshiped its image. These two were ^dethrown alive into the lake of ^dffire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword ^dgthat came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and ^dhall the birds were gorged with their flesh.