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DECEMBER 28
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine
And does not turn away from any; linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of
A greyhound, citron wood, every kind of object of ivory,
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A male goat also, every kind of object of most precious wood,
And a king whose troops are with him. bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and
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incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine
and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep,
horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of
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men. The fruit that your soul longed for has
30:29–31 three things…majestic in pace,…
four. The 3 creatures and the king all picture gone from you, and all the things which are
wise, stately, and orderly deportment. Each rich and splendid have gone from you, and you
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offers a glimpse of the Creator’s power and wis- shall find them no more at all. The merchants
dom (Job 38:1–42:6) and illustrates the dignity of these things, who became rich by her, will
and confidence of those who walk wisely. stand at a distance for fear of her torment,
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weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas,
that great city that was clothed in fine linen,
purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and
Revelation 18:1–24
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precious stones and pearls! For in one hour
After these things I saw another angel such great riches came to nothing.’ Every
18 coming down from heaven, having great shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and
authority, and the earth was illuminated with as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance
his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her
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voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’
fallen, and has become a dwelling place of 19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried
demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas,
cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all alas, that great city, in which all who had ships
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the nations have drunk of the wine of the on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in
wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth one hour she is made desolate.’
have committed fornication with her, and the 20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy
merchants of the earth have become rich apostles and prophets, for God has avenged
through the abundance of her luxury.” you on her!”
And I heard another voice from heaven say- Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a
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ing, “Come out of her, my people, lest you great millstone and threw it into the sea, say-
share in her sins, and lest you receive of her ing, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon
plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, shall be thrown down, and shall not be found
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and God has remembered her iniquities. Ren- anymore. The sound of harpists, musicians,
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der to her just as she rendered to you, and flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in
repay her double according to her works; in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall
the cup which she has mixed, mix double for be found in you anymore, and the sound of a
her. In the measure that she glorified herself millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.
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and lived luxuriously, in the same measure 23 The light of a lamp shall not shine in you any-
give her torment and sorrow; for she says in more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride
her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, shall not be heard in you anymore. For your
and will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her merchants were the great men of the earth,
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plagues will come in one day—death and for by your sorcery all the nations were
mourning and famine. And she will be utterly deceived. And in her was found the blood of
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burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God prophets and saints, and of all who were slain
who judges her. on the earth.”
“The kings of the earth who committed for-
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nication and lived luxuriously with her will
weep and lament for her, when they see the
smoke of her burning, standing at a distance 18:24 blood of prophets and saints.The reli-
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for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that gious and commercial/political systems
great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one embodied in Babylon will commit unspeak-
hour your judgment has come.’ able atrocities against God’s people (6:10;
“And the merchants of the earth will weep
11 11:7; 13:7,15; 17:6; 19:2). God will avenge that
and mourn over her, for no one buys their slaughter of His people (19:2).
merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold
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