Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Cross-references
Genesis 19:12 commands Lot to bring his family out of Sodom before destruction — a clear type of the call to leave Babylon in 18:4.
1 Timothy 5:22 warns against sharing in others' sins — directly mirrors Revelation 18:4's 'lest you share in her sins'.
2 Corinthians 6:17 commands separation from uncleanness — the same principle of 'come out' that Revelation 18:4 applies to Babylon.
Numbers 16:26 commands departure from wicked men's tents to avoid their sin and punishment — identical logic to the call in 18:4.
Isaiah 48:20 commands Israel to flee physical Babylon — directly echoed in Revelation 18:4's call to leave symbolic Babylon.
Isaiah 52:11 also calls to depart from Babylon and avoid uncleanness — the same dual command as Revelation 18:4.
Jeremiah 50:8 calls God's people to flee Babylon — the same command echoed in Revelation 18:4 to escape spiritual Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:6 warns to flee Babylon to avoid her punishment — parallels Revelation 18:4's warning against sharing in her sins.
Jeremiah 51:45 contains the exact phrase 'my people, go out of the midst of her' — directly quoted in Revelation 18:4.
Genesis 19:14 records Lot warning his sons-in-law to flee Sodom before its destruction — a direct parallel to the call to leave Babylon.
In Acts 2:40, Peter urges the crowd to save themselves from a crooked generation — a parallel call to separate from sinful society to avoid judgment.
In Luke 21:21, Jesus commands fleeing to mountains when Jerusalem is surrounded — a parallel call to escape imminent judgment.
Zechariah 2:7 explicitly calls Zion to escape from Daughter Babylon, mirroring Revelation 18:4's command to God's people.
Zechariah 2:6 commands fleeing from the land of the north (Babylon), a direct OT precursor to the call to come out of her.
Proverbs 13:20 warns that a companion of fools suffers harm, reinforcing why God's people must separate from Babylon.
Psalm 141:4 prays to avoid being drawn into evil and sharing in wicked deeds, directly echoing the call to come out of Babylon.
Numbers 16:21 has God telling Moses to separate from Korah's congregation to avoid being consumed — a clear parallel of coming out from a sinful group under judgment.
Genesis 19:15 has angels urging Lot to leave quickly or be swept away — same urgent separation from a doomed city.
Ephesians 5:7 warns believers not to become partners with sinners — echoing the command to avoid sharing in Babylon's sins.
2 John 1:11 warns that welcoming a deceiver makes one share in his wicked work — same principle of avoiding complicity in sin by association.
Ephesians 5:11 tells believers to take no part in dark works — reinforcing the call to separate from sinful practices.