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Revelation 18:2: Meaning Explained
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the...
Revelation 18:2
“He cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!”
What Does This Verse Mean?
An angel shouts that a great city called Babylon has fallen and been destroyed. Now it is full of evil spirits and bad creatures.
What’s Happening Here
This announces the judgment and fall of Babylon, a symbol of a city that rejected God. It becomes a place of evil.
Key Words
Babylona great ancient city that turned away from God
demonsevil spiritual beings
fallenhas been destroyed or lost power
Why It Matters
It shows that cities and nations that ignore God will eventually fall. God's justice will come.
Did You Know?
Babylon in the Bible represents any place that turns away from God and follows evil instead.
Word Study
G2532
Andκαὶ
G2896
he criedἔκραξεν
G1722
withἐν
G2479
mightilyἰσχύϊ
G5456
voiceφωνῇ
G3173
a strongμεγάλῃ
G3004
sayingλέγων,
G4098
is fallenἔπεσεν
G897
BabylonΒαβυλὼν
G1096
is becomeἐγένετο
G2732
the habitationκατοικητήριον
G1142
of devilsδαιμόνων
G5438
a cageφυλακὴ
G3956
of everyπαντὸς
G4151
spiritπνεύματος
G169
foulἀκαθάρτου
G3732
birdὀρνέου
G3404
hatefulμεμισημένου
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