geneva@Revelation:18:1 @ And (note:)The second passage (as I said before)(:note) after these things I saw another Either Christ the eternal word of God the Father (as often elsewhere) or a created angel, and one deputed to this service, but thoroughly provided with greatness of power, and with light of glory, as the ensign of power. angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. {{See Rev_17:1}} of the history of Babylon, is of the woeful fall and ruin of that whore of Babylon. This historical prediction concerning her, is threefold. The first a plain and simple foretelling of her ruin, in three verses (Rev_18:2-3). The second a figurative prediction by the circumstances, from there to (Rev. 18:4-20). The third, a confirmation of the same by sign or wonder, to the end of the chapter (Rev_18:21-24).
geneva@Revelation:18:3 @ For all nations haue drunken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the Kings of the earth haue committed fornication with her, and the marchants of the earth are waxed rich of the abundance of her pleasures.
geneva@Revelation:18:5 @ For her sins have (note:)He uses a word which signifies the following of sins one after another, and rising one of another in such sort, that they grow at length to such a heap, that they come up even to heaven.(:note) reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
geneva@Revelation:18:7 @ How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith (note:)With herself.(:note) in her heart, I sit a queen, and am I am full of people and mighty. no widow, and shall I shall taste of none. see no sorrow.
geneva@Revelation:18:8 @ Therefore shall her plagues come in (note:)Shortly, and at one instant.(:note) one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.
geneva@Revelation:18:9 @ And (note:)The circumstances following the fall of Babylon, or the consequences of it (as I distinguished them in) {{See Rev_18:4}} are two. Namely the lamentation of the wicked to (Rev_18:5-19) and the rejoicing of the godly in (Rev_18:20). This sorrowful lamentation, according to those that lament, has three parts: the first of which is the mourning of the kings and mighty men of the earth, (Rev_18:9-10): The second is, the lamentation of the merchants that trade by land, to the sixteenth verse: (Rev_18:11-16). The third is, the wailing of those that trade by sea, in (Rev_18:16-18). In each of those the cause and manner of their mourning is described in order, according to the condition of those that mourn, with observation of that which best agrees to them.(:note) 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,
geneva@Revelation:18:10 @ And shall stand a farre off for feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mightie citie: for in one houre is thy iudgemet come.
geneva@Revelation:18:12 @ The ware of golde, and siluer, and of precious stone, and of pearles, and of fine linnen, and of purple, and of silke, and of skarlet, and of all maner of Thyne wood, and of all vessels of yuorie, and of all vessels of most precious wood, and of brasse, and of yron, and of marble,
geneva@Revelation:18:13 @ And of cinamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oyle, and fine floure, and wheate, and beastes, and sheepe, and horses, and charets, and seruants, and soules of men.
geneva@Revelation:18:15 @ The marchants of these thinges which were waxed riche, shall stand a farre off from her, for feare of her torment, weeping and wayling,
geneva@Revelation:18:16 @ And saying, Alas, alas, that great citie, that was clothed in fine linnen and purple, and skarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stones, and pearles.
geneva@Revelation:18:18 @ And crie, when they see that smoke of that her burning, saying, What citie was like vnto this great citie?
geneva@Revelation:18:19 @ And they shall cast dust on their heads, and crie, weeping, and wayling, and say, Alas, alas, that great citie, wherein were made rich all that had ships on the sea by her costlinesse: for in one houre she is made desolate.
geneva@Revelation:18:20 @ Rejoice over her, (note:)The other consequence on the ruin of Babylon, is the exultation or rejoicing of the godly in heaven and in earth as was noted in this verse.(:note) [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
geneva@Revelation:18:23 @ And the light of a candle shall shine no more in thee: and the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride shalbe heard no more in thee: for thy marchants were the great men of the earth: and with thine inchantments were deceiued all nations.
geneva@Revelation:18:24 @ And in her was found the (note:)That is shed by bloody massacres, and calling for vengeance.(:note) blood of prophets, That is, proved and found out, as if God had appointed a just inquiry concerning the impiety, unnaturalness and injustice of these men. and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.