Revelation 18:8

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Cross-reference

Revelation 18:19 repeats 'in one hour is she made desolate,' emphasizing the sudden destruction prophesied in this verse.

Revelation 18:17 describes merchants mourning that 'in one hour so great riches is come to nought,' echoing the sudden judgment here.

Revelation 18:10 records the kings' lament 'in one hour is thy judgment come,' fulfilling the 'in one day' plague of this verse.

Revelation 18:9 depicts the kings who shared Babylon's luxury mourning her destruction, illustrating the outcome of the judgment here.

In Revelation 19:3, the smoke from Babylon's burning rises forever, echoing the fire judgment here and celebrating God's victory.

Revelation 11:17 Related theme

Revelation 11:17 declares God has begun to reign, reinforcing why He is mighty to judge here.

Jeremiah 51:58 describes Babylon's walls burned with fire — the same OT judgment pattern that Revelation applies to end-times Babylon.

Isaiah 47:9-11 foretells sudden judgment on Babylon 'in one day' and her pride, which this verse applies to eschatological Babylon.

Jeremiah 50:34 calls God a strong Redeemer who judges Babylon — directly reinforcing the 'mighty' judge here.

Jeremiah 50:31 announces judgment on the 'proud one' — directly parallels God's judgment on Babylon here.

Jeremiah 50:32 foretells fire consuming Babylon's cities, matching the burning by fire in Rev 18:8 as divine judgment.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 describes sudden destruction when people say 'peace and safety'—echoing Babylon's one-day plagues.

Joel 2:11 Allusion

Joel 2:11 declares 'mighty is the Lord' on the day of the Lord — directly echoed here in 'mighty is the Lord God who judges her'.

Jeremiah 51:8 depicts Babylon's sudden fall with 'wail for her' — same sudden destruction and call for lament as here.

Joshua 6:24 Typology

Joshua 6:24 records Jericho's burning as divine judgment—a type of the fiery destruction of Babylon in Revelation.

Jeremiah 50:24 says Babylon was caught in a snare for opposing the Lord, the same reason for her sudden doom in Rev 18:8.

Isaiah 1:24 Parallel

Isaiah 1:24 declares God's wrath against foes—the same 'mighty Lord' imagery and judgment language appears here.

Isaiah 13:4 Parallel

Isaiah 13:4 depicts God mustering an army against Babylon—the same judgment theme against Babylon in Revelation.

Jeremiah 50:25 pictures God bringing out weapons of wrath against Babylon, directly paralleling the plagues of judgment in Rev 18:8.

Isaiah 13:9 Parallel

Isaiah 13:9 depicts the Day of the Lord with wrath and desolation, providing the OT template for Babylon's sudden judgment in Rev 18:8.

Isaiah 14:6 Parallel

Isaiah 14:6 describes Babylon's ruthless oppression of nations, explaining why God's fierce judgment falls on her in Rev 18:8.

Jeremiah 51:6 calls to flee from Babylon before God's vengeance; this verse describes that vengeance coming in one day, implying the need to flee.

Ezekiel 28:18 has fire consuming the king of Tyre for his sins — a similar picture of divine judgment by fire on a proud power.

Daniel 7:11 Parallel

Daniel 7:11 shows the beast thrown into blazing fire — an apocalyptic judgment by fire echoing the fate of Babylon here.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 shows the Lord destroying the lawless one—similar divine judgment as Babylon consumed by fire from God.

Isaiah 14:13 records Babylon's arrogant self-exaltation, the pride that brings the divine judgment seen in Rev 18:8.

Isaiah 27:1 Parallel

Isaiah 27:1 depicts God slaying Leviathan, a symbol of evil — similar to His judgment on Babylon here.

Isaiah 23:8 Parallel

Isaiah 23:8 laments the fall of wealthy Tyre, a parallel to Babylon's commercial empire being judged in Rev 18:8.

Exodus 9:14 Parallel

Exodus 9:14 tells of plagues sent on Egypt, a pattern of divine judgment echoed in Babylon's plagues here.

Isaiah 28:2 Parallel

Isaiah 28:2 uses storm imagery for God's destructive judgment on Ephraim, similar to the sudden plagues on Babylon in Rev 18:8.

Isaiah 32:13 describes the desolation of a once-joyful land, mirroring the ruin of Babylon in Rev 18:8 after judgment.