Revelation 18:21

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then a mighty angel picked up a rock the size of a huge millstone and threw it into the ocean, saying, “This is how the great city of Babylon will be violently thrown down and will never be found again.

Cross References

Revelation 10:1

And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was covered by a cloud and there was a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.

Revelation 12:8

But they did not win and so lost their place in heaven.

Revelation 16:20

And every island disappeared and the mountains could not be found.

Revelation 18:10

They will stand far away, out of fear over her torment [Note: They will keep their distance for fear of becoming involved in the torment themselves], saying, ‘It is too bad for the great, strong city of Babylon! Your judgment has come in a single hour.’

Revelation 18:22

And the sound of harp-players and musicians and flute-players and trumpet-players will never be heard in you again. And no workers of any trade will be found in you again, and the sound of a [flour] mill [grinding] will never be heard in you again.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great [i.e., huge], white throne and Him who was seated on it [i.e., probably Christ]. Earth and heaven fled from His presence and they were not found anywhere [again].

Revelation 5:2

And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who deserves to break the seals on it and open the book?” [Note: This “book” was probably a rolled up scroll written on both sides, with wax seals keeping it from unrolling and its contents from being exposed].