Revelation 18:22

And the voice of harpers and musicians and of pipers and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; PIPERS - flute-players. "Musicians," painters, sculptors: desecrated art to lend fascination to the sensuous worship of corrupt Christendom. CRAFTSMAN - artisan....

20-24 That which is matter of rejoicing to the servants of God on earth, is matter of rejoicing to the angels in heaven. The apostles, who are honoured and daily worshipped at Rome in an idolatrous manner, will rejoice in her fall. The fall of Babylon was an act of God's justice. And because it was a final ruin, this enemy should never molest them any more; of this they were assured by a sign. Let us take warning from the things which brought others to destruction, and let us set our affections on things above, when we consider the changeable nature of earthly things....

Verse Revelation 18:22. _THE VOICE OF HARPERS_, c.] This seems to indicate not only a total destruction of influence, c., but also of _being_. It seems as if this city was to be _swallowed up by an earthquake_, or _burnt up by fire from heaven_....

AND THE VOICE OF HARPERS - Those who play on the harp. This was usually accompanied with singing. The idea, in this verse and the following, is substantially the same as in the previous parts of the chapter, that the mystical Babylon - papal Rome - would be brought to utter desolation. This thought is here exhibited under another form - that all which constituted festivity, joy, and amusement, and all that indicated thrift and prosperity, would disappear. Of course, in a great and “fun” city, there would be all kinds of music; and when it is said that this would be heard there no more it is a most striking image of utter desolation. AND MUSICIANS - Musicians in general; but perhaps here singers, as distinguished from those who played on instruments. AND OF PIPERS - Those who played on pipes or flutes. See the...

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 THE VOICE OF HARPERS, AND MUSICIANS, AND OF PIPERS AND TRUMPETERS,.... Which were for mirth, delight, and pleasure: SHALL BE HEARD NO MORE AT ALL IN THEE: the words seem to be taken from Isaiah 24:8 and may not only regard the loss of every thing that was delightful and pleasant to the ear in private houses, at festivals, and nuptials, and the like, but the ceasing of church music; there will be no more bells, nor organs, or any other instruments of music; no more chanters, and sub-chanters, choristers, singing men and boys: AND NO CRAFTSMAN, OF WHATSOEVER CRAFT HE BE SHALL BE, FOUND ANY MORE IN THEE; which are very useful and necessary in cities and societies; it is threatened to Judah, that the cunning artificer should be taken from her, Isaiah 3:3 and it is reckoned as

May the Spirit of God take away the veil from our eyes while we read what was revealed to the beloved apostle John! Here we have the prophecy of the destruction of the great anti-Christian system of Babylon, which, being interpreted, is and can be none other than the apostate church of Rome. 18:20-24. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with. violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall he found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; and the light of a candle shall shine no more...

VOICE Compare (Isaiah 24:8). Contrast (Revelation 14:1)....

REVELATION 18:22 kai. pa/j tecni,thj pa,shj te,cnhj {B} The absence of pa,shj te,cnhj in a A copbo is probably accidental; the words are adequately attested by C P 046 051 most minuscules itgig vg syrh copsa _al,_ and are in harmony with the author’s style, but would scarcely have been inserted by copyists. The addition of kai, before pa,shj (2053 2138 Ps-Ambrose) is probably a mechanical blunder in transcription, suggested by the repeated use of kai, in the first half of the verse. Because of homoeoteleuton several witnesses accidentally omit one or another of the clauses that end in evn soi. e;ti...

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