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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Rev_18:21-24
21Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer. 22And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. 24And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth."
Rev_18:21 "Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea" This is an allusion to Jer_51:63-64. It is a strong passage showing that Babylon will never, never rise again. As a matter of fact, in Rev_18:21-24, there are six double negatives, "certainly not," "not under any circumstances," and "never, no, never."
▣ "and will not be found any longer" This shows total, permanent destruction (cf. Eze_26:21).
Rev_18:22-23 These were the sounds of everyday life in the Ancient Near East. God's judgment brings an end to this godless society (cf. Isa_24:8; Jer_7:34; Jer_25:10; Eze_26:13).
Rev_18:23 "all the nations were deceived by your sorcery" This is an allusion to Nah_3:4. Notice that in Rev_18:23-24 there are listed three reasons for the fall of the great city.
1. pride and wealth ( cf. Isa_23:8)
2. idolatry and sorcery (cf. Lev_19:26; Lev_19:33; Deu_18:9-12)
3. persecution of the people of God (cf. Rev_16:6; Rev_17:6).
Rev_18:24 This is an allusion to Jer_51:49.
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