Revelation 6:11-13
New King James Version
11 Then a (A)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (B)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, (C)and [a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and (D)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [b]moon became like blood. 13 (E)And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
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- Revelation 6:12 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 6:12 NU, M whole moon
Revelation 6:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to be patient a little while longer until the number was filled of their fellow servants and brothers who were going to be killed as they had been.
12 [a]Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth[b] and the whole moon became like blood.(A) 13 The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs[c] shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind.
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- 6:12–14 Symbolic rather than literal description of the cosmic upheavals attending the day of the Lord when the martyrs’ prayer for vindication (Rev 6:10) would be answered; cf. Am 8:8–9; Is 34:4; 50:3; Jl 2:10; 3:3–4; Mt 24:4–36; Mk 13:5–37; Lk 21:8–36.
- 6:12 Dark sackcloth: for mourning, sackcloth was made from the skin of a black goat.
- 6:13 Unripe figs: literally, “summer (or winter) fruit.”
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