Revelation 18:20

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Summary

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

And ye

Jude 1:17

God

General references

2 Thessalonians 1:6

Bible References

And ye

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles:

But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God

They called out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"

for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy."

even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

General references

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. Athaliah they had slain with the sword.

For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

It will happen in the day that the LORD will give you rest from your sorrow, from your trouble, and from the hard service in which you were made to serve,

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come.

I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight," says the LORD.

Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,