13:10 If anyone is meant for captivity,
into captivity he will go.
If anyone is to be killed by the sword, 1
then by the sword he must be killed.
This 2 requires steadfast endurance 3 and faith from the saints.
“Woe, woe, O great city –
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, 6
and adorned with gold, 7 precious stones, and pearls –
18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” 8
And every ship’s captain, 9 and all who sail along the coast 10 – seamen, and all who 11 make their living from the sea, stood a long way off 18:18 and began to shout 12 when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, 13 “Who is like the great city?” 18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning, 14
“Woe, Woe, O great city –
in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth –
because in a single hour she has been destroyed!” 15
18:20 (Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and apostles and prophets,
for God has pronounced judgment 16 against her on your behalf!) 17
18:21 Then 18 one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,
“With this kind of sudden violent force 19
Babylon the great city will be thrown down 20
and it will never be found again!
18:22 And the sound of the harpists, musicians,
flute players, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you 21 again.
No 22 craftsman 23 who practices any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the noise of a mill 24 will never be heard in you again.
18:23 Even the light from a lamp
will never shine in you again!
The voices of the bridegroom and his bride
will never be heard in you again.
For your merchants were the tycoons of the world,
because all the nations 25 were deceived by your magic spells! 26
18:24 The 27 blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, 28
along with the blood 29 of all those who had been killed on the earth.”
19:19 Then 30 I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.
7:26 But the court will convene, 33 and his ruling authority will be removed –
destroyed and abolished forever!