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Revelation 6:12 KJV
Revelation · chapter 6 · verse 12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;Revelation 6:12 · King James Version
Revelation 6:12 in context
10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
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Key words (Strong's)
- earthquakeseismosa shaking, a commotion, a tempest, an earthquakeG4578 →
- beheldeidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- becameginomaito becomeG1096 →
- sixthhektosthe sixthG1623 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
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In the remaining part of this chapter we have the opening of the fifth and the sixth seals. I. The fifth seal. Here is no mention made of any one who called the apostle to make his observation, probably because the decorum of the vision was to be observed, and each of the four living creatures had discharged its duty…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-17