Revelation 19:15
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Cross-reference
In Revelation 19:21, the same sword from Christ's mouth slays the rest of the enemies — the judgment from verse 15 is carried out.
In Revelation 1:16, the sharp two-edged sword from Christ's mouth appears in his glorious vision — here it is wielded to strike the nations.
In Revelation 2:12, Christ holds the sharp two-edged sword for the church — here that sword judges the nations.
In Revelation 2:16, Christ threatens to fight with the sword of his mouth — here that sword is used for universal judgment.
In Revelation 2:27, overcomers receive authority to rule with a rod of iron — here Christ himself exercises that rule.
In Revelation 12:5, the child destined to rule nations with a rod of iron is born — here Christ actively uses that rod.
Revelation 14:17-20 depicts the winepress of God's wrath — the same image used here for Christ treading the nations.
Rev 14:19 depicts the same winepress of God's wrath — the harvest of judgment that Christ now treads.
Rev 11:18 proclaims that God's wrath has come upon the raging nations; here that wrath is carried out by striking them down.
In Rev 6:16, the wrath of the Lamb is cried out against — the same divine fury that Christ executes here by treading the winepress.
Rev 15:1 introduces the seven plagues that complete God's wrath; here that wrath is finally poured out.
Rev 17:14 predicts the Lamb's victory over the kings, using the same title 'Lord of lords and King of kings' that appears in 19:16.
Isaiah 11:4 prophesies the Messiah striking with the rod of his mouth — here that rod is the sharp sword of judgment.
Isaiah 63:2-6 describes the Lord treading the winepress alone in fury — the OT prophecy fulfilled here by Christ.
Psalm 2:9 provides the 'rod of iron' promise to the Messiah — directly quoted here for Christ's rule over the nations.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Christ destroys the lawless one with the breath of his mouth — here that breath is a sword striking nations.
Ephesians 6:17 identifies the sword as God's word, matching the sword from Christ's mouth in Revelation 19:15.
Hebrews 4:12 describes God's word as a sharp sword, echoed by the sword from Christ's mouth in Revelation 19:15.
Daniel 2:44 prophesies a kingdom that shatters all others, fulfilled by Christ's iron rod rule in Revelation 19:15.
Lamentations 1:15 pictures God treading a winepress against Judah, which Revelation 19:15 applies to Christ's final judgment.
Jeremiah 25:30 pictures God roaring and treading a winepress against all the earth—the exact imagery Revelation 19:15 uses for Christ's final judgment.
In Isaiah 49:2, the Servant's mouth is a sharp sword—a messianic image Revelation 19:15 applies to Christ, who strikes nations with the sword from His mouth.
Isaiah 34:2 declares God's fury against all nations, devoting them to destruction—a direct parallel to the worldwide judgment in Revelation 19:15.
In Psalm 45:3, the Messiah is called to gird His sword—a warrior-king image that Revelation 19:15 sees fulfilled in Christ's conquering judgment.
Psalm 21:9 depicts God consuming enemies in wrath — directly parallel to the winepress of God's fury here.
Psalm 2:5 describes God speaking in wrath against the nations — the same context as the rod of iron and winepress here.
In Psalm 60:12, God treads down foes—the same treading image Revelation 19:15 applies to Christ at the winepress of wrath.
Job 21:20 speaks of drinking the wrath of the Almighty — a parallel to the winepress of God's wrath here.
Psalm 9:5 depicts God rebuking and destroying the nations — parallel to Christ striking down the nations here.