19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and grieved, exclaiming, Woe and alas, for the great city, where all who had ships on the sea grew rich [through her extravagance] from her great wealth! In one single hour she has been destroyed and has become a desert!
20 Rejoice (celebrate) over her, O heaven! O saints (people of God) and apostles and prophets, because God has executed vengeance for you upon her!
21 Then a single powerful angel took up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, crying, With such violence shall Babylon the great city be hurled down to destruction and shall never again be found.
We are plainly shown that money and commerce will never again be the thing for humans to trust in. The root of all evil will be done away with!
22 And the sound of harpists and minstrels and flute players and trumpeters shall never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft shall ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone shall never again be heard in you.
23 And never again shall the light of a lamp shine in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall never be heard in you again; for your businessmen were the great and prominent men of the earth, and by your magic spells and poisonous charm all nations were led astray (seduced and deluded).
Once again we are shown that all nations participated in Babylon, which is the worlds economy. Not all nations will participate in the anti-christ’s church, that is why there will be so many wars during the last 3 1/2 years of this period in earths history. There is a belief by many that in the end there will be one world government. If that were the case then why are we shown so much war? Why are we shown that the anti-christ’s kingdom is built on the sand? Our Father will never allow man to join together as one without Jesus being the Head of the union.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all those who have been slain (slaughtered) on earth.
Remember how Paul was persecuted by the statue makers in Corinth because they lost money when the town accepted Jesus through His preaching, Acts 19:18-34. The love of money and power, Babylon, has always been the force behind killing the saints.
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