Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

Bible References

True

Revelation 15:3
They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are Your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the Nations.
Revelation 16:5
I heard the angel of the waters say:

You are righteous,
who is and who was, the Holy One,
for You have decided these things.
Deuteronomy 32:4
The Rock—His work is perfect;
all His ways are entirely just.
A faithful God, without prejudice,
He is righteous and true.
Psalm 19:9
The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.
Isaiah 25:1
Yahweh, You are my God;
I will exalt You. I will praise Your name,
for You have accomplished wonders,
plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Judged

Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters.
Revelation 18:3
For all the nations have drunk
the wine of her sexual immorality,
which brings wrath.
The kings of the earth
have committed sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth
have grown wealthy from her excessive luxury.

And hath

Revelation 6:10
They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
because God has executed your judgment on her!
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.
In time their foot will slip,
for their day of disaster is near,
and their doom is coming quickly.”

General references

Exodus 18:10
“Praise the Lord,” Jethro exclaimed, “who rescued you from Pharaoh and the power of the Egyptians and snatched the people from the power of the Egyptians.
2 Chronicles 23:21
All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword.
Psalm 119:137
צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.
Isaiah 14:3
When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do,
Isaiah 34:8
For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.
Isaiah 65:18
Then be glad and rejoice forever
in what I am creating;
for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy
and its people to be a delight.
Jeremiah 51:24
“I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion before your very eyes.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.
2 Thessalonians 1:6
since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

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