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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 491
PART IV
The Destruction Of Babylon
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Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and
famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who
judgeth her.
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And 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,
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Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy
judgment come....
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For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every
shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea,
stood afar off,
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And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying,
What city is like unto this great city!
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And they cast dust on their heads, and
cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made
rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she
made desolate.
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Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and
prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
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And a mighty angel took up a stone
like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that
great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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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;
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And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice
of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy
merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations
deceived.
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And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all
that were slain upon the earth.
Revelation 18:8-10, 17-24
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