Revelation 18
Revelation 18 | |
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Revelation 13:16-14:4 on Papyrus 47 from the third century. | |
Book | Book of Revelation |
Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Bible part | 27 |
Category | Apocalypse |
Revelation 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4] It mainly describes the judgment of the Whore of Babylon.
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 3-24)
- This chapter is divided into 24 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 18:1-8 = The Fall of Babylon the Great
- Revelation 18:9-20 = The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
- Revelation 18:21-24 = Finality of Babylon’s Fall
Verse 2
- And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!"[5]
Cross reference: Isaiah 21:9, Revelation 14:8
Verse 8
- Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.[6]
Verse 19
See also
- Book of Daniel
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Whore of Babylon
- Other related Bible parts: Zechariah 12, Revelation 4, Revelation 6, Revelation 13, Revelation 14, Revelation 15, Revelation 16
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ↑ Revelation 18:2
- ↑ Revelation 18:8
- ↑ Revelation 18:19
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 18:19
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