Revelation 18:24

And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Cross-reference

In Revelation 19:2, God avenges the blood of His servants by judging Babylon—the consequence of the blood found in her.

In Revelation 17:6, Babylon is already seen drunk with the blood of saints—the same guilt reiterated here in 18:24.

Revelation 16:6 uses the exact phrase 'blood of saints and prophets' to announce their deserved punishment — matching Babylon's guilt.

Revelation 6:10 records martyrs crying for vengeance on their blood, which Revelation 18:24 shows is found in Babylon, leading to her judgment.

Revelation 13:15 Related theme

In Revelation 13:15, the beast executes those who refuse to worship; this bloodshed is part of the 'blood of saints' found in Babylon at 18:24.

In Jeremiah 2:34, blood of the innocent is 'found' on Jerusalem's skirts—the same phrase 'found the blood' echoes Babylon's guilt.

Jeremiah 51:49 declares Babylon must fall because of Israel's slain and all earth's slain, directly echoed in Revelation's charge of bloodguilt.

Acts 7:52 Parallel

In Acts 7:52, Stephen accuses Israel of killing the prophets—Babylon's guilt in Revelation 18:24 echoes this pattern of persecuting God's messengers.

In Luke 11:47-51, Jesus holds this generation accountable for all the blood of prophets from Abel to Zechariah—the same comprehensive bloodguilt attributed to Babylon.

Isaiah 26:21 says the earth will disclose bloodshed and no longer conceal the slain, matching Revelation's exposure of Babylon's hidden guilt.

Matthew 23:35 declares guilt for all righteous blood shed, paralleling Babylon's guilt for blood of prophets and saints.

Jeremiah 51:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:24 promises God will repay Babylon for the wrong done in Zion, directly anticipating Revelation's verdict of judgment.

Psalm 79:3 Parallel

Psalm 79:3 laments the blood of God's people poured out in Jerusalem, a specific historical instance of the bloodguilt Babylon represents.

Daniel 7:25 Parallel

Daniel 7:25 describes the little horn wearing out saints, echoed in Babylon's guilt for shedding saints' blood.

Daniel 7:21 Parallel

In Daniel 7:21, the little horn makes war with saints—this persecution of saints parallels Babylon's slaying of prophets and saints.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 also mentions killing prophets and the Lord Jesus, linking specific persecutors to the broader bloodguilt Babylon bears.

In Ezekiel 22:27, princes like wolves shed blood for gain—Babylon's leaders also bear guilt for the blood of the slain.

In Ezekiel 22:12, taking bribes to shed blood is listed among Jerusalem's sins—similar to Babylon's accumulation of bloodguilt.

In Ezekiel 22:9, Jerusalem's inhabitants shed blood as part of her corruption—a pattern of bloodshed in a sinful city mirrored in Babylon.