Book of Common Prayer

Another Angel Says, Babylon The Great Fell, It Fell!

18 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority. And the earth was illuminated by his glory. ² And he cried-out with a strong voice, saying “Babylon the great fell, it fell! And it became a dwelling-place of demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean and hated wild-beast. ³ Because all the nations have drunk from^[a] the wine of the passion^[b] of her sexual-immorality, and the kings of the earth committed-sexual-immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth became-rich by the power of her luxury”.

A Voice Says, Come Out of Her, My People. Babylon’s Judgment Comes In One Day

⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven, saying “Come out of her, my people, so-that you will not participate in her sins, and so that you will not receive of her plagues, ⁵ because her sins reached as far as heaven, and God remembered her wrongs. ⁶ Render^[c] to her as indeed she herself rendered, and double^[d] the doubles in accordance with her works. Mix double for her in the cup in which she mixed. ⁷ To the degree she glorified herself and lived-luxuriously^[e], to that degree give her torment and mourning. Because she says in her heart that ‘I sit as queen and I am not a widow, and I will never see mourning’, ⁸ for this reason her plagues will come in one day— death^[f] and mourning and famine— and she will be burned-up with fire, because the Lord God, the One having judged her, is strong^[g].

The Kings of The Earth Weep

⁹ “And the kings of the earth having committed-sexual-immorality with her and lived-luxuriously will weep and beat-their-breasts over her when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ while standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city— because your judgment came in one hour’.

The Merchants of The Earth Weep

¹¹ “And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargo^[h] anymore— ¹² cargo of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearls, and of fine-linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet, and everything made-of-citron wood, and every object made-of-ivory, and every object from very-precious wood and brass and iron and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense, and wine and olive-oil and fine-flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of carriages, and of bodies^[i]— even^[j] souls of people. ¹⁴ And^[k] the fruit of ^[l] the desire of your soul departed from you; indeed all the rich things and shining things perished from you, and people will never find them anymore.

At The House of a Pharisee, Jesus Heals a Man With Dropsy On The Sabbath

14 And it came about at His going into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were closely-watching Him. ² And behold— a certain man in front of Him was suffering-from-dropsy. ³ And having responded, Jesus spoke to the Law-experts and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath, or not?” ⁴ But the ones were quiet. And having taken-hold-of him, He healed him, and sent him away. ⁵ And He said to them, “Whose son or ox of yours will fall into a well, and he will not immediately pull him up on the day of the Sabbath?” ⁶ And they were not able to answer-back to these things.

Jesus Says To The Ones Invited, Humble Yourself. Wait On The One Who Invited You

⁷ And He was speaking a parable^[a] to the ones having been invited, fixing-His-attention-on^[b] how they were choosing the places-of-honor, saying to them— ⁸ “Whenever you are invited by someone to wedding-celebrations, do not lie down [to eat] in the place-of-honor lest a more distinguished one than you may have been invited by him, ⁹ and having come, the one having invited you and him will say to you, ‘Give your place to this one’, and then you will begin to hold the last place with shame. ¹⁰ But whenever you are invited, having gone, fall back [to eat] in the last place, so that when the one having invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’. Then there will be glory for you in the presence of all the ones reclining back with you [to eat]. ¹¹ Because everyone exalting himself will be humbled. And the one humbling himself will be exalted”.