Revelation 18:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

The light

The voice

Revelation 18:22

Thy merchants

Revelation 18:3

Isaiah 23:8

Ezekiel 27:24

For

General references

Revelation 17:2

Bible References

The light

Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

"How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

The voice

And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.

Thy merchants

For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior."

Who planned this for royal Tyre, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the dignitaries of the earth?

They traded with you choice garments, purple clothes and embroidered work, and multicolored carpets, bound and reinforced with cords; these were among your merchandise.

For

So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

He performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven in front of people

with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality and the earth's inhabitants got drunk with the wine of her immorality."

But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!

When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked, "Is everything all right, Jehu?" He replied, "How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?"

Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

"Because you have acted like a wanton prostitute -- a seductive mistress who practices sorcery, who enslaves nations by her harlotry, and entices peoples by her sorcery --

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

General references

at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

No one will live there again; no one will ever reside there again. No bedouin will camp there, no shepherds will rest their flocks there.

Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come.

I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality and the earth's inhabitants got drunk with the wine of her immorality."