55 Bible Verses about Babylon
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for all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her vice, the kings of the earth have committed vice with her, and by the wealth of her wantonness earth's traders have grown rich."
As for the woman you have seen, she is the great City which reigns over the kings of the earth."
and he shouted aloud with a strong voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, now she is a haunt of demons, the den of all foul spirits, a cage for every foul and loathsome bird:
For the magnates of earth were thy traders; all nations were seduced by thy magic spells.
A sharp sword issues from his lips, wherewith to smite the nations; he will shepherd them with an iron flail, and trample the winepress of the passion of the anger of God almighty.
Then I heard a cry like the shout of a great host and the sound of many waves and the roar of heavy thunder ??"Hallelujah! now the Lord our God almighty reigns!
and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."
Then I fell before his feet to worship him; but he said to me, "No, not that! I am but a servant like yourself and your brothers, who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God" (for the testimony borne by Jesus is the breath of all prophecy).
After that I heard what was like the shout of a great host in heaven, crying, "Hallelujah! salvation and glory and power are our God's!
Then the four and twenty Presbyters and the four living Creatures fell down and worshipped God who is seated on the throne, crying, "So be it, hallelujah!"
Then I was told, "Write this: ??'Blessed are those who have been called to the marriage-banquet of the Lamb!'" The angel also told me, "These are genuine words of God."
Then I saw heaven open wide ??and there was a white horse: his rider is faithful and true, yea, just are his judgments and his warfare.
His eyes are a flame of fire, on his head are many diadems, he bears a written name which none knows but himself.
Then came one of the seven angels with the seven plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who is seated on many waters,
with cinnamon, balsam, spices, myrrh, frankincense, wines, olive-oil, fine flour and wheat, with cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves, and the souls of men.
Let us rejoice and triumph, let us give him the glory! For now comes the marriage of the Lamb; his bride has arrayed herself,
so shall her plagues fall in a single day, pestilence, tears, and famine: she shall be burnt with fire ??for strong is God the Lord her judge.
As she gloried and played the wanton, so give her like measure of torture and tears. Since in her heart she vaunts, 'A queen I sit, no widow I, tears I shall never know,'
And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, of all who were slain upon earth."
True and just are his sentences of doom; he has doomed the great Harlot who destroyed earth with her vice, he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
Then came one of the seven angels with the seven plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of earth have committed vice, and the dwellers on earth have been drunk with the wine of her vice." So he bore me away rapt in the Spirit to the desert, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet Beast covered with blasphemous titles; it had seven heads and ten horns.read more.
The woman was clad in purple and scarlet, her ornaments were of gold and precious stones and pearls, in her hand was a golden cup full of all abominations and the impurities of her vice, and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth." Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly. But the angel said to me, "Why marvel? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman, and of the Beast with the seven heads and the ten horns who carries her. The Beast you have seen was, is not, but is to rise from the abyss ??yet to perdition he shall go ??and the dwellers on earth will wonder (all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of Life), when they see that the Beast was, is not, but is coming. Now for the interpretation of the discerning mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated: also, they are seven kings, of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not arrived yet ??and when he does arrive, he can only stay a little while. As for the Beast which was and is not, he is an eighth head: he belongs to the seven, and to perdition he shall go. As for the ten horns you have seen, they are ten kings who have no royal power as yet, but receive royal authority for an hour along with the Beast; they are of one mind, and they confer their power and authority upon the Beast. They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings ??the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him." He also told me, "The waters you saw, on which the woman is seated, are peoples and hosts, nations and tongues. As for the ten horns you have seen, they and the Beast will hate the harlot, lay her waste, and strip her naked; they will devour her flesh and burn her with fire, for God has put it into their hearts to execute his purpose, by having one mind and by conferring their royal power upon the Beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. As for the woman you have seen, she is the great City which reigns over the kings of the earth."
for fear of her torture they will stand far off, crying, 'Woe and alas, thou great city! thou strong city of Babylon! In one brief hour thy doom has come.'
and their corpses will lie in the streets of that great City whose mystical name is Sodom and Egypt ??where their Lord also was crucified.
Now for the interpretation of the discerning mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated:
& 23] Vanished the ripe fruit of thy soul's desire! Perished thy luxury and splendour! Never again to be seen.
And I heard another voice from heaven crying, "Come out of her, O my people, that you share not her sins, that you partake not of her plagues:
And all this splendour gone in one brief hour!' And all shipmasters and sea-faring folk, sailors and all whose business lies upon the sea, stood far off as they watched the smoke of her burning, crying, 'What city was like the great City?'
Again they repeated, "Hallelujah! And the smoke of her goes up for ever and ever!"
And a voice came from the throne, "Extol our God, all ye his servants, ye who reverence him, low and high!"
