Revelation 6:12

And I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun became black like sackcloth, and the full moon became red like blood.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

11Then to each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest yet a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and of their friends in Christ’s service who were about to be put to death, as they had been, should be complete.

13The stars of the heavens fell to the earth, as when a fig tree, shaken by a strong wind, drops its unripe fruit.

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Cross References

Joel 2:10Earth trembles before them, the sky quakes, the sun and moon become dark, and the stars withdraw their shining;

Joel 3:15Sun and moon have turned dark, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

Amos 8:9On that day, says the Lord God, I will make the sun set at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.

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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