Revelation 17:15

Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 17

“And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.”Revelation 17:15

What Does Revelation 17:15 Mean?

Revelation 17:15 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 17, verse 15 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.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Revelation 17:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Samuel 22:17“He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;”Revelation 17:1“And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:”Psalms 93:3“The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.”Psalms 124:4“Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:”Psalms 144:7“Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;”Isaiah 8:7“Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:”Jeremiah 51:13“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.”Jeremiah 51:55“Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:”Revelation 13:7“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.”Psalms 18:16“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.”Isaiah 27:1“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”Revelation 10:11“And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.”Revelation 11:9“And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.”Numbers 24:7“He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.”Psalms 46:3“Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”Psalms 65:7“Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.”Psalms 69:1“Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.”Isaiah 17:12“Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!”Jeremiah 51:42“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.”Ezekiel 31:4“The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.”

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