Revelation 6:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The sky rolls up like a scroll, and every mountain and island is moved from its place.
What Does Revelation 6:14 Mean?
The unmaking continues. The sky itself is rolled up like a scroll being closed, and every mountain and island is wrenched from where it stood. The most permanent features of the world, the everlasting hills, the fixed expanse overhead, are shown to be anything but permanent before their Maker.
Here is creation folding away at God's approach, like a curtain drawn back when the scene is finished. The point is not despair but perspective. The things people lean on as solid and lasting can be moved in a moment. Only God endures unchanged, and the wise reader learns to build a life on the one foundation that the great day cannot shake.
Revelation 6:14 in the Original Language
biblion (βιβλίον), 'scroll' -- a rolled book of papyrus, here pictured rolling shut as the sky departs.
Frequently Asked Questions About Revelation 6:14
What does Revelation 6:14 mean?
The sky rolls up like a scroll, and every mountain and island is moved from its place.