Discovery BoxRevelation 6:12 
Context6:12 Then 1 I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge 2 earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, 3 and the full moon became blood red; 4
Revelation 12:1
Context12:1 Then 5 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. 6
Revelation 8:12
Context8:12 Then 7 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 8 and for a third of the night likewise.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”
3 tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).
4 tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
6 sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.
7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
8 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”
