Revelation 2:16
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.”Revelation 2:16
What Does Revelation 2:16 Mean?
Revelation 2:16 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 2, verse 16 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 Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 2:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 4:12“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”Ephesians 6:17“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”Revelation 2:5“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”Revelation 1:16“And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”2 Thessalonians 2:8“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”Revelation 2:12“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;”Isaiah 11:4“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.”Revelation 19:15“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”Revelation 19:21“And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”Isaiah 49:2“And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;”John 8:7“So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”Job 4:9“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.”Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.”Acts 17:30“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”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 2:21“And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.”Revelation 16:9“And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.”Revelation 22:7“Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.”Isaiah 30:28“And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.”
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