Revelation 6:15-17

The Seven Seals

15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave 1 and free, p hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 q calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of r him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for s the great day of their wrath has come, and t who can stand?"

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:19
    And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
    Isaiah 2:21
    To enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
  2. Cross References
    Hosea 10:8
    The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall on us.
    Luke 23:30
    Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 4:2
    At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 30:7
    Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it.
    Joel 2:11
    The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome; who can endure it?
    Joel 2:31
    The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
  5. Cross References
    Ezra 9:15
    O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.
    Psalms 76:7
    But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused?
    Malachi 3:2
    But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
    Luke 21:36
    But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.
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