Revelation 6:16
And they say to the mountains and the rocks: Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
17For the great day of their wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?
Cross References
Psalms 14:5They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.
Psalms 110:5The Lord at thy right hand hath broken kings in the day of his wrath.
Hosea 10:8And the high places of the idol, the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: the bur and the thistle shall grow up over their altars: and they shall say to the mountains: Cover us; and to the hills: Fall upon us.
Matthew 26:64Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled, rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with the angels of his power:
Revelation 4:5And from the throne proceeded lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there were seven lamps burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
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 →