Revelation 18:20

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has judged your judgment on her.”

World English Bible

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

19They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.

21A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.

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Cross References

Judges 5:31“So let all your enemies perish, LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

Psalms 94:1LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

Psalms 107:42The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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

Isaiah 44:23Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for the 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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