Revelation 13:7

New International Reader's Version

The beast was allowed to make war against God’s holy people and to overcome them. It was given authority over every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they spoke.

Cross References

Exodus 9:16

But I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to show you my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.

Isaiah 10:15

Does an ax claim to be more important than the person who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging the person who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!

Isaiah 37:26

“ ‘ “But I, the Lord, say, ‘Haven’t you heard what I have done? Long ago I arranged for you to do this. In days of old I planned it. Now I have made it happen. You have turned cities with high walls into piles of stone.

Jeremiah 25:9

So I will send for all the nations in the north. And I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,’ announces the Lord. ‘I will bring all of them against this land and against you who live here. They will march out against all the nations that are around this land. I will set apart Judah and the nations around it in a special way to be destroyed. People will be shocked because of them. And they will make fun of them. Those nations will be destroyed forever.

Daniel 12:1

“At that time Michael will appear. He is the great prince of the angels. He guards your people. There will be a time of terrible suffering. Things will be worse than at any time since nations began. But at that time of suffering your people will be saved. Their names are written in the book of life.

Daniel 7:21

I saw that the horn was at war with God’s holy people. It was winning the battle over them.

Daniel 7:25

He’ll speak against the Most High God. He’ll treat God’s holy people badly. He will try to change the times and laws that were given by God. God’s holy people will be placed under his power for three and a half years.

Luke 4:6

He said to Jesus, “I will give you all their authority and glory. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You were given power from heaven. If you weren’t, you would have no power over me. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Revelation 10:11

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Revelation 11:18

The nations were angry, and the time for your anger has come. The time has come to judge the dead. It is time to reward your servants the prophets and your people who honor you. There is a reward for all your people, both great and small. It is time to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 11:7

When they have finished speaking, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them. He will overpower them and kill them.

Revelation 12:17

The dragon was very angry with the woman. He went off to make war against the rest of her children. They obey God’s commands. And they hold firmly to the truth they have said about Jesus.

Revelation 17:15

Then the angel spoke to me. “You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said. “They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.

Revelation 5:9

Here is the new song they sang. “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.