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Rev 11:8 — And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

their dead		Rev 11:9; Psa 79:2,3; Jer 26:23; Eze 37:11
the great		Rev 11:13; Rev 14:8; Rev 16:19; Rev 17:1,5; Rev 18:2,10,18,21
Sodom		Gen 13:13; Gen 19:24; Isa 1:10; Jer 23:14; Eze 16:53-55; Amo 4:11; Mat 10:15; 2Pe 2:6; Jud 1:7
Egypt		Exd 1:13,14; Exd 3:7; Exd 20:2; Psa 78:43-51
our Lord		Rev 18:24; Luk 13:33,34; Act 9:4; Hbr 6:6; Hbr 13:12

Correlating Passages

their dead

	Rev 11:9	And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
	Psa 79:2	The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
	Psa 79:3	Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them].
	Jer 26:23	And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
	Eze 37:11	Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

the great

	Rev 11:13	And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
	Rev 14:8	And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
	Rev 16:19	And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
	Rev 17:1	And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
	Rev 17:5	And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
	Rev 18:2	And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
	Rev 18:10	Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
	Rev 18:18	And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like unto this great city!
	Rev 18:21	And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Sodom

	Gen 13:13	But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
	Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
	Isa 1:10	Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
	Jer 23:14	I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
	Eze 16:53	When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
	Eze 16:54	That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
	Eze 16:55	When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
	Amo 4:11	I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
	Mat 10:15	Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
	2Pe 2:6	And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
	Jud 1:7	Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Egypt

	Exd 1:13	And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
	Exd 1:14	And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour.
	Exd 3:7	And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
	Exd 20:2	I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
	Psa 78:43	How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
	Psa 78:44	And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
	Psa 78:45	He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
	Psa 78:46	He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
	Psa 78:47	He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
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our Lord

	Rev 18:24	And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
	Luk 13:33	Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
	Luk 13:34	O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!
	Act 9:4	And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
	Hbr 6:6	If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.
	Hbr 13:12	Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

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Scott, Thomas. "Revelation 11:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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