Revelation 18:2

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. MIGHTILY ... STRONG. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic, read [ en (G1722) ischura (G2478) foonee (G5456)], 'with (literally, IN) a mighty voice.' IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN. So A, Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas; but 'Aleph (') B, Coptic, omit the second "is fallen" (Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51...

1-8 The downfal and destruction of the mystical Babylon are determined in the counsels of God. Another angel comes from heaven. This seems to be Christ himself, coming to destroy his enemies, and to shed abroad the light of his gospel through all nations. The wickedness of this Babylon was very great; she had forsaken the true God, and set up idols, and had drawn all sorts of men into spiritual adultery, and by her wealth and luxury kept them in her interest. The spiritual merchandise, by which multitudes have wickedly lived in wealth, by the sins and follies of mankind, seems principally intended. Fair warning is given to all that expect mercy from God, that they should not only come out of this Babylon, but assist in her destruction. God may have a people even in Babylon. But God's people shall be called out of Babylon, and called effectually, while those that partake with wicked men i...

Verse Revelation 18:2. _BABYLON THE GREAT IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN_] This is a quotation from Isaiah 21:9: _And he said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven_ _images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground_. This is applied by some to Rome _pagan_; by others to Rome _papal_; and by others to _Jerusalem_. _IS BECOME-THE HOLD OF EVERY FOUL SPIRIT_] See the parallel passages in the margin. The figures here point out the most _complete destruction_. A city utterly sacked and ruined, never to be rebuilt....

AND HE CRIED MIGHTILY - Literally, “he cried with a strong great voice.” See Revelation 10:3. BABYLON THE GREAT IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN - See the notes on Revelation 14:8. The proclamation here is substantially the same as in that place, and no doubt the same thing is referred to. AND IS BECOME THE HABITATION OF DEVILS - Of demons - in allusion to the common opinion that the demons inhabited abandoned cities, old ruins, and deserts. See the notes on Matthew 12:43. The language here is taken from the description of Babylon in...

EXPOSITION REVELATION 18:1 AND AFTER THESE THINGS I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN; _after _[omitting "and"]… _coming down, _etc. The usual form of introduction to a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1; Revelation 7:1, etc.). The "mystery" of the beast and the harlot having been declared, the angel now describes the doom in store for them. The angel is _from heaven_,_ _as carrying the news of the judgment which is sent from heaven (cf. Revelation 10:1;...

AND HE CRIED MIGHTILY WITH A STRONG VOICE,.... Which shows not only the vehemence and affection of the ministers of the word, who will publish what follows, but the greatness and importance of it; and this loud voice may be, as for the sake of the whole church in general, that all may bear, so for the sake of those of the Lord's people in particular, that will be in Babylon at this time; and it may have regard to that deep sleep and spirit of slumber that Babylon itself will be in, which, notwithstanding this loud cry, will remain insensible of its ruin till it comes upon her, as was the case of old Babylon, Jeremiah 51:39, SAYING, BABYLON THE GREAT IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN: the whole world is not designed by Babylon, for it is distinguished from all nations in the following verse; nor Babylon in Chaldea, which was fallen long before John saw this vision, but Rome Papal;

BABYLON Babylon, "confusion," is repeatedly used by the prophets in a symbolic sense (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 13:2), note 2. _ Two "Babylons" are to be distinguished in the Revelation: ecclesiastical babylon, which is apostate Christendom, headed up under the Papacy; and political babylon, which is the Beast's confederated empire, the last form of Gentile world-dominion. Ecclesiastical Babylon is "the great whore" (Revelation 17:1) and is destroyed by political Babylon (Revelation 17:15) that the beast may be the alone object of worship. (2 Thessalonians 2:3); ...

REVELATION 18:2 @kai. fulakh. panto.j qhri,ou avkaqa,rtou# {C} The multiplicity of variations among the witnesses, though complicated, is set forth clearly in the following tabular arrangement (drawn up for the Committee by Dr. Klaus Junack), where the three main elements are represented by 1, 2, and 3, and the five groups of readings are represented by A, B, C, D, and E. > 1 kai. fulakh. panto.j pneu,matoj avkaqa,rtou > 2 kai. fulakh. panto.j ovrne,ou avkaqa,rtou > 3 kai. fulakh. panto.j qhri,ou avkaqa,rtou 3_a add_ kai. memishme,nou A: 1 —...

CHAPTER 18 Revelation 18:1 . Babylon is now seen under another aspect. In the former chapter we have the religious center of Rome and her wicked idolatries, in the present chapter it includes also the whole system of apostate Christendom in its social and commercial aspect, the so-called “Christian civilization” in its final apostate condition and doom. Papal Rome in her short revival becomes the head of apostate Christendom and controls everything till her appointed doom comes upon her. While we saw in the preceding chapter the desolation of the whore by the ten kings and the beast, here we see how God views her and that He dethrones this system in His judgment. A strong angel comes down to announce her doom and to lay bare her inner and most awful corruption. A strong descending Angel whose glory lightened the earth, shows what the boasting thing, she, who bore the bless

REVELATION 18:1. ANOTHER ANGEL: we have no means of identifying this angel of doom. Revelation 18:2. habitation. bird: _ cf_. Isaiah 13:21 f; Isaiah 34:14, where the rained cities of Babylon and Edom become the haunts of unclean spirits. Revelation 18:3. kings of the earth: Revelation 17:2 *. Revelation 18:4. come for