December 27
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Babylon Is Destroyed
18 1Then I saw another angel coming down from heaven. This angel had much power.
The angel's glory made the earth bright. 2The angel shouted with a powerful voice:
"She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed! She (Babylon) has become
a home for demons.* That city has become a place for every unclean spirit to live.
She has become a city filled with all kinds of unclean birds. She has become a city
for every unclean and hated animal. 3All the peoples of the earth have drunk the
wine of her sexual sin and of [God's] anger. The rulers of the earth sinned sexually
with her, and the merchants* of the world grew rich from the great wealth of her
luxury." 4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of that city, my
people, so that you will not share in her sins. Then you will not get any of the
bad things that will happen to her. 5That city's sins are piled up as high as heaven.
God has not forgotten the wrong things she has done. 6Give that city the same as
she gave to others. Pay her back twice as much as she did. Prepare wine for her
that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others. 7She (Babylon) gave
herself much glory and rich living. Give her that much suffering and sadness. She
says to herself, 'I am a queen sitting [on my throne]. I am not a widow* ; I will
never be sad.' 8So these bad things will come to her in one day: death, sad crying,
and great hunger. She will be destroyed by fire, because the Lord God who judges
her is powerful. 9"The rulers of the earth who sinned sexually with her (Babylon)
and shared her wealth will see the smoke from her burning. Then those rulers will
cry and be sad because of her [death]. 10The rulers will be afraid of her suffering
and stand far away. The rulers will say: 'Terrible! How terrible, O great city,
O powerful city of Babylon! Your punishment came in one hour!' 11"And the merchants*
of the earth will cry and be sad for her (Babylon). They will be sad because now
there is no one to buy the things they sell. 12They sell gold, silver, jewels,
pearls, fine linen cloth, purple cloth, silk, and scarlet cloth, all kinds of citron
wood, and all kinds of things made from ivory, expensive wood, bronze, iron, and
marble. 13Those merchants also sell cinnamon, spice, incense, frankincense, myrrh,
wine, and olive oil; fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and the
bodies and souls of men. [The merchants will cry and say:] 14'[O Babylon,]the good
things you wanted are gone from you. All your rich and fancy things have disappeared.
You will never have those things again.' 15"The merchants* will be afraid of her
suffering and stand far away from her (Babylon). These are the people who became
rich from selling those things to her. The people will cry and be sad. 16They will
say: 'Terrible! How terrible for the great city! She was dressed in fine linen;
she wore purple and scarlet cloth. She was shining with gold, jewels, and pearls!
17All these riches have been destroyed in one hour!' "Every sea captain, all the
people who travel on ships, the sailors, and all the people who earn money from
the sea stood far away from Babylon. 18They saw the smoke from her burning. They
said loudly, 'There was never a city like this great city!' 19They threw dust on
their heads. They cried and were sad. They said loudly: 'Terrible! How terrible
for the great city! All the people who had ships on the sea became rich because
of her wealth! But she has been destroyed in one hour! 20Be happy because of this,
O heaven! Be happy, God's holy people* and apostles* and prophets* ! God has punished
her because of the things she did to you.'" 21Then a powerful angel picked up a
large rock. This rock was as big as a large millstone.* The angel threw the rock
into the sea and said: "That is how the great city of Babylon will be thrown down.
That city will never be found again. 22The music of people playing harps* and other
instruments, flutes and trumpets, will never be heard in you again. No workman doing
any job will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone* will never be
heard in you again. 23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices
of a bridegroom* and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants* were
the world's great people. All the nations were tricked by your magic. 24She (Babylon)
is guilty of the blood (death) of the prophets,* of God's holy people,* and of all
the people who have been killed on earth."
Footnotes: demon(s) Demons are evil spirits from the devil. merchants People who
earn their living by buying and selling things. widow A widow is a woman whose
husband has died. holy people God's people are called holy because they are made
pure through Christ, and they belong only to God. apostles The men Jesus chose
to be his special helpers. prophets People that spoke for God. millstone A large,
round stone used for grinding grain. harp A musical instrument with strings. bridegroom
A man ready to be married.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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