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Revelation 18:23

Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 18

“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.”Revelation 18:23

What Does Revelation 18:23 Mean?

Revelation 18:23 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 18, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Revelation 18:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Revelation 18:3“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.”Isaiah 23:8“Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?”Nahum 3:4“Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.”Jeremiah 7:34“Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.”Revelation 22:15“For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”2 Thessalonians 2:9“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”2 Kings 9:22“And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?”Job 21:17“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”Proverbs 24:20“For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.”Jeremiah 16:9“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.”Ezekiel 27:33“When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.”Revelation 13:13“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,”Revelation 18:9“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,”Revelation 18:11“And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:”Isaiah 47:9“But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.”Ezekiel 27:24“These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.”Acts 8:11“And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.”Revelation 12:9“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”Revelation 17:2“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

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