Seal #6- The Great Earthquake (TMF:1310)

Friday, February 21, 2020
Peace to Live By: Seal #6- The Great Earthquake (TMF:1310) - Daniel Litton
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       The sixth Seal: “When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place” (Revelation 6:12-14, ESV). Notice while we might say the last four Seal Judgments were of an indirect nature from God, this judgment will be unmistakably God induced. That’s the way the world will see it. First there is a great earthquake. The word “great” here coupled with earthquake denotes a powerful one, probably encompassing the entire earth. Then we see the disturbance with the sun and the moon. It could be that because the earth was affected by such a great earthquake that the sun becomes darkened and the moon changes its color due to an effect on the sky. Thus, if the great earthquake caused volcanos to erupt, then the volcanic ash in the sky would change the human perception of the sun.