1. Revelation 18:4–20 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

Structure of Revelation 18:4–20

Revelation 18:4–20 (ESV)

4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues;

The second (and lengthiest) voice subdivides into three as the speaker addresses three subjects:

  1. How God’s people should respond (Revelation 18:4–8)

  2. What incentive the angel gives via kings (Revelation 18:9–10), merchants (Revelation 18:11–17a), and sailors (Revelation 18:17–19) to God’s people to respond properly

  3. An instruction to heaven and God’s saints to rejoice at God’s judgment over Babylon (Revelation 18:20)