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Old Testament References in The Book of Revelation
Old Testament References in The Book of Revelation
There are over five hundred references to the Old Testament in the Book of
Revelation. The following is a list of such references, but it makes no claim to being exhaustive
or complete.
Some of these references back to the Old Testament do speak of the very same thing
as the Revelation. However, in others, the Revelation merely borrows a phrase or motif for the
purpose of developing a new area. This distinction should be kept in mind in the study of those
Old Testament references.
Revelation 7:1 Isaiah 11:2; Jeremiah 49:36; Ezekiel 7:2; 37:9; Daniel 7:2; Zechariah 6:5
7:3 Ezekiel 9:4-6
7:4 Genesis 49:1-28
7:9 Leviticus 23:40
7:10 Psalm 3:8
7:14 Genesis 49:11
7:15 Leviticus 26:11
7:16 Psalm 121:5-6; Isaiah 49:10
7:17 Psalm 23:1-2; Ezekiel 34:23
Revelation 12:14 Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 40:31: Daniel 7:25; 12:7;
Hosea 2:14-15
12:15 Hosea 15:10
12:17 Genesis 3:15