Revelation 16:2

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

Cross-references

Revelation 16:11 mentions the pain and sores from the first bowl — a direct callback to the judgment described in 16:2.

Revelation 16:1 gives the command to pour out the bowls — the immediate order obeyed by the first angel in 16:2.

Revelation 13:15–18 Historical context

Revelation 13:15-18 explains the mark and image of the beast that identify the recipients of these sores.

Revelation 15:7 shows the seven angels receiving the bowls of wrath — the source of the judgment poured out in 16:2. Sequential narrative link.

Revelation 13:14 describes the making and worship of the beast's image — the very idolatry that triggers the sores judgment in 16:2. Direct cause-effect.

Isaiah 1:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:6, from head to foot there are bruises, sores, and raw wounds—a direct description of affliction matching Revelation's painful sores.

Acts 12:23 Parallel

Acts 12:23 shows Herod struck with worms as divine judgment, mirroring the painful sores inflicted on the beast's worshipers here.

Isaiah 3:17 Parallel

In Isaiah 3:17, the Lord strikes the daughters of Zion with a scab (sores)—a specific judgment that parallels the bowl plague of sores.

Exodus 9:8-11 records the plague of boils on Egypt. The first bowl in Revelation 16:2 repeats this same judgment—sores on those with the mark. Clear OT parallel.

Job 2:7 Parallel

In Job 2:7, Satan afflicts Job with painful sores from head to foot—very similar to the sores inflicted on the beast-worshipers in Revelation.

In 1 Samuel 5:9, God afflicts the Philistines with tumors (sores) after capturing the ark—a direct parallel to the painful sores of divine judgment in Revelation.

1 Samuel 5:6 describes God striking the Philistines with tumors. The first bowl similarly brings painful sores, linking divine judgment on enemies through plagues.

Deuteronomy 28:27 lists 'the botch of Egypt' as a curse for disobedience. Revelation 16:2's sores echo this specific curse against beast-worshippers.

Jeremiah 42:18 uses the same 'poured out wrath' language, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment against disobedience.

Ezekiel 7:8 Parallel

Ezekiel 7:8 also speaks of God pouring out wrath—a clear verbal and thematic parallel to the bowl of sores.

Exodus 20:4 Parallel

Exodus 20:4 forbids idolatry; the sores here punish those who worship the beast's image, directly violating that command.

Exodus 9:9 Typology

Exodus 9:9 records the plague of boils on Egypt, a direct type of the eschatological sores poured out here.

2 Chronicles 12:7 shows God relenting when people humble themselves—a contrast to the unrepentant recipients of these sores.

Exodus 9:11 Parallel

Exodus 9:11 adds that the boils incapacitated the magicians—showing even the powerful are struck by this kind of judgment.