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3 articles found for “seafarers”

• Revelation 18

  [Bible]

  Revelation 18 opens with an angel's proclamation that the great city Babylon has fallen. Through the laments of the kings of the earth, the merchants, and the seafarers, and through the symbolic act of casting a millstone into the sea, the chapter depicts Babylon's complete destruction.

• The Navigators

  [Institutions]

  The Navigators is an interdenominational mission organization founded by Dawson Trotman in the United States in 1933. It is known for discipleship training centered on one-to-one mentoring and Scripture memorization, and it officially began its ministry in Korea in 1966.

• Revelation 18:20–21

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage calls on heaven and the saints to rejoice over the fall of Babylon the great and records a mighty angel casting a stone like a millstone into the sea, declaring that the city shall be found no more. Discussion centers mainly on what Babylon signifies and how to understand the call to rejoice over its destruction.