Yea, she is allowed to put on fine linen, dazzling white" (the white linen is the righteous conduct of the saints).
Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.
And another, a second angel followed, crying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her vice!"
with whom the kings of earth have committed vice, and the dwellers on earth have been drunk with the wine of her vice."
Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly.
for high as heaven her sins are heaped, and God calls her misdeeds to the reckoning.
freights of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purples, silk, scarlet stuff, all sorts of citron wood and ivory wares, all articles of costly wood, of bronze, of iron and of marble,
And all this splendour gone in one brief hour!' And all shipmasters and sea-faring folk, sailors and all whose business lies upon the sea, stood far off as they watched the smoke of her burning, crying, 'What city was like the great City?' They threw dust on their heads and cried, as they wept and wailed, 'Woe and alas for the great City, where all shipmen made rich profit by her treasures! Gone, gone in one brief hour!'
And the traders of earth shall weep and wail over her; for now there is none to buy their freights,
So he bore me away rapt in the Spirit to the desert, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet Beast covered with blasphemous titles; it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clad in purple and scarlet, her ornaments were of gold and precious stones and pearls, in her hand was a golden cup full of all abominations and the impurities of her vice, and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."read more.
Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly.
After that I saw another angel descend from heaven, great in might; his radiance lit up the earth, and he shouted aloud with a strong voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, now she is a haunt of demons, the den of all foul spirits, a cage for every foul and loathsome bird: for all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her vice, the kings of the earth have committed vice with her, and by the wealth of her wantonness earth's traders have grown rich."read more.
And I heard another voice from heaven crying, "Come out of her, O my people, that you share not her sins, that you partake not of her plagues: for high as heaven her sins are heaped, and God calls her misdeeds to the reckoning. Render to her what she rendered to others, aye, double the doom for all she has done; mix her the draught double in the cup she mixed for others. As she gloried and played the wanton, so give her like measure of torture and tears. Since in her heart she vaunts, 'A queen I sit, no widow I, tears I shall never know,' so shall her plagues fall in a single day, pestilence, tears, and famine: she shall be burnt with fire ??for strong is God the Lord her judge. And the kings at the earth who committed vice and wantoned with her shall weep and wail over her, as they watch the smoke of her burning; for fear of her torture they will stand far off, crying, 'Woe and alas, thou great city! thou strong city of Babylon! In one brief hour thy doom has come.' And the traders of earth shall weep and wail over her; for now there is none to buy their freights, freights of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purples, silk, scarlet stuff, all sorts of citron wood and ivory wares, all articles of costly wood, of bronze, of iron and of marble, with cinnamon, balsam, spices, myrrh, frankincense, wines, olive-oil, fine flour and wheat, with cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves, and the souls of men. [Relocated to between vss The traders in these wares, who made rich profits from her, will stand far off for fear of her torture, weeping and wailing: 'Woe and alas, for the great city, robed in linen, in purple and scarlet, her ornaments of gold, of jewels and pearl! And all this splendour gone in one brief hour!' And all shipmasters and sea-faring folk, sailors and all whose business lies upon the sea, stood far off as they watched the smoke of her burning, crying, 'What city was like the great City?' They threw dust on their heads and cried, as they wept and wailed, 'Woe and alas for the great City, where all shipmen made rich profit by her treasures! Gone, gone in one brief hour!' O heaven, rejoice over her! Saints, apostles, prophets, rejoice! For God has avenged you on her now." Then a strong angel lifted a boulder like a huge millstone and flung it into the sea, crying, "So shall the great city, Babylon, be hurled down, hurtling, and never be seen any more: & 23] Vanished the ripe fruit of thy soul's desire! Perished thy luxury and splendour! Never again to be seen. For the magnates of earth were thy traders; all nations were seduced by thy magic spells. And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, of all who were slain upon earth."
From Thematic Bible
Azariah » A captive » Returned from » Babylon
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Restoration of the jews from
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Conquests by
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Destruction of
Babylon » General references to
Babylon » The great
And another, a second angel followed, crying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her vice!"
the great City was shattered in three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered to give Babylon the great the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger.
and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."
and he shouted aloud with a strong voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, now she is a haunt of demons, the den of all foul spirits, a cage for every foul and loathsome bird:
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Captivity of the jews by
Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Babylon » Empire of » Jews carried to
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took jehoiachin, &c captive to babylon
Babylon » Empire of » Prophetic denunciations against
Babylon » Empire of » Called land of shinar
Babylon » Empire of » Divisions
Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and stayed in Haran. From Haran God shifted him, after his father's death, to this land which you now inhabit.
Babylon » City of » Capital of the kingdom of babylon
Babylon » A type of antiChrist
the great City was shattered in three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered to give Babylon the great the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger.
and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."
