Revelation 14:8 Meaning and Explanation
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A second angel announces the fall of Babylon, the great city that led the nations into corruption.
What Does Revelation 14:8 Mean?
A second angel follows, proclaiming the doom of Babylon, the great city that stands throughout this book for the proud world-power set against God. The fall is spoken twice, is fallen, is fallen, with the certainty of a thing already accomplished, though it is still to come. She made the nations drink the intoxicating wine of her corruption.
Every empire built on pride and seduction carries the seed of its own collapse. What dazzles and entices the nations cannot stand before God. The double word of falling assures the faithful that the glittering powers which oppress them are passing away, and that God's justice, though it may seem delayed, is utterly sure.
Revelation 14:8 in the Original Language
Babylon (Βαβυλών), 'Babylon' -- the proud city of Genesis and the prophets, here a figure for the world-power opposed to God.
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What does Revelation 14:8 mean?
A second angel announces the fall of Babylon, the great city that led the nations into corruption.