People left on earth deeply mourn the loss of Babylon the Great.
They were probably amazed that even after seeing obvious judgements of God they were still non-repentant, even sad evil Babylon was destroyed.
God’s power in undeniable.
The root of the mourner’s sadness seems to be that their source of great wealth has been destroyed (v. 11, 15, 17, 19).
Remember Jesus’ word “where your treasure is, there you heart shall be also” (Matt. 6:21) and Paul’s word to Timothy “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil” (1 Tim. 6:10).
These wicked people cared only about their great wealth at any cost. And since that is all gone they are left hollow and devastated.
Father, realign my heart to value you are the treasure above all treasures!
