1Afterthesethings I sawanother1angel2comingdown from heaven, havinggreatauthority, and the earth was 3illumined with his glory.
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And he cried out with a mightyvoice, saying, "4Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She 5has become a dwellingplace of demons and a prison of every6uncleanspirit, and a prison of everyunclean and hatefulbird.
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"For all the nations have drunk of the 7wine of the passion of her immorality, and 8the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the 9merchants of the earth have becomerich by the wealth of her 10sensuality."
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I heardanothervoice from heaven, saying, "11Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;
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for her sins have 12piled up as high as heaven, and God has 13remembered her iniquities.
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"14Pay her backeven as she has paid, and giveback to her double*according to her deeds; in the 15cupwhich she has mixed, mixtwice as much for her.
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"16To the degree that she glorifiedherself and 17livedsensuously, to the samedegreegive her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, '18I SIT as A QUEEN AND I AM NOT A WIDOW, and will neverseemourning.'
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"For thisreason19in oneday her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be 20burned up with fire; for the LordGod who judges her 21is strong.
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9 "And 22the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and 23livedsensuously with her, will 24weep and lamentover her when they 25see the smoke of her burning,
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26standing at a distancebecause of the fear of her torment, saying, '27Woe, woe, 28the greatcity, Babylon, the strongcity! For in 29onehour your judgment has come.'
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"And the 30merchants of the earth31weep and mournover her, becausenoonebuys their cargoesanymore -
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cargoes of 32gold and silver and preciousstones and pearls and finelinen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citronwood and everyarticle of ivory and everyarticle made from verycostlywood and bronze and iron and marble,
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and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and oliveoil and fineflour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and 33humanlives.
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"The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passedaway from you and men will nolongerfind them.
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"The 34merchants of 35thesethings, who became rich from her, will 36stand at a distancebecause of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
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saying, '37Woe, woe, 38the greatcity, she who 39was clothed in finelinen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and preciousstones and pearls;
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for in 40onehoursuchgreatwealth has been laid41waste!' And 42everyshipmaster and everypassenger** and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, 43stood at a distance,
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and were 44crying out as they 45saw the smoke of her burning, saying, '46What city is like47the greatcity?'
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"And they threw48dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, '49Woe, woe, the greatcity, in whichall who hadships at sea50became rich by her wealth, for in 51onehour she has been laid52waste!'
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"53Rejoiceover her, O heaven, and you saints and 54apostles and prophets, because55God has pronouncedjudgment for you against her."
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Then a 56strongangel57took up a stonelike a greatmillstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon, 58the greatcity, be thrown down with violence, and 59will not be foundanylonger.
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"And 60the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you anylonger; and no**craftsman of anycraft will be found in you anylonger; and the 61sound of a mill will not be heard in you anylonger;
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and the light of a lamp will not shine in you anylonger; and the 62voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you anylonger; for your 63merchants were the greatmen of the earth, becauseall the nations were deceived64by your sorcery.
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"And in her was found the 65blood of prophets and of saints and of 66all who have been slain on the earth."