The Sixth Seal

12 Then I saw Him open[a] the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth(A) made of goat hair; the entire moon[b] became like blood; 13 the stars[c] of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind; 14 the sky separated like a scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:12 Lit I saw when He opened
  2. Revelation 6:12 Or the full moon
  3. Revelation 6:13 Perhaps meteors

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(A) The sun turned black(B) like sackcloth(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(D) as figs drop from a fig tree(E) when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,(F) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(G)

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