Revelation 16:1
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 16
“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”Revelation 16:1
What Does Revelation 16:1 Mean?
Revelation 16:1 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 16, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include New Creation, and Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 16:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zephaniah 3:8“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”Jeremiah 10:25“Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.”Revelation 15:1“And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.”Joshua 6:4“And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.”Psalms 79:6“Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.”Revelation 16:17“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.”Revelation 21:9“And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”Revelation 15:5“And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:”Revelation 16:2“And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.”Matthew 13:41“The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;”Genesis 19:13“For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.”Psalms 69:24“Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.”Revelation 14:17“And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.”1 Samuel 15:3“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”Isaiah 42:25“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”Jeremiah 7:20“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.”Ezekiel 9:5“And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:”Ezekiel 10:2“And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.”Revelation 8:2“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.”Revelation 11:18“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.”
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