Revelation 6:15

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Cross-reference

Revelation 19:13-21 depicts Christ judging the kings and armies — a later scene where those who hid face final judgment.

Revelation 18:9-11 portrays kings weeping over Babylon's fall, similar to the kings hiding in fear from judgment in 6:15.

Revelation 19:18 lists similar groups (kings, captains, mighty, free, bond) as those invited to God's feast.

Revelation 1:7 says every eye will see Christ and the earth wails—the same event causing people to hide here.

Revelation 13:16 uses the same list of social categories (rich/poor, free/bond) for the mark of the beast.

Revelation 11:18 speaks of God's wrath judging small and great, echoing the universal panic of all classes here.

Psalm 49:2 Parallel

In Psalm 49:2, the pairing of low and high, rich and poor directly matches the social categories hiding from wrath in Revelation 6:15.

Psalm 76:12 Allusion

Psalm 76:12 declares that God is feared by kings, which Revelation 6:15 vividly portrays as kings hiding in terror.

Psalm 110:5 Allusion

Psalm 110:5 speaks of the Lord shattering kings on His day of wrath, which Revelation 6:15 shows kings trying to escape.

Psalm 2:10-12 warns rulers to submit to the Son or face destruction, which Revelation 6:15 shows them hiding from in terror.

Isaiah 2:10 Allusion

In Isaiah 2:10, people are told to hide in rocks from the terror of the Lord—identical imagery to Revelation's hiding from the Lamb's wrath.

Isaiah 2:19 Allusion

In Isaiah 2:19, men flee to caves and holes from God's terror—nearly verbatim the scene in Revelation, showing prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 24:21 predicts the Lord punishing the kings of the earth, which Revelation 6:15 shows them hiding from that punishment.

Joshua 10:16 describes kings hiding in a cave from earthly armies, typologically prefiguring all rulers hiding from divine wrath in Revelation 6:15.

Jeremiah 4:29 shows people fleeing to thickets and rocks — exact image of hiding in caves that Revelation echoes.

Nahum 3:11 Parallel

In Nahum 3:11, hiding from the enemy directly parallels the hiding in caves in Revelation 6:15.

In Jeremiah 16:16, hunters flush people from rock holes — same hiding imagery as the terrified people hiding in caves in Revelation 6:15.

Isaiah 10:3 Parallel

Isaiah 10:3 asks whom to flee to on the day of punishment — directly parallel to the futile hiding in Revelation.

Job 34:22 Contrast

Job 34:22 states no darkness hides evildoers — contrasting Revelation where people vainly seek cover from God's sight.

Isaiah 5:15 Parallel

Isaiah 5:15 repeats the humbling of mighty and low — strong thematic parallel to the social reversal in Revelation.

Isaiah 2:9 Parallel

Isaiah 2:9 says the common and prominent are humbled — parallel to the list of all ranks hiding in Revelation.

Isaiah 33:14 describes sinners terrified of consuming fire — parallel to the dread of the Lamb's wrath in Revelation.

In Jeremiah 49:8, 'dwell deep' suggests hiding during calamity, echoing the hiding in caves of Revelation 6:15.

Job 30:6 Parallel

Job 30:6 describes outcasts dwelling in desolate valleys and rocks — parallel to the elite hiding in caves from the Lamb's wrath.

In Hebrews 11:38, faithful saints live in caves as exiles, while Revelation's ungodly hide from judgment—contrasting uses of caves.

James 5:1 Parallel

James 5:1 calls rich men to weep for coming miseries, paralleling the rich men hiding from judgment here.

Job 18:11 Parallel

In Job 18:11, terrors frighten the wicked — the same terror that drives people to hide in Revelation's judgment scene.

Psalm 110:6 Allusion

Psalm 110:6 continues the judgment theme with shattering chiefs over the earth, corresponding to the universal terror in Revelation 6:15.

Proverbs 1:27 warns distress like a whirlwind — parallel to the sudden terror of God's wrath in Revelation.

Hebrews 10:27 describes the fearful expectation of judgment for adversaries, matching the terror of those hiding from wrath here.

In Ezekiel 32:32, God's terror on the living parallels the terror of the Lamb's wrath in Revelation 6:15.

In Ezekiel 7:18, horror covers people in judgment, similar to the dread felt in Revelation 6:15.

In Jeremiah 46:5, dismay and flight from judgment parallel the terror of Revelation 6:15, though no specific hiding.

Daniel 5:9 Parallel

In Daniel 5:9, Belshazzar's terror at the divine message parallels the terror in Revelation 6:15.