Revelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Cross-reference
Revelation 14:9 states the condition—worshiping the beast—that results in the torment detailed here.
Revelation 22:5 promises no night and eternal reign for the redeemed, contrasting with the 'no rest day or night' torment here.
Revelation 20:10 uses identical language—'tormented day and night forever and ever'—for the devil, beast, and false prophet, paralleling the fate of their worshipers.
In Revelation 19:3, the cry 'Her smoke goes up forever' directly mirrors the eternal smoke of torment in 14:11 — same phrase.
In Revelation 18:18, the smoke of Babylon's burning parallels the smoke of torment rising forever from the beast-worshipers.
Revelation 11:15 proclaims Christ's eternal reign, contrasting with the eternal torment of those who reject him in this verse.
Revelation 7:12 has angels and elders declaring blessing to God forever and ever, contrasting with the eternal torment of beast worshipers.
Revelation 5:14 shows the elders worshiping—a direct contrast to the eternal restlessness of beast worshipers in this verse.
Revelation 5:13 has all creation blessing God forever and ever, contrasting with the unceasing torment of those who worship the beast here.
In Revelation 4:10, the elders worship God forever and ever—a stark contrast to the eternal torment of beast worshipers in this verse.
Revelation 20:4 presents the blessed fate of those who refused the beast, contrasting with the torment here.
Revelation 13:17 introduces the mark of the beast, which is the cause for the judgment described here.
Revelation 13:14 shows how the beast deceives people into making an image, the very worship punished here.
Luke 16:24 depicts the rich man in torment, a concrete example of the unrelenting suffering described for the beast's followers.
In Genesis 19:28, the smoke of Sodom's destruction prefigures the eternal smoke of divine judgment on the wicked.
In Luke 16:23, the rich man is in torment in Hades — a clear NT picture of the conscious, ongoing suffering described here.
Mark 9:43-49 describes hell's unquenchable fire and undying worm, providing a vivid parallel to the everlasting torment here.
Matthew 25:46 explicitly calls it 'eternal punishment,' directly paralleling the everlasting torment in Revelation.
Matthew 25:41 also describes eternal fire prepared for the devil, reinforcing the same fate awaiting the beast's worshipers.
Matthew 11:28 promises rest to the weary, contrasting sharply with the eternal lack of rest for the beast's worshipers.
In Isaiah 34:10, the smoke of Edom goes up forever, night and day — identical language to the smoke of torment that has no rest.
2 Thessalonians 1:9 describes eternal destruction away from God, paralleling the everlasting punishment here.
Mark 9:44 uses the same imagery of unending fire and undying worm, reinforcing the concept of eternal torment.
In Matthew 13:50, the fiery furnace and weeping/gnashing of teeth parallel the torment of the beast's followers.
Daniel 3:6 shows fiery furnace punishment for refusing to worship an idol — a type of the beast worshippers' torment.
Isaiah 66:24 directly prophesies undying worm and unquenchable fire — the very language behind Revelation's eternal torment.
Isaiah 30:33 depicts a burning place prepared with sulfur — prefiguring the lake of fire and torment.
In Isaiah 1:31, the wicked burn together 'with none to quench' — reinforcing the eternal, unquenchable fire.
Deuteronomy 28:65 warns of no rest for the disobedient in exile, echoing the 'no rest day or night' here in a covenantal curse context.
Isaiah 57:20 compares the wicked to the restless sea, thematically mirroring the unceasing torment of the beast's followers.