Revelation 6:12-17

The Seven Seals

¹² When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, _i there was a great earthquake, and _j the sun became black as _k sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, ¹³ and _l the stars of the sky fell to the earth _m as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. ¹⁴ _n The sky vanished _m like a scroll that is being rolled up, and _o 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 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
   Revelation 11:13
   And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
   Revelation 16:18
   And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.
   Hebrews 12:26
   At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 24:29
   Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 50:3
   I clothe the heavens with blackness and make sackcloth their covering.
   
4. Cross References
   Revelation 8:10
   The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
   Revelation 9:1
   And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 34:4
   All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
   
6. Cross References
   Revelation 20:11
   Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
   Revelation 21:1
   Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
   
7. Cross References
   Revelation 6:13
   And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
   
8. Cross References
   Revelation 16:20
   And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found.
   Isaiah 54:10
   For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
   Jeremiah 4:24
   I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro.
   Ezekiel 38:20
   The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground.
   Nahum 1:5
   The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
   
9. 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.
   
10. 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.
    
11. 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.
    
12. 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.
    
13. 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.