Revelation 22:19

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Cross-reference

Revelation 22:12 states Jesus brings recompense—22:19 specifies that taking away words results in losing share, a form of that recompense.

Revelation 21:22-27 describes the holy city’s glory and exclusion of the unclean—showing what those who lose their share are barred from.

Revelation 3:12 promises overcomers a pillar in God's temple and the name of the New Jerusalem—the holy city mentioned in 22:19 which the tamperer loses.

Revelation 3:5 promises overcomers their names will not be blotted out from the book of life, directly parallel to the threat of removal from the same book in verse 19.

Revelation 2:7 promises the tree of life to overcomers—22:19 warns that tampering removes one's share in that same tree.

Revelation 1:3 pronounces blessing on those who keep this prophecy—contrasting with 22:19's curse for those who take away.

Revelation 7:9–17 Related theme

Revelation 7:9-17 portrays the multitude enjoying eternal life — the very reward that this warning says can be lost.

Exodus 32:33 states that sinners will be blotted out of God's book, providing the Old Testament foundation for the same blotting-out imagery in verse 19.

Psalm 69:28 Allusion

Psalm 69:28 petitions for the wicked to be blotted out of the book of the living, directly paralleling the threat of removal from the book of life in verse 19.

Galatians 1:9 repeats the curse on a different gospel — reinforcing the same warning against tampering with divine revelation as here.

Hebrews 12:22 describes the heavenly Jerusalem, the very holy city referenced here — losing one's share means losing access to that city.

Galatians 1:8 pronounces a curse on anyone preaching a different gospel — a parallel warning against altering the revealed message, similar to this one.

In Jeremiah 36:23, King Jehoiakim cuts and burns Jeremiah's scroll — a literal 'taking away' of prophetic words, illustrating the warning here.

Proverbs 30:6 warns against adding to God's words — the same principle applied in this warning.

Deuteronomy 12:32 repeats the same prohibition against adding or subtracting — reinforcing the warning here.

Deuteronomy 4:2 is the original command not to add or subtract from God's word — directly echoed here.

Exodus 32:32 uses the same 'blot out' imagery — Moses offering his own removal from God's book for Israel's sin.