Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp
What it says
Light and wedding joy will vanish from Babylon, whose merchants deceived the nations through their greatness and sorcery.
What it is doing
This verse shows the end of Babylon's ordinary life and names her deceptive influence.
In context
21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: 22And the sound of harpists and musicians, 23The light of a lamp 24And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.