Much of the language used in the book of Revelation is deeply rooted in the Old Testament. While there is not one direct citation in Revelation from the Old Testament with a statement that it is quoted from another bible passage but when we count significant allusions that are traceable both by verbal resemblance and by contextual connection to the original Hebrew Cannon we find they number over four hundred.
Citation – A fairly exact reproduction of the words of the original text usually accompanied by a statement of the fact that they are being quoted and by an identification of the source.
Quotation – A general reproduction of the original text, sufficiently close to give the meaning of its thought and to establish unquestionably the passage from where it was taken.
Allusion – One or more words that by their peculiar character and general context are traceable to a known body of text but are not a complete reproduction of the text.
In the following list contains some of the more important passages that can be found to have their roots in the other books of the Bible. This list is far from being a complete and is provided only to show the close relationship between Revelation and other biblical scriptures.
Chapter One.
a) The Chain of Revelation. Rev 1:1-4
Heb 8:6
b) A Vision “In the Spirit” Rev 1:10
Ezek 3:12; Ezek 8:3
c) “Voice like the Sound of a Trumpet” Rev 1:10
Ex & 19; Matt 24:31; 1 Cor ; 1 Thess
d) The Description of the Son of Man.
Dan 7:9; Dan 10:5-6; Ezek 1:7; Ezek 26:16; 43:2.
Dan 7:9; Dan 10:5-6; Ezek 1:7; Ezek 26:16; 43:2.
Chapter Two.
a) The Tree of Life. Rev 2:7.
Gen 2:9; Gen 3:22.
b) Paradise of God. Rev 2:7.
Ezek 31:8.
c) Balaam and Balak. .
Num 22:5-7; Num 25:1-5; Num 31:16; Duet 23:4-5; Neh 13:1-2.
d) Hidden Manner.
Ex -15
e) Jezebel. Rev 2:20-23.
1 Kings -32; 1 Kings 18:4,13,19; 1 Kings 21:4-15; 2 Kings 9:22.
f) Rod of Iron. .
Ps 2:9.
Chapter Three.
a) The Book of Life. Rev 3:5.
Ex 32:33; Ps 69:28; Mal 3:16; Isa 22:22.
b) The Key of David Rev 3:7
Isa 22:22
c) The Synagogue of Satan. Rev 3:9
Rom 2:28-29; Rom 9:6-7.
d) Pillars in the Temple
Gal 2:9.
Chapter Four.
a) A Throne Set in Heaven. Rev 4.
Isa 6:1; Ezek 1:26-28; 1 Kings 22:19; Ps 47:8.
b) View of God (His Appearance). Rev 4:3.
Ps 104:2.
c) The Four Living Creatures. Rev 4:6-9.
Ezek 1:5-21; Ezek 10:9-22.
Chapter Five.
a) The Scroll (book). Rev 5:1-5.
Ezek 2:8-10; Zech 5:1-2.
b) The Lion of Judah
Gen 49:9-10; Isa 11:10.
Chapter Six.
a) The Horses and their Riders. Rev 6:1-8.
Zech 1:8; Zech 6:1-6.
b) Great Earthquakes. .
Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Amos 8:8; Hag 2:6.
c) The Moon became Blood.
d) The Sun became Black.
Joel 2:31; Amos 8:9; Isa 13:10; Isa 50:3; Ezek 32:7.
Chapter Seven.
a) Winds. Rev 7:1-3.
Gen 8:1; Ex ; Jer 49:34-36; Dan 7:2.
b) The Sealing. Rev 7:3-8.
Ezek 9:3-8. Matt 27:66; 11 Tim 2:19; Esther 3:12.
c) Blessings of the Redeemed. Rev 7:14-17.
Isa 49:10; Isa 25:8; Jer 31:16; Ezek 24:23.
Chapter Eight & Nine.
a) Intercession Rev 8:3-5
Intercession of Christ – Heb 7:25.
Intercession of The Holy Spirit – Rom 8:26-27.
Intercession of other Christians – 1 Tim 2:1-2.
b) The Trumpets of Judgement. Rev 8 & 9.
