Revelation 16:5
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 16
“And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.”Revelation 16:5
What Does Revelation 16:5 Mean?
Revelation 16:5 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 16, verse 5 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 Righteousness, and Justice.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 6:10“And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”Psalms 51:4“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”Luke 6:38“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”Revelation 1:8“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”Revelation 11:17“Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.”Revelation 15:3“And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.”Psalms 21:13“Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.”Revelation 1:4“John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;”Psalms 145:17“The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.”Revelation 19:2“For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”Romans 2:2“But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.”Genesis 18:25“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”Psalms 48:11“Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.”Psalms 129:4“The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.”Romans 2:5“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”2 Thessalonians 1:5“Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:”Revelation 4:8“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”Revelation 16:4“And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.”Psalms 7:7“So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.”Psalms 65:5“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:”
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