Revelation 22:15

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Cross-reference

Revelation 21:27 states only those written in the Lamb's book enter — anyone practicing abomination or falsehood is excluded, directly echoing this verse's final category.

Revelation 21:8 provides a parallel list of those destined for the lake of fire, including the same categories as here, cementing the fate of the wicked.

Revelation 17:1-6 depicts Babylon the prostitute, embodying sexual immorality and idolatry — categories of those barred from the New Jerusalem.

In Revelation 9:21, the same sins (murders, sorceries, sexual immorality) are listed among those who did not repent, reinforcing the exclusion criteria.

Revelation 18:23 mentions sorcery deceiving nations in Babylon's fall, connecting to the 'sorcerers' excluded here — sorcery as a marker of end-time apostasy.

Jeremiah 5:31 describes people loving false prophecy — exactly the 'lovers of falsehood' excluded in Revelation.

Isaiah 57:3 Parallel

Isaiah 57:3 addresses 'sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer' — linking sorcery and sexual immorality as seen in Revelation 22:15's list.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists sorcerers, adulterers, and false swearers — nearly identical categories to those excluded in Revelation 22:15.

John 3:18-21 says those who do evil hate the light — analogous to those outside the city who practice falsehood.

1 Corinthians 6:9 lists the unrighteous who will not inherit the kingdom, including sexually immoral, idolaters, and adulterers — a clear parallel to this exclusion list.

1 Corinthians 6:10 continues the list of those excluded from the kingdom (thieves, greedy, drunkards), expanding the categories of sin that bar entrance.

Galatians 5:19-21 catalogs works of the flesh (sexual immorality, idolatry, sorcery) and warns that such people will not inherit the kingdom, matching this verse's banned activities.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 describes those who refuse truth and believe the lie — identical to 'lovers of falsehood' excluded.

Ephesians 5:3-6 warns that no immoral, impure, or covetous person has any inheritance in Christ's kingdom, and that God's wrath comes for such sins — reinforcing the exclusion.

John 8:44 Allusion

John 8:44 calls the devil the father of lies — linking to Revelation 22:15's 'everyone who loves and practices falsehood'.

Jeremiah 27:9 warns against sorcerers, directly matching the 'sorcerers' excluded in Revelation.

1 Timothy 1:10 continues the vice list with sexually immoral and liars, directly paralleling the 'everyone who loves falsehood' excluded here.

Jeremiah 7:9 lists murder, adultery, idolatry, and false swearing — sins that match several categories excluded in Revelation.

Micah 5:12 Parallel

Micah 5:12 says God will cut off sorceries, paralleling the exclusion of sorcerers in Revelation.

Matthew 7:23 shows Jesus rejecting evildoers — 'depart from me' parallels Revelation 22:15's list of those outside the holy city.

Luke 13:28 Parallel

Luke 13:28 describes being thrust out of the kingdom — directly parallel to Revelation 22:15's exclusion from the New Jerusalem.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 calls for abstaining from sexual immorality—the very sin listed among those excluded in Rev 22:15.

1 Corinthians 5:11 lists similar sins and commands not to associate — mirroring Revelation 22:15's exclusion of sexually immoral and idolaters.

Colossians 3:9 commands not lying—directly opposing the 'love and practice of falsehood' that bars entry in Rev 22:15.

Colossians 3:5 lists sexual immorality and covetousness (idolatry)—sins to put to death, the same that exclude from the holy city in Rev 22:15.

2 Corinthians 12:21 warns of sexual immorality and impurity—the same behaviors that bar entrance in Rev 22:15.

Ephesians 5:5 states no sexually immoral or greedy (idolater) inherits the kingdom—matching the exclusion criteria in Rev 22:15.

Galatians 5:21 warns that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom—echoing the exclusion list in Rev 22:15.

Ephesians 4:25 commands putting away falsehood—directly countering the love and practice of falsehood that excludes from the New Jerusalem.

Psalm 52:3 Parallel

Psalm 52:3 condemns loving falsehood over truth, directly matching those who love and practice falsehood here.

Exodus 20:23 forbids making idols — the 'idolaters' listed among those outside the city.

Exodus 22:18 commands death for sorceresses — the 'magic arts' practitioners excluded from the New Jerusalem.

