Revelation 6:17
for the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able to stand?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 76:7Thou, thou, O God! art terrible! Who can stand before thee in thine anger?
Isaiah 13:6Howl ye, for the day of Jehovah is at hand! Like a destruction from the Almighty, it cometh;
Joel 2:11Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; For very great is his host; Yea, it is mighty, executing his word; The day of Jehovah is great, and very terrible; Who shall be able to bear it?
Zephaniah 1:14The day of Jehovah is near, the great day; It is near, and hasteth greatly; The day of Jehovah shall resound; Bitterly shall the mighty man cry for help.
Luke 21:36But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Jude 1:6and the angels which kept not their principality, but left their own dwelling-place, he hath kept in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day;
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 →