Revelation 18:21 (KJV)

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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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Thus. Ex 15:5 Ne 9:11 Jer 51:63 Jer 51:64

and shall. Re 18:22 Re 12:8 Re 16:20 Re 20:11 Job 20:8 Ps 37:36 Eze 26:21 Da 11:19

a mighty.This was to represent the violence of her fall, and that she should never rise again; which is further illustrated by varied emphatic expressions taken from the ancient prophets. But Rome is still standing and flourishing, and honoured by many nations as the metropolis of the Christian world; she still resounds with singers and musicians; she still excels in arts, which serve for pomp and luxury; she still abounds with candles, and lamps, and torches, burning even by day, as well as by night; and consequently this prophecy has not been, but remains to fulfilled.

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