20 " Rejoice over her, O heaven , and you saints and apostles and prophets , because God has pronounced judgment for you against her." 21 Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea , saying , "So will Babylon , the great city , be thrown down with violence , and will not be found any longer . 22 "And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer ; and no e e craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer ; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer ; 23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer ; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer ; for your merchants were the great men of the earth , because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery . 24 "And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Revelation 18:20-24
Commentary on Revelation 18:20-24
(Read Revelation 18:20-24)
That which is matter of rejoicing to the servants of God on earth, is matter of rejoicing to the angels in heaven. The apostles, who are honoured and daily worshipped at Rome in an idolatrous manner, will rejoice in her fall. The fall of Babylon was an act of God's justice. And because it was a final ruin, this enemy should never molest them any more; of this they were assured by a sign. Let us take warning from the things which brought others to destruction, and let us set our affections on things above, when we consider the changeable nature of earthly things.