20 "Rejoice over her, you heavens! Rejoice, you people of God! Rejoice, apostles and prophets! For God has judged her with the judgment she imposed on you."
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!"
20 "O Heaven, celebrate! And join in, saints, apostles, and prophets! God has judged her; every wrong you suffered from her has been judged."
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!"
20 Rejoice over her fate, OÂ heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Revelation 18:20
Commentary on Revelation 18:20-24
(Read Revelation 18:20-24)
That which is matter of rejoicing to the servants of God on earth, is matter of rejoicing to the angels in heaven. The apostles, who are honoured and daily worshipped at Rome in an idolatrous manner, will rejoice in her fall. The fall of Babylon was an act of God's justice. And because it was a final ruin, this enemy should never molest them any more; of this they were assured by a sign. Let us take warning from the things which brought others to destruction, and let us set our affections on things above, when we consider the changeable nature of earthly things.