^{1 Ref} After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with his glory.

^{2 Ref} And he gave a loud cry, saying, Babylon the great has come down from her high place, she has come to destruction and has become a place of evil spirits, and of every unclean spirit, and a hole for every unclean and hated bird.

^{3 Ref} For through the wine of the wrath of her evil desires all the nations have come to destruction; and the kings of the earth made themselves unclean with her, and the traders of the earth had their wealth increased by the power of her evil ways.

^{4 Ref} And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.

^{5 Ref} For her sins have gone up even to heaven, and God has taken note of her evil-doing.