Revelation 12:15

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

Cross-reference

Revelation 12:9 identifies the serpent as the dragon, Satan — the same being who spews the flood here.

Revelation 20:2 identifies the same dragon and his eventual binding — the flood is a temporary attack before his defeat.

Rev 17:15 interprets waters as peoples and nations, revealing the dragon's flood symbolizes hostile human forces.

Isaiah 8:7 Parallel

Isaiah 8:7 uses flood for the Assyrian invasion—parallel metaphor; the dragon's flood symbolizes persecuting armies.

Psalm 69:1 Parallel

Psalm 69:1 cries 'waters have come up to my neck'—a direct parallel to the dragon's flood threatening to overwhelm and drown.

Psalm 69:15 Parallel

Psalm 69:15 pleads 'do not let the floodwaters engulf me'—echoing the very threat of being swept away by the dragon's flood.

Psalm 124:4 Parallel

Psalm 124:4 says 'the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us'—identical language of being overwhelmed by water.

Psalm 93:4 Parallel

Psalm 93:4 declares God mightier than many waters—assuring the dragon's flood is ultimately under His control.

Jeremiah 47:2 describes rising waters as an overflowing torrent of judgment—directly parallel to the dragon's flood as a destructive force.

Psalm 144:7 Parallel

Psalm 144:7 asks for rescue from 'mighty waters'—paralleling the need for deliverance from the dragon's destructive flood.

Jeremiah 46:7 likens Egypt to a rising flood—a parallel image of destructive waters, though here representing an army.

Isaiah 28:18 warns of an 'overwhelming scourge' that sweeps away false refuge—similar to the flood that threatens to sweep away the woman.

Isaiah 28:2 Contrast

Isaiah 28:2 describes a flood as God's judgment—contrasting the dragon's flood as evil attack, not divine.

In 2 Samuel 22:5, David's 'waves of death' and 'torrents of destruction' mirror the flood imagery of overwhelming danger in Revelation.

Psalm 32:6 Contrast

Psalm 32:6 uses floodwaters as a symbol of danger, promising the faithful will not be overtaken—contrasting with the dragon's flood that seeks to sweep away.

Psalm 65:7 Contrast

Psalm 65:7 describes God stilling the seas and peoples' tumult—contrasting His calming power with the dragon's destructive flood.

Psalm 18:4 Parallel

Psalm 18:4 uses 'floods of ungodly men' for deadly enemies, mirroring the dragon's flood as oppressing forces.