What other scriptures warn against the sins mentioned in Revelation 9:21? Revelation 9:21 and the Four Unrepentant Sins “They did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their sexual immorality nor of their thefts.” Murders – Warnings Against the Shedding of Innocent Blood • Exodus 20:13 – “You shall not murder.” • Genesis 9:6 – “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.” • Proverbs 6:16-17 – “...hands that shed innocent blood.” • Matthew 5:21-22 – Jesus equates unrighteous anger with murder in seed form. • 1 John 3:15 – “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” • Revelation 21:8 – Murderers named among those cast into the lake of fire. Sorceries – Condemnation of Witchcraft and Occult Practices • Deuteronomy 18:10-12 – “Let no one be found among you who... practices divination or sorcery... For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD.” • Exodus 22:18 – “You must not allow a sorceress to live.” • Isaiah 8:19 – A rebuke for seeking mediums instead of God. • Acts 19:19 – New believers burn their magic scrolls. • Galatians 5:19-21 – “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity... sorcery... Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” • Revelation 21:8; 22:15 – Sorcerers excluded from the New Jerusalem. Sexual Immorality – The Call to Purity • Exodus 20:14 – “You shall not commit adultery.” • Leviticus 18 (whole chapter) – Forbidden sexual practices listed in detail. • Matthew 5:27-28 – Lust of the heart counted as adultery. • 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Neither the sexually immoral... will inherit the kingdom of God.” • 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 – “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.” • Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage must be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.” • Ephesians 5:3-6 – Immorality named among sins bringing God’s wrath. • Revelation 21:8; 22:15 – The sexually immoral barred from eternal life. Thefts – Honoring Property and Integrity • Exodus 20:15 – “You shall not steal.” • Leviticus 19:11 – “You must not steal; you must not lie; you must not deceive one another.” • Zechariah 5:3 – The flying scroll curses “every thief.” • Mark 7:21-22 – Jesus lists theft among sins proceeding from the heart. • Ephesians 4:28 – “He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must labor... so that he may have something to share with the one in need.” • 1 Corinthians 6:10 – Thieves will not inherit the kingdom of God. • Titus 2:10 – Servants urged not to pilfer but to show all good fidelity. Why These Warnings Matter • Each list shows God’s consistent standard from Genesis to Revelation. • The same four sins recur in end-time judgment because people refuse to repent of what Scripture repeatedly forbids. • Judgment passages (Revelation 21:8; 22:15) echo the Ten Commandments and apostolic teaching, underscoring that unrepentant participation in murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, or theft forfeits eternal life. • God’s repeated warnings reveal His mercy: He confronts sin so that sinners will turn to Christ, receive forgiveness, and walk in newness of life. |
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