Revelation 18:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Music, craftsmanship, and the everyday sound of the millstone will all be silenced in Babylon forever.
What Does Revelation 18:22 Mean?
The angel describes the silence that will fall on the city. The music of harpers, singers, pipers, and trumpeters will be heard no more; no craftsman of any trade will be found there; and even the homely grinding of the millstone will cease. One by one the ordinary sounds of a living city are stilled.
These are not pictures of grand power but of normal life: festivity, labor, and daily bread. Their silencing shows how complete the ruin is, reaching down into the small rhythms that make a place a home. Sin promised abundance and leaves only stillness. Scripture lists the vanished sounds so the reader feels the weight of the loss. It is a sober call to build our lives where the music never stops, in the abiding city of God.
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What does Revelation 18:22 mean?
Music, craftsmanship, and the everyday sound of the millstone will all be silenced in Babylon forever.