Revelation 16:6
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 16
“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”Revelation 16:6
What Does Revelation 16:6 Mean?
Revelation 16:6 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 16, verse 6 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 16:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 49:26“And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.”Revelation 17:6“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.”Revelation 18:24“And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.”Psalms 9:12“When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.”Matthew 26:52“Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”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?”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.”Luke 11:49“Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:”Revelation 13:10“He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”2 Kings 10:25“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.”2 Kings 24:4“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”Psalms 109:17“As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.”Matthew 23:30“And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.”Luke 3:20“Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”Revelation 13:15“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”Exodus 21:24“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”1 Samuel 15:33“And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.”Psalms 7:13“He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.”Isaiah 26:21“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.”
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