Revelation 18:20

Be glad over her, thou heaven, and the sanctified, and the apostles, and the prophets, because God has decreed your judgment of her.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

In Context

19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, and saying, Alas, alas, the great city in which all who had ships in the sea became rich from her luxuriance! Because in one hour she was devastated.

21And one mighty agent took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus in violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and will, no, not be found any more.

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Cross References

Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Psalms 48:11Let mount Zion be glad. Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments.

Psalms 94:1O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

Psalms 107:42The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Isaiah 44:23Sing, O ye heavens, for LORD has done it. Shout, ye lower parts of the earth. Break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein. For LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 18:10-24

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 9 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, 10 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. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and… Read the whole commentary →

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