Revelation
Chapter
18
1~~After
these things {next in chronological order},
I
saw another angel who had great authority {exousia}
{RBT says this is the very powerful King of Arms of the
Angelic College of Heralds}
descending
from heaven;
and
the earth was illuminated {photizo} by means of his glory
{the elect angels apparently already have their equivalent
of their resurrection bodies or rewards for eternity}.
{Note: This angel was apparently a great winner angel in the pre-historic (pre-human) angelic conflict. He also wears a winner's garment that glows so bright, it illuminates the earth. Bible doctrine is the Light of the world. This is a very mature, doctrine filled angel.}
{Note: The instrumental case is normally the case used to express 'means'. But when the means is accompanied with the implication of the origin, then the ablative is used - here the ablative of ek and that should be translated here 'by means of' his glory.}
2-3~~Then
he {the king of arms} shouted/proclaimed {krazo}
with
a powerful voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great
{the destruction of the ecumenical religion of the Tribulation}.
In
fact, it has become the habitation {katoiketerion}
of
demons {daimon - fallen angels}
and
is the prison {phulake} for every unclean spirit {pneuma}
{means the demons cannot leave the geographical area even
though all the humans are dead}.
And
is the sentry post for every unclean
{unclean is the term for certain birds that the Mosaic Law
prohibited the Jews from eating}
and
hated bird
{hated birds are like vultures which are despised by most humans
-the 'feast of the vultures' will be coming up in the next few
chapters}. 3~~
Because
all the nations have drunk
from
the wine of the passion of her fornication
{spiritual fornication - life outside the Divine Dynasphere and
involvement in the cosmic system},
furthermore,
the kings of the earth fornicated with her
{aristocracy will lead the way - they lust for power and the religious
system gives it to them},
also
the merchants of the earth
became
{exceedingly} rich from the power {cosmic Dynasphere}
of
her sensuality/luxury/'sensuality and luxury'
{those businessmen who will wear the mark of the beast will
become extremely wealthy by playing footsy with this religion}."
{Note: RBT says there are two types of angels. Those who have been disembodied an are evil spirits and those who have bodies - such as those in the genetic attack in Genesis 6. The fallen angels of Genesis 6 are still in prison in Tartarus today and the Nephilim (half-angels, half- human) are in Torments.}
{Note: Phulake is the word for prison. RBT says that some demons are restricted to certain geographical areas. In the Old Testament, the idolaters would go to places like groves and set up idols and 'call' for their 'gods' to come. Apparently, human volition is a factor in the calling of demons to an area. Here we have the center of the false religion of the Tribulation in 'Babylon' (Rome). Rome will be nuked and all the humans killed, but the demons are left there unable to leave until God permits them.}
{Verses
4-5: Mandate of the King of Arms}
4-5~~Then
I {John} heard another voice of the same kind {alla}
{this time the Officer of Arms - 2nd in command to the King of Arms
-system of Protocol in heaven is still being demonstrated he would
also be a Seraph rank angel}
from
heaven, saying,
"Come
out from her {principal of separation from religion},
my
people {meaning the command is to believers only},
in
order that you might not share in her sins
{two ways to do so: guilt by association and guilt by participation},
and
that you might not receive punishment from her plagues
{means to share in her three types of divine discipline:
1) Judgment by pain - 1st 5 bowl judgments - Revelation 16:1-11
2) Judgment by death - 7th bowl judgment - Rev 16:17- 21
3) Judgment by finesse judgement - above - Revelation 17:16-18,
18:2-8}. 5~~
Because
her sins have piled up as high as heaven
{means that sins have reached the point of saturation - if God did
not destroy the religion, the religion might wipe out the entire
human race - so to protect humanity, this religion is removed by
finesse judgment},
therefore,
God has remembered her crimes/iniquities {adikema}."
{Verses
6-8: Imprecatory Prayer of Mature Believers of the Tribulation - Law
of Retribution and Law of Double Punishment}
6-8~~"Give
back {apodidomi} to her {ecumenical religion}
as
she has given {apodidomi}
{persecution and execution of believers - the law of retribution}.
In
fact, pay back double {diploo}
-
according to her deeds {judgment by pain plus judgment by death} -
in the drinking cup {poterion}
which
she has 'mixed' {kerannumi} . . .
mix
for her . . . a double portion {diplous}. 7 ~~
To
the degree that she glorifies herself
{arrogance - motivational evil - upsets the evil political party},
and
lived sensually {lasciviousness - functional evil},
to
that same degree give her torture {basanismos}
{this is an 'urgent request in prayer' to return her persecution with
her own pain}
and
grief/'divine judgment' {penthos}.
