Reference

Revelation 16:2

Symbolic / Figurative LanguageThe Beast from the Earth / False Prophet
“And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.”
1

And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

2

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

3

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

4

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Symbolic / Figurative Language
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

The Beast from the Earth / False Prophet
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Symbolic / Figurative Language

The verse describes a physical event—a vial being poured out and sores appearing on people—which could be interpreted as a literal plague, rather than a symbolic representation of something else.

The Beast from the Earth / False Prophet

The verse describes a plague affecting those with the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image, but it does not explicitly mention the Beast from the Earth or the False Prophet as the agent or subject of the action. The verse focuses on the recipients of the plague and their association with "the beast" and "his image," without directly identifying the False Prophet's role in creating or enforcing these.

Symbolic / Figurative Language
Symbolic / Figurative Language

Cross-References

Exodus 9:10Allusion

“And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.”

Exodus 20:4Thematic

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”

Exodus 9:9Thematic

“And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.”

Revelation 8:7Thematic

“The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.”

Revelation 16:1Thematic

“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”

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Thematic Connections

Symbolic / Figurative LanguageThe Beast from the Earth / False Prophet

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