10 Bible Verses about Plagues

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Revelation 6:8

And I saw, and behold, a pale horse; and the name of him that sat upon him was Death: and Hades followed with him. And authority was given to him over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with famine, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Acts 7:36

He brought them out, after he had performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.

Mark 13:8

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines, and tumults.

Revelation 11:6

These have authority to shut heaven, that it may not rain in the days of their prophecy; and they have authority over the waters, to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they wish.

Revelation 15:1

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful: seven angels that had seven plagues which are the last; for by them the wrath of God is brought to an end.

Revelation 16:1-21

And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go and pour out the seven cups of the wrath of God upon the earth. And the first angel went, and poured out his cup on the land; and there came a hurtful and afflictive sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshiped his image. And the second angel poured out his cup on the sea; and it became blood, like that of a dead man: and every soul in the sea died.read more.
And the third angel poured out his cup on the rivers and the fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters, saying: Just art thou, who art and who wast, the Holy One, because thou hast thus judged. For they have shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink, and they are worthy. And I heard a voice from the altar saying: Even so; Lord God Al mighty, true and just are thy judgments. And the fourth angel poured out his cup on the sun; and it was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat; and they uttered impious words against the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they repented not, that they might give him glory. And the fifth angel poured out his cup on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain; and they spoke impiously against the God of heaven because of their pains, and be cause of their sores; and they repented not of their works. And the sixth angel poured out his cup on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits, like frogs, come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of demons that do signs, and they go forth to the kings of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief: blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that men may not see his nakedness. And they brought them together into a place that is called, in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his cup into the air; and there came a great voice from the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying: It is done. And there were lightnings and voices and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as has not been since men were on the earth, so great an earth quake, and so mighty. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered before God, that he might give her the cup of the wine of his fiercest wrath. And every island fled, and the mountains were not found. And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent, fell from heaven upon men; and men spoke impiously against God, because of the plague of the hail: for the plague of it was very great.

Revelation 18:4-8

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Come out of her, my people, lest you become partakers of her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins reach even to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Reward her as she has rewarded you, and render back to her double, according to her works: in the cup that she has mixed, mix for her double.read more.
As much glory and voluptuousness as she has given to herself, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore, her plagues shall come in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

Revelation 22:18

I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one add to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.

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God » Plagues » Justice of

Revelation 15:3

And they sung the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

God's Judgments » Plagues » Of egypt

God's Judgments » Plagues » General references to

intercession » Answered » Instances of » of moses » For pharaoh » Plagues

Israel » Exempt » Plagues

More verses: Exodus 9:4-6

Israel » Complaints » Against moses » Plagues » death

Israel » Number of » After » Plagues

Plagues » Often followed war and famine

Plagues » Specially fatal in cities

Plagues » The jews sought deliverance from, by prayer

Plagues » Illustrative of » God's judgments upon the apostacy

Revelation 18:4

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Come out of her, my people, lest you become partakers of her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

Revelation 18:8

Therefore, her plagues shall come in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

Plagues » Was attributed to a destroying angel

Plagues » Desolating effects of

Plagues » Inflicted by God

Plagues » Fatal to man and beast

Plagues » Egypt often afflicted with

Plagues » Predicted to happen before destruction of jerusalem

Plagues » Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience

Plagues » Sent upon » Israel for murmuring at destruction of korah

Plagues » Sent upon » The egyptians

Plagues » Sent upon » David's subjects for his numbering the people

Plagues » Sent upon » Israel for worshipping baal-peor

Plagues » Sent upon » Israel for despising manna

Plagues » One of God's four sore judgments

Plagues » Illustrative of » The diseased state of man's heart

Plagues » Sent upon » Israel for making golden calf

Plagues » Equally fatal day and night

Plagues » Often broke out suddenly

Plagues » Described as noisome

The tribe of Simeon » Plagues » Idolatry

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