Because
she thinks/says in her 'right lobe'/heart {organ of thought}, "
{hoti - direct thought follows} I am enthroned a queen,
I
am not a widow {see Isaiah 47:8 - a 'widow of this day lost her
power and with a loss of her children also was abandoned - so this
means religion losing it's influence and maybe even its 'children'/
new converts},
consequently,
I will never see grief/'divine judgment'. 8~~
Therefore/'because
of this'
in
one day her plagues
{the three judgments against ecumenical religion}
will
'arrive on the scene {suddenly}' {heko} . . .
death
{judgment by death - protects the rest of the human race},
both
grief {self-induced misery}
and
famine {economic disaster};
furthermore,
she will be 'consumed by fire' { katakaio en pur}
{utterly consumed by fire - a picture of a tactical nuclear attack
on the religious headquarters - code name Babylon/Rome}
because
Omnipotent/powerful {ischuros} . . .
{is}
the Lord God Who judged her.
{Note: This is an imprecatory prayer. RBT says they are NOT authorized in the Church Age. Our principal is 'judge not'. But in the Tribulation under correct circumstances, imprecatory prayers are ok.}
{Note: Apodidomi is used twice in verse 6 - first in the 1st aorist and then next in the 2nd aorist tense. This is found only in the Koine type Greek and is very powerful.}
{Note: Erchomai is the normal Greek word for coming. Heko means to 'arrive on the scene' and implies a very quick surprise visit. The ecumenical religion feels secure and will be greatly surprised by the attack of the evil political power. This is the finesse judgment of God for one evil to take out another evil.}
{Verses
9-19: Reaction of Public Opinion}
{Reaction
of the Rulers of the World}
9~~Then
the rulers of the world {from verse 3 above}
who
fornicated {spiritual fornication: apostasy}
and
lived sensually with her, shall weep and mourn,
when
they observe the smoke of her conflagration
{purosis - here meaning destruction by tactical nuclear blast}.
{Note: Purosis means a fiery trial. Here RBT says it indicates a tactical nuclear attack on the center of the ecumenical religion - codenamed Babylon and probably centered in Rome.}
{Reaction
of the Merchants and Transportation People of the World}
10~~And
because of the fear {phobos} of her torment {basanismos}
{fear of nuclear contamination from the blast in verse 9}
they
stood at a distance, saying,
"Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII
{ouai}, Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII {ouai}
to
that great city - Babylon {Rome, 1 Peter 5:13} . . .
that
powerful city;
because,
in 'one hour'/'a short period of time'
{mia hora - emphasizes suddenness of nuclear attack}
your
judgement {krisis} has come.
{Note: Ouai is an ana-poetic (sp) word (the sound describes the meaning - OOUUUUUUUIIIII). In Greek dramas, the actors would beat their chests and yell OUAI OUAI to describe the mourning in 'painful sounding words'.}
{Verses
11-16: Wailings of Merchants with the Fall of the Religion}
11-13~~
The merchants {emporos} of the earth {businessman}
both
weep and mourn/'intensely agonize' {pentheo} over her
{weeping over the loss of their source of great profits - religion}
because
no one buys
{agorazo - from the word for 'market' to 'buy in a market'}
their
cargo/merchandise {gomos} any more:
{destruction of ecumenical religion kills the world market
for luxury items} 12~~
cargoes
of gold, silver, precious gems and pearls;
fine
linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth;
and
every sort of 'citron wood'
{N. Africa citrus tree prized for the colors in its grain -
manufactured furniture from it};
the
articles of every category of ivory, expensive wood,
bronze,
iron, and marble; 13~~
cargoes
of cinnamon, and spice, of incense,
myrrh
and frankincense {perfume of the ancient world};
of
wine and olive oil, and fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep,
horses
and carriages {luxury ways of transportation};
both
bodies and souls of mankind
{slaves to serve the wealthy classes}."
14~~In
fact, the peak/zenith {opora}
{idiom: literally: 'the time of the year when fruit ripens'}
of
your soul's desire {emotional longing for luxury items}
has
departed from you {lust replaced for desire for survival},
all
things,
both
luxuries/riches {liparos - sumptuous and delicate style of living}
and
glamorous items {lampros - brilliant, shiny, magnificent things},
have
vanished from you;
consequently,
they will absolutely no longer find/discover { heurisko}
{literally 'not never' - Greek double negative is stronger negative}
these
things.
15~~The
merchants of these things,
who
became/'were made' rich by her,
shall
stand 'at a distance'/'afar off '
because
of the fear {phobos} of her torment {basanismos} . . .
{contamination of the nuclear blast}
weeping
and wailing.
