Revelation 18:3
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
δύναμις
The root of our word dynamite. But dunamis is not explosive destruction — it is the inherent ability to accomplish what needs to be done. Jesus says you will receive this power. Not work for it, earn it or deserve it. Receive it. The Holy Spirit is not a reward. He is a gift.
οἶνος
wine
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οἶνος
Wine. Oinos. New wine must be put into new wineskins. The life of the Spirit cannot be contained in old structures. God is always doing something new. Be flexible enough to receive it.
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ἔθνος
nations,
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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γῆ
earth
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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πορνεύω
committed sexual immorality,
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πορνεύω
committed sexual immorality,
to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry
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στρῆνος
sensuality
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στρῆνος
a "straining", "strenuousness" or "strength", i.e. (figuratively) luxury (voluptuousness)
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πορνεία
sexual immorality
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πορνεία
harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
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πλουτέω
were enriched.
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πλουτέω
to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)
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πίνω
they have drunk
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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θυμός
wrath
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θυμός
passion (as if breathing hard)
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ἔμπορος
merchants
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ἔμπορος
a (wholesale) tradesman
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