Verse 12
Sixth seal Final earthly DISSOLUTION AND DOOM, Revelation 6:12-17.
12. And ”The interpretation of the sixth seal,” says Alford truly, “is a crucial point in apocalyptic exegesis. We may unhesitatingly set down all interpretations as wrong which view as the fulfilment of this passage any period except the coming of the Lord.” The parallel passages are Matthew 24:29-35; Matthew 25:31-46. Hengstenberg’s objection, that the resurrection and other things are omitted, is equally true of both these passages. No one picture in Scripture of the final day is complete. The completion must be attained by a blending of cognate passages.
A great earthquake The Greek word for earthquake does not limit the quake to the earth, but implies a concussion which, as here, may include heaven as well as earth.
Sun… moon On their obscuration by the atmospheric commotions of the day of dissolution, see our note on Matthew 24:29.
Black as sackcloth The cilicium, on which see note, Acts 18:3.
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