Ex 7-12 (See Appendix B).
c) The Abyss. Rev 9:2
11 Peter 2:4; Rom 10:7; Luke 8:31.
Chapter Ten.
a) Seven Peals of Thunder. Rev 10:1-7
11 Cor 12:4; Duet 29:29.
b) Angel’s Oath. Rev 10:5-7.
Dan 12:7; Gen 14:22.
c) The Little Book. Rev 10:8-11.
Ezek 2:8-10; Ezek 3:1-4; Ps 119:103.
Chapter Eleven.
a) The Measuring. Rev 11:1-2.
Ezek 40 – 43; Zech 2:1-2.
b) The Two Witnesses. Rev 11:3-13.
Zech 4:2-14.
Chapter Twelve.
a) The Woman, Child & Dragon. Rev 12:1-6.
Gen 3:15.
b) Michael the Angel. Rev 12:7.
Dan 10:13, 21; Dan 12:1.
c) Water like a River. .
Ps 18:4; Ps 124:4-5; Hos 5:10; Isa 8:5-8; Isa 57:19-20; Isa 59:19.
Chapter Thirteen.
a) The Beast out of the Sea. Rev 13:1-10.
Dan 7.
b) The Sea. Rev 13:1.
Isa 17:12; Isa 57:20.
Chapter Fourteen.
a) Mount Zion
11 Sam 5:6-10; 1 Kings 8:1; Ps 2:5-6; Ps 15:1 Ps 48:1-2;
Ps 132:13; Isa 2:2-4; Zech 8:1-3; Heb 12:22-23.
b) Purchased with Blood. Rev 14:1-5.
Acts .
c) White Cloud, One like the Son of Man.
Dan 7:13.
d) The Wine Press. Rev 14:17-20.
Isa 63:1-6.
e) Harvesting with a Sickle. Rev 14:17-20.
Matt ; Matt -30; Mark 4:26-29.
Chapter Fifteen.
a) The Song of Moses. Rev 15:3-4.
Ex 15.
b) Temple
Ex ; Ex 40:34-38; 1 Kings -11; Isa 6:4.
Chapter Sixteen.
a) The Seven Bowls of Wrath. Rev 16.
(See Appendix B.)
b) Har-Magedon – Armageddon. .
Jud 5:19; 11 Kings 9:27; 11 Kings 23:28-29; 11 Chron 35:22;
Zech 12:11.
Chapters Seventeen. ,
a) The Fall of Babylon
Isa 13, 14, 21, 46, 47, 48; Jer 25, 50, 51; Dan 2, 7; Hab 3; Ezek 27.
b) Horns & Heads on the Beast. Rev 17:9-11.
Dan 7:3-7.
Chapter Eighteen.
a) Fallen, fallen, is Babylon
Isa 13:20-23; Jer 51:37, 42.
b) Threw dust on their heads. .
Josh 7:6; Job ; Lam .
c) Great millstone thrown into the sea. .
Jer 51:63-64; Ex 15:5; Neb
Chapter Nineteen.
a) Name:- The Word of God.
John 1:1; 1 John 1:1.
b) Invitation to the Birds. Rev 19:17-18.
1 Sam 17:46; Ezek 39:4, 17-20.
Chapter Twenty.
a) Gog and Magog. Rev 20:8.
Gen 10:2; Ezek 38, 39.
b) Books of Judgement. Rev 20:11-15.
Dan 7:10; Dan 12:1; Ps 69:28.
Chapter Twenty-One.
a) The New Heaven & the New Earth. Rev 21:1.
Isa 65:17; Isa 66:22.
b) The New Jerusalem. Rev 21.
Ezek 48.
Chapter Twenty-Two.
a) The River of the Water of Life. Rev 22:1.
Gen 2:10; Ezek 47:1-12.
b) The Tree of Life. Rev 22:2
Gen 2:9; Gen (See also Rev Chapter 2)
The above list proves that Revelation is rooted in and is in full harmony with the rest of the scriptures; therefore it must be explained on the basis of these scriptures.
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