All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in the wrong things she did, and the traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”
A second angel followed him and said, “ ‘Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen!’ This is the city that made all the nations drink the strong wine of her terrible sins.”
The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. Your traders were among the world’s most powerful people, and by your magic spell, all the nations were led astray.
But don’t put younger widows on the list of those the church is supporting. They might promise to serve only Christ, but later they might have a strong desire to get married again
Give her as much pain and suffering as she gave glory and wealth to herself. She brags in her heart, ‘I rule on a throne like a queen. I’m not a widow; I’ll never mourn.’
They’ll throw dust on their heads and weep and mourn and cry out, “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city! All who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! In just one hour she has been destroyed!’