Revelation 10:5

10:5 Then ¹  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Revelation 18:21

18:21 Then ²  one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,

“With this kind of sudden violent force ³ 

Babylon the great city will be thrown down ⁴ 

and it will never be found again!

[10:5]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[18:21]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[18:21]  ³ tn On ὅρμημα ({ormhma) BDAG 724 s.v. states, “violent rush, onset ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλών Babylon will be thrown down with violence Rv 18:21.” L&N 68.82 refers to the suddenness of the force or violence.

[18:21]  ⁴ sn Thrown down is a play on both the words and the action. The angel’s action with the stone illustrates the kind of sudden violent force with which the city will be overthrown.