Revelation 6:12

6:12 Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;

Revelation 12:1

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12:1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.

Revelation 8:12

8:12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day and for a third of the night likewise.


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”

tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).

tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

sn Sunmoonstars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”