Raw Cross-Testament Parallels Data¶

REV 5:5 — "Lion of Judah prevailed to open the book"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Jer 22:2	0.390	david, judah
1Sam 22:5	0.388	david, judah
1Sam 23:3	0.386	behold, david, judah
Gen 49:9	0.381	judah, lion
Exo 2:6	0.378	behold, open, weep

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 5:1	0.392	scroll, seal, seven
REV 5:9	0.389	open, scroll, seal, tribe
REV 3:7	0.364	david, open
REV 22:16	0.361	david, root

Note: Gen 49:9 ("Judah is a lion's whelp") is the OT source for the "Lion of the tribe of Juda" title.

REV 6:2 — "White horse, conquering and to conquer"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Zec 1:8	0.401	behold, horse, white
Jer 46:9	0.385	bow, horse
Zec 6:3	0.373	horse, white
Amos 2:15	0.372	bow, horse

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 6:8	0.506	behold, given, horse, look
REV 19:11	0.500	behold, horse, sitting, white
REV 6:4	0.492	forth, given, horse, sitting
REV 14:14	0.427	behold, crown, having
REV 19:14	0.416	horse, white

Key finding: REV 19:11 (Christ on white horse) is the second-highest NT parallel to REV 6:2, sharing "horse" + "white" + "behold" + "sitting."

REV 6:4 — "Red horse, peace taken, great sword"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Zec 1:8	0.387	horse, red
2Ki 9:19	0.375	cease, horse
Zec 9:10	0.358	cease, horse

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 6:2	0.492	forth, given, horse, sitting
REV 6:8	0.452	given, horse, sitting, sword
REV 19:21	0.441	forth, horse, sitting, sword
REV 12:3	0.362	another, great, red
MAT 10:34	0.345	cease, sword

REV 6:8 — "Pale horse, Death and Hades"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Amos 4:10	0.331	horse, kill
Zec 6:3	0.314	fourth, horse

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 6:2	0.506	behold, given, horse, look
REV 19:21	0.477	horse, kill, sitting, sword
REV 1:18	0.426	behold, death, hades
REV 20:13	0.409	death, hades
REV 13:3	0.400	beast, death

Key finding: Rev 1:18 ("I have the keys of hell and of death") connects to the fourth seal's Death and Hades — Christ holds authority over both.

REV 6:10 — "How long, O Lord?"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Psa 94:21	0.363	blood, holy
Deut 32:43	0.353	avenge, blood

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 7:10	0.499	loud, voice
REV 19:1	0.415	loud, voice
REV 14:15	0.408	cry, loud, voice

Note: The parallels tool does not strongly surface the "how long?" formula connections (Psa 6:3; 13:1-2; Zec 1:12) because these rely on the heos pote phrase rather than shared content terms.

REV 6:12 — "Great earthquake, sun black, moon as blood"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Joel 3:4 [= Joel 2:31 Heb]	0.375	blood, great, moon, sun
Joel 2:10	0.306	moon, sun

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 11:19	0.422	earthquake, great, open
REV 6:9	0.397	open, saw, seal
ACT 2:20	0.365	blood, great, moon, sun

Key finding: Joel 2:31 (Joel 3:4 in LXX) is the highest OT parallel, sharing 4 terms. Acts 2:20 quotes Joel 2:31. This confirms the Joel cosmic-sign tradition as the OT source for the sixth seal imagery.

REV 6:17 — "The great day of his wrath is come"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Nahum 1:6	0.361	anger, stand
Zeph 3:8	0.354	anger
Isa 13:9	0.368	anger

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 12:12	0.394	anger, because, great
REV 11:18	0.374	anger, great
REV 15:1	0.346	anger, because, great
ROM 2:5	0.341	anger

Key finding: REV 11:18 ("thy wrath is come") parallels REV 6:17 ("the great day of his wrath is come") — shared endpoint language (SP092). Both use orge + elthen construction, supporting recapitulation.

