Revelation 18:24 Cross References

Revelation 18:24

24: In her streets the blood of the prophets was spilled. She was the one who slaughtered God's people all over the world."

I could see that she was drunk--drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her completely amazed.

For your holy people and your prophets have been killed, and their blood was poured out on the earth. So you have given their murderers blood to drink. It is their just reward."

"Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel and others throughout the world, so must her people be killed.

His judgments are just and true. He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and he has avenged the murder of his servants."

Name one prophet your ancestors didn't persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One--the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

"How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity.

As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and was defeating them,

Your leaders are like wolves, who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for profit!

When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them. He will conquer them and kill them.

As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary.

How terrible it will be for you! For you build tombs for the very prophets your ancestors killed long ago.
Murderers! You agree with your ancestors that what they did was right. You would have done the same yourselves.
This is what God in his wisdom said about you: 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, and they will kill some and persecute the others.'
"And you of this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets from the creation of the world--
from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will surely be charged against you.

For some of the Jews had killed their own prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us and driven us out. They displease God and oppose everyone

There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who take part in lewd activities.

Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor. You killed them even though they didn't break into your houses!

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