Revelation 8:5

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Cross-reference

In Revelation 16:18, the same thunder, lightning, and earthquake accompany the seventh bowl — connecting the censer judgment to the final plagues.

Revelation 16:1-21 details the seven bowls of God's wrath poured out — here, fire from the altar is thrown to earth, initiating similar judgments.

In Revelation 11:19, the same thunder, lightning, and earthquake appear when the temple opens — linking the censer judgment to the heavenly temple.

In Revelation 4:5, the same thunder, lightning, and rumblings emanate from God's throne — now they accompany judgment on earth.

Revelation 11:13 also has a severe earthquake as divine judgment — here the earthquake begins a series of judgment signs.

In Revelation 10:3, seven thunders sound, paralleling the peals of thunder here as part of the same apocalyptic vision.

Revelation 19:6 Related theme

In Revelation 19:6, peals of thunder accompany praise, echoing the thunder here but in a different context of worship.

Psalm 18:13 Allusion

In Psalm 18:13, God thunders with hailstones and coals of fire — the same elements of divine judgment seen here.

Isaiah 29:6 Allusion

Isaiah 29:6 describes the Lord's coming with thunder, earthquake, and fire — the exact same trio of judgment signs seen here.

Isaiah 66:14-16 describes the Lord coming in fire to judge — here, fire from the altar is thrown to earth, echoing that judgment.

In Ezekiel 10:2-7, a man takes coals of fire from the cherubim and scatters them over Jerusalem — the same imagery of coals from God's presence bringing judgment.

Exodus 19:16 records thunder, lightning, and a trumpet at Sinai — the same theophanic signs that accompany divine judgment here.

Haggai 2:6 Allusion

In Haggai 2:6, God promises to shake the heavens and earth; this earthquake echoes that cosmic shaking at the end of the age.

Matthew 24:7 lists earthquakes as signs of the end times — this earthquake is one such sign in the apocalyptic sequence.

Isaiah 66:6 Allusion

Isaiah 66:6 speaks of a voice from the temple repaying enemies — here, noises and thunderings from the altar accompany judgment.

In Isaiah 30:30, God's judgment comes with devouring fire and hailstones — a parallel to the thunder and fire here.

In 2 Samuel 22:7-9, God responds to David's cry with shaking earth and fire — a theophany pattern echoed in the judgment here.