Revelation 18:24

24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”

Revelation 18:24 in Other Translations

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth."

24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.”

24 The only thing left of Babylon is blood - the blood of saints and prophets, the murdered and the martyred.

24 and the blood of prophets and saints, and all those slaughtered on earth, was found in you.

Revelation 18:24 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 18:24

And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
&c.] Such as before mentioned, in ( Revelation 18:20 ) this is another reason of her destruction, besides her luxury and idolatry, namely, her shedding the blood of the saints, with which she is said to be drunk, and therefore blood is now given her to drink, ( Revelation 17:6 ) ( 16:6 ) for she will now be found guilty of slaying the witnesses, who are meant by the prophets and saints, that have been from the beginning of the apostasy:

and of all that were slain upon the earth:
not only of those that have been slain in the city of Rome, but of all those that have been slain throughout the empire; they being slain by her order, or with her consent, and she conniving at it, encouraging it, and therefore will be justly chargeable with it all; see ( Matthew 23:31 Matthew 23:32 Matthew 23:35 ) the Ethiopic version adds, "for the name of Christ".

Revelation 18:24 In-Context

22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No worker of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.

23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”

Cross References

• 1. Revelation 16:6; Revelation 17:6
• 2. Jeremiah 51:49; Matthew 23:35