Revelation 16:12
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 16
“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.”Revelation 16:12
What Does Revelation 16:12 Mean?
Revelation 16:12 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 16, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 16:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 9:14“Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.”Isaiah 11:15“And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.”Jeremiah 51:36“Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.”Isaiah 41:25“I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.”Isaiah 43:16“Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;”Isaiah 44:27“That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:”Jeremiah 50:38“A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.”Daniel 11:40“And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.”Isaiah 42:15“I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.”Daniel 11:44“But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.”Habakkuk 3:8“Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?”Zechariah 10:11“And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.”Joshua 4:22“Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.”2 Kings 2:8“And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.”Psalms 74:15“Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.”Proverbs 21:1“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”Isaiah 41:2“Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.”Isaiah 46:11“Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.”Ezekiel 30:12“And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.”Daniel 11:43“But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.”
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