¹² When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, ^(A)there was a great earthquake, and ^(B)the sun became black as ^(C)sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, ¹³ and ^(D)the stars of the sky fell to the earth ^(E)as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. ^14 (F)The sky vanished ^(G)like a scroll that is being rolled up, and ^(H)every mountain and island was removed from its place. ¹⁵ Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave^[a] and free, ^(I)hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, ^16 (J)calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of ^(K)him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, ¹⁷ for ^(L)the great day of their wrath has come, and ^(M)who can stand?”

¹² The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of ^(A)the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

⁸ The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^(A)with fire. ⁹ They were scorched by the fierce heat, and ^(B)they cursed^[a] the name of God who had power over these plagues. ^(C)They did not repent ^(D)and give him glory.

¹⁷ Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^(A)all the birds that fly directly overhead, ^(B)“Come, gather for ^(C)the great supper of God, ^18 (D)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,^[a] both small and great.” ¹⁹ And I saw ^(E)the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^(F)gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. ²⁰ And the beast was captured, and with it ^(G)the false prophet ^(H)who in its presence^[b] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^(I)worshiped its image. These two were ^(J)thrown alive into the lake of ^(K)fire that burns with sulfur. ²¹ And the rest were slain by the sword ^(L)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and ^(M)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.