Revelation 11:6

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

Cross-reference

In Revelation 16:3, the sea is turned to blood—mirroring the power given to the two witnesses here to turn waters to blood.

1 Kings 17:1 records Elijah declaring no rain except by his word — directly paralleling the witnesses' power to shut heaven here.

James 5:16-18 recounts Elijah's prayer stopping and starting rain — the model for the witnesses' power to control the heavens here.

Luke 4:25 Allusion

Luke 4:25 specifies Elijah's drought lasted three and a half years — the same duration as the witnesses' prophecy here.

Psalm 105:26-36 recounts the plagues of Egypt, including water turned to blood — the same miraculous judgments the two witnesses wield.

Isaiah 5:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:6, God commands clouds to withhold rain as judgment — same action the witnesses perform in shutting the sky.

James 5:17 Allusion

In James 5:17, Elijah's prayer stopped rain for 3.5 years — directly corresponding to the witnesses' power and timeframe.

In Zechariah 14:17, no rain falls on families not worshiping in Jerusalem — the witnesses impose this same drought judgment.

Amos 4:7 Parallel

In Amos 4:7, God withholds rain selectively as judgment — identical to the witnesses' ability to shut the sky.

In Jeremiah 5:24, God is praised as the giver of rain — the witnesses' power to withhold rain directly contrasts this role.

2 Chronicles 7:13 records God saying He will shut heaven to cause drought — the witnesses exercise that same divine judgment.

2 Chronicles 6:26 echoes Solomon's prayer about heaven shut and no rain due to sin — directly matches the witnesses' power.

1 Kings 18:1 ends Elijah's drought — the two witnesses, like Elijah, have power to shut heaven, prefiguring their ministry.

1 Kings 8:35 describes heaven shut up and no rain due to sin — the same drought judgment the witnesses impose by their power.

Leviticus 26:4 promises rain as a covenant blessing — the witnesses' power to shut heaven reverses this, inflicting drought as judgment.

In Isaiah 55:10, rain is a blessing that accomplishes God's purpose — the witnesses stop rain as judgment, reversing this blessing.

Job 12:15 Parallel

Job 12:15 declares God's power to withhold waters and cause drought — the witnesses wield that same authority.

1 Samuel 12:18 shows Samuel calling for rain as a sign — similar prophetic authority over rain, though the witnesses shut it instead.