16-17~~Furthermore,
saying,
"Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII
{ouai}, Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII {ouai}
to
that great city {Babylon/Rome} . . .
who
has been wearing fine linen, both purple {royal}
and
scarlet {religious} {combination of church and state},
also
decked/glittering with gold, and precious stones/gems,
and
pearls {as we saw before - refers to the wealth, class and
culture of this Religion}17~~
because
'in one hour'/'a short period of time'
{hora - here RBT says the attack will take one hour - another
indication that it was a quick nuclear attack}
such
great wealth has been devastated."
Furthermore
every ship captain,
and
all who 'travel by ship'/'sail everywhere',
and
all sailors - as many as make their living by the sea -
stood
at a distance.
18~~When
they see the smoke of her conflagration {purosis}
{the destruction of the nuclear attack}
they
keep screaming and saying,
"What
. . . {city is} like this great city?"
19~~And
they threw dust on their heads
{ancient world custom of showing grief},
and
they were screaming, both weeping and mourning, saying,
"Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII
{ouai}, Woe/OOUUUUUUUIIIII {ouai}
{is}
that great city {Babylon/Rome} . . .
in
which all who had ships at sea
were
made rich by her extravagance
and
because 'in one hour'/'in a short period of time'
she
has been ruined."
{Verses
20-24: Response of Heaven}
20~~Celebrate
over her {celebrate that God answered the
imprecatory prayers of the Tribulation Martyrs in the
destruction of ecumenical religious system},
O
heaven {all believers living in heaven},
even
saints/'set apart to God'
{RBT says there are 3 categories here :
Family of God (OT believers), Royal Family of God (Church Age
believers), and Tribulational Martyrs}
both
the apostles
{used
for pre-canon leaders of Church and writers of NT scriptures}
and
the prophets {used for Jewish Age leaders and writers of OT
scriptures - 3 categories of prophets:
Unique prophet (Moses and later Jesus - a VERY unique prophet)
Office of prophet (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos etc.)
Gift of prophet (Daniel, David, Joshua, Samuel, Ezra, Nehemiah}
because
God has pronounced/executed judgment
{krima krino idiom: Literally 'God has judged judgment'}
on
your behalf {idiom: Literally 'you on her}.
21~~
Then the unique powerful {ischuros} angel {King of Arms}
picked
up a boulder the size of a large millstone
{would be maybe 2 to 5 tons in weight}
and
tossed it into the sea, saying, "In this manner
Babylon
the great city {the headquarters of ecumenical religion}
will
be thrown down with violence
and
absolutely will not be discovered/found again/anymore.
{Judgment
Waves Engulf - Entertainers, Skilled labor and Industry}
22~~Furthermore
the music/sound of harpists and musicians,
flute
players and trumpets,
will
never be heard again in you {in Babylon}
{sound apart from words is sometimes used by 'religion' to stimulate
the emotion and distract the listener away from the study of the
Word - Jungle beat in Primitive Africa, also in India screeching
string music - music reflects the culture of the people}.
In
fact no workman {taconites} of any skill
will
ever be found in you again
{when a country's skilled labor force is depleted, industry will
eventually be destroyed}
also
the sound of the mill {used for all industry}
will
never be found in you again.
{Note: When you have skilled labor, you have good industry. When you have good industry you prosper and the hard workers demand entertainment. So, the entertainers rise up. All three are related and when religion here falls, it takes the prosperity that was tied to it and there is no time for leisure, only survival.}
{Judgment
Waves Next Destroys: Utilities and Normal Social and Sexual Activities}
23~~Furthermore
the light {phos} of the lamp {luchnos}
will
never shine on you again
{the destruction of the utility system - and with it goes the
functioning of the great cities, they will also fall into decline}.
In
fact, the voice of the groom
and
the bride will never be heard in you again
{means the normal wonderful activities of life will fall
- social life and sexual life}.
"{hoti
- direct discourse from the King of Arms}
Your
merchants were 'great successful men of commerce'
{megistanes - Dorian Greek word meaning successful in your field of
endeavor}, of the earth."
"{hoti}
By means of your 'pharmakeia'/addiction
{pharmakeia - demonism related
to idolatry, drug abuse, cosmic poisoning of the mind}
all
the nations of the world were deceived."
{Inherent
Criminality of Religion}
24~~In
fact the blood of the prophets
{martyring of the communicators of doctrine in the Tribulation},
and
saints/'set-apart to God ones'
{martyring of other believers of the Tribulation},
was
discovered in her {the ecumenical religious system}
and
all who have been 'slain by great violence' {sphazo} on the earth
{terrorists of the entire earthly population}.
{Note: Remember Christianity is NOT a religion but a relationship with God based on the work of the Son on the Cross. All religion has man in one form or another working, working, working for his salvation. God and His Word is de-emphasized and the nobility of man is emphasized incorrectly. Salvation is a gift from God, not of works, lest any man should boast . . .}
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