Babylon » Restoration of the jews from
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Perpetual desolation of
Babylon » The jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Surrounded with a great wall and fortified
Babylon » Remarkable for » Wealth
Babylon » Was called » Sheshach
Babylon » Treatment of the jews in
Babylon » Remarkable for » Military power
Babylon » Was called » Land of merathaim
Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Babylon » Empire of » Government of » A limited monarchy
Babylon » Remarkable for » National greatness
Babylon » Remarkable for » Wisdom of senators
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Babylon » Situated beyond the euphrates
Babylon » Represented by » A head of gold
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Idolatrous
Babylon » Founded by the assyrians, and a part of their empire
Babylon » Watered by the rivers euphrates and tigris
Babylon » Origin of
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Its antiquity
Babylon » As a power, was » An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations
Babylon » Was called » Land of shinar
Babylon » Governed by kings
Babylon » As a power, was » Grand and stately
Babylon » Was called » Desert of the sea
Babylon » Composed of many nations
Babylon » Presidents placed over
Babylon » Figurative
And another, a second angel followed, crying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her vice!"
the great City was shattered in three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered to give Babylon the great the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger.
Babylon » Languages spoken in
Babylon » City of » Gates of
Babylon » Empire of » Extent of, at the time of nebuchadnezzar
Babylon » Empire of » At the time of ahasuerus
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged jerusalem
Babylon » Empire of » Sheshach
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Burned jerusalem, &c
Babylon » As a power, was » Arrogant
Babylon » Empire of » Tyrannical
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Babylon » As a power, was » Covetous
Babylon » City of » In the land of shinar
Babylon » Destroyed by the medes
Babylon » Origin of the name
Babylon » Armies of, described
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Rebelled against by zedekiah
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled the temple
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Made zedekiah king
Babylon » As a power, was » Secure and self-confident
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Babylon » Was called » Land of the chaldeans
Babylon » Ambassadors of, sent to hezekiah
Babylon » Grief of the jews in
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called beauty of chaldees, &c
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the city of merchants
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the glory of kingdoms
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Made jehoiakim tributary
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Profane and sacrilegious
Babylon » Represented by » A great eagle
Babylon » Remarkable for » Naval power
Babylon » Remarkable for » Commerce
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Wicked
Babylon » City of » Walled
Babylon » The gospel preached in
Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Enlarged by nebuchadnezzar
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called babylon the great
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the golden city
Babylon » Remarkable for » Manufacture of garments
Babylon » As a power, was » Oppressive
Babylon » Was called » Lady of kingdoms
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Babylon » Empire of » Judah
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Preaching of the gospel in
Babylon » Represented by » A lion with eagle's wings
Babylon » With media and persia divided by darius into one hundred and twenty provinces
Babylon » Revolt of the jews from, and their punishment illustrated
Babylon » Babylon the chief province of
Babylon » Empire of » Merathaim
Babylon » City of » Tower of
Babylon » Empire of » Conquest of egypt by
Babylon » Empire of » Founded by nimrod
Babylon » City of » Peter writes from
Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.
Babylon » City of » Built by nimrod
Babylon » City of » Splendor of
Babylon » Formerly a part of mesopotamia
"Listen, brothers and fathers," said Stephen. "The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before ever he stayed in Haran,
Babylon » Empire of » Armies of, invade ancient canaan
Church » List of congregations of Christians » Babylon
Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.
Ebed » A captive » Returned from » Babylon
Israel » Jehoiachin » Babylon » Invation » Captivity
Jericho » A city » Inhabitants » Taken captive » Babylon
Rehum » A captive » Returned from » Babylon
Shadrach » Hebrew captive » Babylon
Sin » Instances of » Babylon
Tobijah » A captive » Babylon
Topics on Babylon
Babylon Destroyed
Revelation 16:19the great City was shattered in three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered to give Babylon the great the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger.
Babylon, In Nt
Acts 7:43No, it was the tent of Moloch and the star-symbol of Rephan your god that you carried, figures that you manufactured for worship. So now I will transport you beyond Babylon!
Babylon, Israel Exiled To
Matthew 1:11and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the period of the Babylonian captivity.
Condemnation Of Babylon
Revelation 17:5and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."
Destruction Of Babylon
Revelation 11:13At that hour a great earthquake took place, a tenth of the City was destroyed, and seven thousand souls perished in the earthquake: the rest were awestruck, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Exile Of Judah To Babylon
Matthew 1:11and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the period of the Babylonian captivity.
The judgment of babylon
Revelation 18:10for fear of her torture they will stand far off, crying, 'Woe and alas, thou great city! thou strong city of Babylon! In one brief hour thy doom has come.'