Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 6:12
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12. As Revelation 6:4 ; Revelation 6:6-8 , the sword, famine, and pestilence, answer to Matthew 24:6 ; Matthew 24:7 ; Revelation 6:9 ; Revelation 6:10 , as to martyrdoms, answer to Matthew 24:9 ; Matthew 24:10 ; so this passage, Revelation 6:12 ; Revelation 6:17 , answers to Matthew 24:29 ; Matthew 24:30 , "the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven; . . . then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming"; imagery describing the portents of the immediate coming of the day of the Lord; but not the coming itself until the elect are sealed, and the judgments invoked by the martyrs descend on the earth, the sea, and the trees ( Revelation 7:1-3 ). and, lo —So A reads. But B and C omit "lo." earthquake — Greek, "shaking" of the heavens, the sea, and the dry land; the shaking of these mutable things being the necessary preliminary to the setting up of those things which cannot be shaken. This is one of the catchwords [WORDSWORTH] connecting the sixth seal with the sixth trumpet ( Revelation 7:1-66.7.3- : ) and the seventh vial ( Revelation 7:1-66.7.3- : ); also the seventh seal ( Revelation 7:1-66.7.3- : ). sackcloth —One kind, made of the "hair" of Cilician goats, was called "cilicium," or Cilician cloth, and was used for tents, c. Paul, a Cilician, made such tents ( Revelation 7:1-66.7.3- : ). moon —A, B, C, and oldest versions read, "the whole moon" the full moon; not merely the crescent moon. as blood — ( Revelation 7:1-66.7.3- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"
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