Again the kings of the earth are brought to center stage as they hold sway over humanity.
The Fall of Babylon
Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, "Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come."
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. "And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all." The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, "Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought." And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, "What city is like unto this great city!" And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, "Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!" For in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her." (KJV)
Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. "The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!" The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, "Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste." And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, "What city was like the great city?" And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, "Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste. Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!" (ESV)
Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, the executives of the mindsets of the Beast system, her faithful fornicating friends and clients, are weeping and wailing bitterly while the smoke of her burning rises. They stand completely detached from her, embarrassed by their association with her in her [1] exposed, pretentious identity, crying, "Alas! Alas! The mighty city of Babylon is doomed in one hour!" ( Repeat note of verse 7; The word [1, G929] torment basanismos is from basanizo, to test metals by the touchstone.)
Also the money-power emperors of the world who control the global trade-routes, the merchants and economists were wailing and mourning because their cargo anymore! The touchstone currency of GOD has exposed the fake currency system of the world economy! (Rev. 17:15) Suddenly no one shows any interest in their most precious cargo of gold, silver, rare gems, pearls, fine linen fabrics, purple, silk, scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, ivory carvings and articles, expensive hard woods, bronze, iron, and marble. The list goes on and on! Cinnamon, spices, incense, perfumes, frankincense, wine, olive oil, flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons and slaves! No buyers! The entire economy crashed! None of the sought after seasonal fruits or any delicacy associated with their luxurious living were available any longer. Not even a trace of these could be found! The once mighty merchants and money brokers who gleaned their wealth from her, were standing (social distancing) afar off, afraid and disorientated! They weep and wail bitterly since the touchstone currency of their economy has been exposed as fake! Alas the great model city of the world is doomed! Dressed to perfection in the most expensive and elegant fashion. Draped in purple and scarlet fabric, festooned and sprinkled with golden glitter and ornaments; She was elaborately decorated with gold, precious stones and pearls. In a brief moment all this pomp has come to nothing! The great shipping tycoons of the world, their workforce and clients all stood in bewilderment, witnessing from afar the ruin of their entire enterprises as it went up in smoke! They wept bitterly in lament, "Who would have thought that this great city of unequaled prominence could come to nothing!" In their sense of hopelessness and bafflement they cast dust upon their heads as if to wrap their minds around the ultimate reduction of their vibrant life to lifeless dust! They are weeping and wailing in shock for the great city which has fallen! "Oh, what a shame that the famous icon of prosperity who made every ship owner rich is now [1] left utterly desolate in just one hour!" ( The word, [1, G2048] eremos, means desolate; Also used of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself. The whore-city is now bereft of all her lovers.) A [1]deep sense of relief is felt in the heavens as all the Saints, the Apostles and the Prophets celebrate how GOD caused the whore's judgment of others to be her own judgment. (The word, [1, G2165 from G2095 and G5424 ] euphraino, to be delighted, (G2095) eu, plus (G5424 ) phren - innermost being; literally, has judged your judgment out of her - what she has judged concerning you.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Now may our LORD and GOD raise us up in His goodness of mercy (Lam. 3:22 and Rom. 12:1-2) to His level of understanding of all things of Him.
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