REV 8:1 — "Silence in heaven about the space of half an hour"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Psa 62:2	0.278	silence
Psa 115:17	0.258	silence

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
REV 6:9	0.384	open, seal
REV 6:3	0.371	open, seal
REV 6:12	0.362	open, seal

MAT 24:29 — "Sun darkened, moon no light, stars fall"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Isa 13:10	0.490	heaven, light, moon, star, sun
Eccl 12:2	0.472	after, light, moon, star, sun
Ezek 32:7	0.443	heaven, light, moon, star, sun
Joel 2:10	0.439	heaven, moon, star, sun
Joel 3:4	0.425	moon, sun

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
MRK 13:24	0.709	after, darken, light, moon, sun, tribulation
MRK 13:25	0.519	fall, heaven, power, shaken, star
ACT 2:20	0.457	moon, sun
REV 8:12	0.440	darken, moon, star, sun
REV 6:13	0.379	heaven, shaken, star

Key finding: Isa 13:10 is the strongest OT parallel to Mat 24:29 (score 0.490, 5 shared terms). Mat 24:29 follows Isaiah's wording more closely ("sun darkened, moon no light"). Rev 6:12 follows Joel 2:31 more closely ("moon as blood"). This vocabulary divergence suggests independent access to a shared OT prophetic tradition rather than direct literary dependence.

REV 5:1 — "A scroll sealed with seven seals"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Est 8:10	0.314	seal
Exo 39:14	0.314	seal
Exo 28:21	0.309	seal
Neh 11:19	0.308	seven
Dan 6:18	0.299	seal

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
LUK 4:17	0.400	scroll, written
REV 5:6	0.396	dominion, saw, seven
REV 20:11	0.394	dominion, saw, sitt
REV 5:7	0.393	dominion, sitt
REV 5:5	0.392	scroll, seal, seven

Note: LUK 4:17 (Jesus opening the scroll in Nazareth synagogue) is the strongest NT parallel to REV 5:1 — both involve opening a sealed/rolled scroll. The OT parallels are weak; the sealed-scroll concept draws more on Dan 12:4,9 and Jer 32:10-14, which the tool does not surface strongly because they share theme rather than vocabulary.

MAT 24:7 — "Nation against nation, famines, earthquakes"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Jer 1:10	0.314	dominion
Jer 51:20	0.313	dominion
Jer 18:9	0.313	dominion
Jer 29:18	0.312	dominion
Ezek 29:15	0.308	dominion

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
MRK 13:8	0.651	against, dominion, earthquake, famine
LUK 21:10	0.461	against, dominion, nation
LUK 21:11	0.430	earthquake, famine, place
LUK 21:25	0.322	nation
MAT 24:14	0.318	dominion, nation

Key finding: MRK 13:8 is the strongest NT parallel (0.651, 4 shared terms) — this is the Markan parallel to the Olivet Discourse. LUK 21:10-11 splits the content across two verses. Shared vocabulary limos (famine) and seismos (earthquake) directly map to the third and sixth seals.

MAT 24:9 — "They shall kill you, hated by all nations"¶

OT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
Josh 20:3	0.322	deliver, kill
Psa 136:18	0.322	kill
Neh 9:28	0.314	deliver
Gen 34:25	0.305	kill
Gen 37:20	0.301	kill

NT Parallels¶

Reference	Score	Shared Terms
MAT 10:22	0.408	hat, name
MRK 13:13	0.408	hat, name
LUK 21:17	0.399	hat, name
REV 11:18	0.377	name, nation
LUK 21:12	0.351	name

Key finding: The synoptic parallels (Mat 10:22, Mrk 13:13, Luk 21:17) all share the "hated for my name" formula. REV 11:18 surfaces as a parallel sharing "name" and "nation" — another connection between Olivet Discourse and Revelation. The tool does not strongly link to REV 6:9-11 because the fifth seal uses sphazo (G4969) for "slain" while Mat 24:9 uses apokteino (G615) for "kill" — different vocabulary for the same concept.

MAT 24 vs REV 6 — Greek Parallel Passages Comparison¶

Using greek_parallel_passages.py --compare "MAT 24" "REV 6":

MAT 24 Verse	REV 6 Verse	Score
24:37	6:17	3
24:31	6:1	3
24:12	6:9	3
24:49	6:11	3
24:51	6:11	3
24:29	6:11	3
24:29	6:12	3
24:29	6:13	3
24:30	6:4	3
24:30	6:15	3

10 parallel verses found. Key connections: - Mat 24:29 maps to REV 6:11-13 (cosmic signs + seal context) - Mat 24:30 maps to REV 6:4 and 6:15 (coming with power / hiding from wrath) - Mat 24:37 maps to REV 6:17 (day of judgment endpoint) - Mat 24:12 maps to REV 6:9 (lawlessness / martyrdom context)