Revelation 6:14

And the heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all the mountains and islands were moved out of their places.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

In Context

13And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind.

15And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

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Cross References

Psalms 102:26\102:25\In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Isaiah 34:4And the heavens will be rolled together like the roll of a book: and all their army will be gone, like a dead leaf from the vine, or a dry fruit from the fig-tree.

Jeremiah 3:23Truly, the hills, and the noise of an army on the mountains, are a false hope: truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:25See, I am against you, says the Lord, O mountain of destruction, causing the destruction of all the earth: and my hand will be stretched out on you, rolling you down from the rocks, and making you a burned mountain.

Nahum 1:5The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.

Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw you and were moved with fear; the clouds were streaming with water: the voice of the deep was sounding; the sun did not come up, and the moon kept still in her place.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 6:10-17

The Opening of the Seals. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And 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? 11 And 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… Read the whole commentary →

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