Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Cross-reference

In Revelation 22:17, the Spirit and bride invite the thirsty to take the water of life freely, directly continuing the promise here.

In Revelation 22:13, Jesus repeats the same Alpha and Omega title, reinforcing His eternal sovereignty and the completion of God's plan.

Rev 16:17 declares 'It is done' at the end of the bowl judgments—the same phrase in 21:6 marks the completion of new creation.

In Revelation 7:17, the Lamb leads to springs of living water and wipes tears, echoing the water of life promise here and adding shepherd imagery.

Rev 1:17 says 'I am the First and the Last'—equivalent to 'Alpha and Omega' in 21:6, reinforcing Christ's eternal identity.

Rev 1:11 also says 'I am the Alpha and the Omega' and includes a command to write—parallel to the same title in 21:6.

Rev 1:8 says 'I am the Alpha and the Omega'—the identical self-identification of God in 21:6.

John 4:14 Allusion

In John 4:14, the living water becomes a spring welling up to eternal life, directly linking to the spring of water of life here.

John 7:38 Allusion

In John 7:38, believers become channels of living water, expanding on the source of water of life mentioned here.

John 7:37 Allusion

In John 7:37, Jesus invites the thirsty to come to Him, which is the same invitation as the water of life offered here.

John 4:10 Allusion

In John 4:10, Jesus introduces living water as a gift from God, which here in Revelation is fully realized as the water of life.

Joel 3:18 Parallel

Joel 3:18 promises a fountain from the LORD's house in the last days, paralleling the water of life flowing from God's throne in Revelation.

Jeremiah 2:13 identifies God as the spring of living water — the same imagery Revelation uses for the free gift to the thirsty.

In Isaiah 55:1-3, the invitation to come to the waters without money directly anticipates the free water of life offered here.

John 1:1 Parallel

John 1:1 identifies Jesus as the eternal Word, reflecting the 'Alpha and Omega' title used by God here.

Genesis 1:1 Parallel

Genesis 1:1 shows God as the Creator of the beginning — here He declares Himself the Beginning and the End.

John 5:26 Related theme

John 5:26 says the Father has life in Himself and grants it to the Son – source of the water of life given here.

Jeremiah 17:13 calls the Lord the 'fountain of living water', directly echoed in the spring of the water of life here.

Romans 11:36 Related theme

Romans 11:36 declares all things are from, through, and to God — matching Rev 21:6's claim that God is the beginning and end.

Colossians 1:18 calls Christ the beginning and firstborn from the dead — directly echoing the 'beginning' and life theme in Rev 21:6.

Isaiah 43:20 promises water in the wilderness for God's people, foreshadowing the free water of life given to the thirsty here.

Proverbs 14:27 Related theme

Proverbs 14:27 names the fear of the Lord as a fountain of life — here God Himself is the spring of the water of life.

Numbers 21:16 records God providing water from a well in the wilderness — a type of the eternal water of life given freely here.

Isaiah 44:3 Allusion

Isaiah 44:3 links water for the thirsty with the pouring out of the Spirit, similar to the water of life offered freely here.

Psalm 36:9 Allusion

In Psalm 36:9, God is the fountain of life, prefiguring the water of life offered here in the new creation.

Isaiah 12:3 Allusion

In Isaiah 12:3, drawing water from wells of salvation prefigures the free water of life offered here, connecting joy with God's provision.