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Revelation 16:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Revelation 16:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Revelation chapter 16 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Revelation 16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.... This verse from Revelation's vision of seven bowls of wrath - final judgments, battle of armageddon, babylon's fall announced employs apocalyptic imagery rich with Old Testament allusions and symbolic meaning. The Greek text uses vivid apocalyptic language characteristic of Jewish prophetic literature, drawing heavily from Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Zechariah.The symbolism must be interpreted within its first-century context while recognizing timeless spiritual realities. The...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Revelation 16:6
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“as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I”
“and your wrath came”
“saying”
“'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute”
“and of all who have been slain on the earth.,And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.,,,,,,,,”
“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”
“and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her”
“'If we had lived in the days of our fathers”
“to the image of the beast”
“beat one”