Psalm 5:6 Parallel

In Psalm 5:6, God destroys liars, paralleling the exclusion of those who love falsehood in Rev 22:15.

Psalm 15:2 Contrast

Psalm 15:2 describes truth-speakers who dwell with God, contrasting with the liars excluded from the New Jerusalem.

Psalm 24:4 Contrast

Psalm 24:4 describes the pure who enter God's presence, contrasting with the idolaters and liars excluded here.

Psalm 31:18 Related theme

In Psalm 31:18, lying lips are silenced, reflecting the exclusion of falsehood-practitioners in Rev 22:15.

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

In Psalm 62:4, delighting in lies parallels the practice of falsehood that leads to exclusion in Rev 22:15.

Psalm 101:8 Parallel

Psalm 101:8 speaks of cutting off evildoers from God's city, reflecting the exclusion of sinners from the New Jerusalem.

In Psalm 118:20, only the righteous enter the Lord's gate, contrasting with the evildoers excluded from the New Jerusalem.

In Psalm 119:29, the psalmist prays to be kept from deceit—same concern with falsehood that excludes people here.

In Psalm 119:163, the psalmist hates falsehood—contrasting with those who love it here, reinforcing the judgment.

Proverbs 6:17 lists a lying tongue among things God hates—directly paralleling the condemnation of falsehood here.

Proverbs 12:22 says lying lips are detestable to the Lord—echoing the same rejection of falsehood that leads to exclusion here.

Proverbs 19:9 declares that liars will perish—directly paralleling the fate of those who love falsehood here.

Deuteronomy 23:18 prohibits bringing a 'dog' (male prostitute) into the Lord's house — the same term used in Revelation for those excluded.

Isaiah 47:9 Parallel

Isaiah 47:9 describes Babylon's judgment for sorceries and enchantments — a category echoed in the list of those excluded from the New Jerusalem.

Leviticus 13:46 shows lepers dwelling alone outside the camp — an OT pattern of exclusion from God's presence that Revelation applies to sinners.

1 Kings 22:21-23 recounts a lying spirit in the mouths of prophets — a stark example of the falsehood practiced by those excluded from the New Jerusalem.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 describes eternal destruction away from God's presence—the same fate as those excluded in Rev 22:15.

Isaiah 47:12 mocks Babylon's reliance on sorceries — the same practices that exclude from the New Jerusalem.

Acts 13:6–11 Historical context

Acts 13:6-11 portrays Elymas the sorcerer as a child of the devil, blinded for opposing the gospel — illustrating the fate of sorcerers.

Psalm 22:16 Allusion

In Psalm 22:16, 'dogs' represent enemies, mirroring the same metaphor for evildoers excluded in Rev 22:15.

Isaiah 9:15 Parallel

Isaiah 9:15 condemns prophets who teach lies — a category of those who 'love and practice falsehood' in Revelation 22:15.

Isaiah 56:11 uses 'dogs' for greedy leaders, echoing the same derogatory term for the unclean excluded in Revelation.

Jeremiah 23:14 condemns adultery and lies among prophets, mirroring the sexually immoral and falsehood excluded in Revelation.

Leviticus 6:2 describes deceit against neighbors — a specific form of the 'falsehood' that excludes from the city.

Zechariah 5:3 describes a curse cutting off thieves and false swearers, similar to the exclusion of falsehood in Revelation.

Genesis 39:9 shows Joseph refusing adultery — contrasting with the sexually immoral excluded from the city.

Numbers 19:13 states that the unclean who fail to purify are cut off from Israel — a pattern of exclusion mirrored in Revelation.

Hebrews 13:4 Related theme

Hebrews 13:4 declares that God judges the sexually immoral and adulterers, matching the same categories excluded from the New Jerusalem here.

Philippians 3:2 uses 'dogs' as a derogatory term for false teachers, the same word opening this list of the excluded — linking them as outsiders.

Psalm 26:9 Parallel

Psalm 26:9 asks not to be taken with bloodthirsty sinners, paralleling the exclusion of murderers in Rev 22:15.

Acts 8:11 Historical context

Acts 8:11 describes Simon's sorcery — a real-world example of the 'sorcerers' excluded from the New Jerusalem.