Cross references

Revelation 1:4

John,

To the seven churches in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

Revelation 1:4 BSB
  1. a Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
  2. b Or the sevenfold Spirit

Revelation 1:4 has 33 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 22 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 11:2 (27 votes) and John 1:1 (24 votes). 41 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Genesis 2 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Revelation 1:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 33, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 11:227 votes

    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

  2. John 1:124 votes

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  3. Hebrews 13:823 votes

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

  4. Psalm 90:222 votes

    Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

  5. Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

  6. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

  7. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

  8. “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

  9. James 1:1713 votes

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

  10. For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

  11. Exodus 3:1411 votes
  12. Isaiah 41:410 votes

    Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”

  13. And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

  14. saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

  15. Micah 5:25 votes
  16. Romans 1:75 votes
  17. To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Which verses point to Revelation 1:4?

The 10 strongest of 41.