Revelation 6:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Revelation 6:12 Mean?
The sixth seal opens onto upheaval. The earth quakes violently, the sun goes black as rough mourning cloth, and the moon turns the color of blood. These are the signs the prophets long foretold for the day of the Lord, when the steady lights of creation themselves are shaken and the whole order of things trembles before God.
The darkened sun and bloodied moon announce that the great day is drawing near. Creation puts on mourning, signaling that the Maker is about to act. For the faithful this is awe more than dread: the God who set sun and moon in their courses can also still them, and the same day that shakes the heavens is the day He comes to make all things right.
Revelation 6:12 in the Original Language
sakkos (σάκκος), 'sackcloth' -- coarse dark goat-hair cloth worn in mourning, the image for the blackened sun.
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What does Revelation 6:12 mean?
The sixth seal brings a great earthquake, the sun darkened like sackcloth, and the moon turned to blood.