Cross references

Revelation 6:9

And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

Revelation 6:9 BSB

Revelation 6:9 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Revelation 20:4 (17 votes) and John 16:2 (14 votes). 42 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 20.

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Which verses does Revelation 6:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

  2. John 16:214 votes

    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

  3. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

  4. They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.” …

  5. I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

  6. And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. …

  7. So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

  8. And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

  9. The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

  10. We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Which verses point to Revelation 6:9?

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