Revelation 18:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 18

The Fall of Babylon the Great.^[a] ¹After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and his splendor illumined the earth. ²He cried out in a mighty voice:

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great!
    She has become a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit
    and for every filthy and loathsome bird.
³For all the nations have drunk
    the wine of the wrath of her harlotry.
The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,
    and the merchants of the earth have grown rich
    from her wealth and luxury.”

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Footnotes

Revelation 18:1 The fall of Rome is described as if the empire were already collapsing.

Revelation 18:1-3

King James Version

18 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

²And 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.

³For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

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Revelation 18:1-3

New King James Version

The Fall of Babylon the Great

18 After^(A) these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, ^(B)and the earth was illuminated with his glory. ²And he cried ^[a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, ^(C)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and ^(D)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ^(E)a cage for every unclean and hated bird! ³For all the nations ^(F)have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, ^(G)and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the ^[b]abundance of her luxury.”