Reference

Revelation 16:19

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
17

And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18

And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

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Punishment Language
Keyword Match
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Babylon the Great
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Punishment Language

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme of "Punishment Language" as it explicitly mentions "fierceness of his wrath" in the context of divine judgment.

Babylon the Great

The verse refers to "great Babylon" and its judgment, but it does not explicitly mention the specific characteristics of the "harlot system" described in Revelation 17-18, such as purple and scarlet, seven mountains, or the blood of saints.