Read Revelation 18.20-19.10. This passage is a disturbing call to rejoice at the destruction of Babylon, indicating a deep hostility. In verses 18-20: They rejoice like someone who has won a lawsuit; God has given judgment for you against her. In verses 21-24: The millstone was a common image of judgment (see Mk 9.42); such prophetic symbolic actions were common. This is now the third image of Babylon's destruction: 17.16; 18.2; there will be a fourth at 19.3. The blood of all the prophets is found in no one city, but it is found in the great city. In 19.1: In response to the command of 18.20, the heavenly multitude shout hallelujah, joined by the 24 elders (see 4.4; 11.4). The scene echoes the throne scene in chs. 4-5; see also 11.15-18. In verse 6: The Lord ... reigns echoes 11.15. In verse 9; The angel said to me introduces a short exchange between John and the angel, in which John tries to worship the angel and is rebuked (see the similar scene at 22.8-9). In verse 10: The sprit of prophecy or the spirit that inspires prophecy, John must not worship the messenger because the source of the message is the testimony of Jesus (Jesus' life and word). Comments and Questions..
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