Revelation 18:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

All

The merchants

Revelation 18:11

Isaiah 47:15

2 Peter 2:1

Abundance

Proverbs 23:1

Her delicacies

Jeremiah 51:34

Lamentations 4:5

Luke 7:25

General references

Bible References

All

The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury with her, will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

Then another angel, a second one, followed him, saying, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has made all nations drink the wine, the wrath earned for her sexual sins."

The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those living on earth became drunk with the wine of her immorality."

Babylon was a golden cup in the LORD's hand, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine, therefore the nations have gone mad.

The merchants

The world's businesses cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore

So will they be to you those with whom you toiled and did business since your childhood they wander about, each in his own direction; there is not one who can save you.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Abundance

Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully think about what is before you.

Her delicacies

"King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me and crushed me. He set me down like an empty vessel. He swallowed me like a monster, and filled his belly with my delicacies. Then he washed me away.

Those who enjoyed delicacies lie desolate in the streets. Those who were reared wearing purple scavenge in piles of trash.

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look! Those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

General references

so they won't teach you to do all the detestable things that they do for their gods. If you do what they teach you, you will sin against the LORD your God."

Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every corner.

They'll drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I'm sending among them."

The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those living on earth became drunk with the wine of her immorality."