Revelation 18:17-19:10

English Standard Version

¹⁷For ^(A)in a single hour all this wealth ^(B)has been laid waste.”

And ^(C)all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off ¹⁸and ^(D)cried out ^(E)as they saw the smoke of her burning,

^(F)“What city was like the great city?”

¹⁹And they threw ^(G)dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
    ^(H)where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For ^(I)in a single hour she has been laid waste.
²⁰^(J)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    and you saints and ^(K)apostles and prophets,
for ^(L)God has given judgment for you against her!”

²¹Then ^(M)a mighty angel ^(N)took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^(O)the great city be thrown down with violence,
    and will be found no more;
²²and ^(P)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and ^(Q)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,
²³and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and ^(R)the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for ^(S)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived ^(T)by your sorcery.
²⁴And ^(U)in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
    and of ^(V)all who have been slain on earth.”

Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard ^(W)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^(X)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
² for ^(Y)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^(Z)the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^(AA)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

³Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
^(AB)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

⁴And ^(AC)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” ⁵And from the throne came a voice saying,

^(AD)“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^(AE)you who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

⁶Then I heard what seemed to be ^(AF)the voice of a great multitude, like ^(AG)the roar of many waters and ^(AH)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
    the Almighty ^(AI)reigns.
⁷Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for ^(AJ)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and ^(AK)his Bride has made herself ready;
⁸^(AL)it was granted her to clothe herself
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is ^(AM)the righteous deeds of the saints.

⁹And the angel said^[a] to me, “Write this: ^(AN)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^(AO)“These are the true words of God.” ¹⁰Then ^(AP)I fell down at his feet to worship him, ^(AQ)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to ^(AR)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.