Revelation 6:14

Revelation 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
• New International Version (NIV)The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

Context of Revelation 6:14

12I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree shedding its late [summer] figs when shaken by a strong wind. The sky was split [separated from the land] and rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island were dislodged and moved out of their places. 15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the wealthy and the strong and everyone, [whether] slave or free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16and they called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne, and from the [righteous] wrath and indignation of the Lamb;

Revelation 6:14 word by word

καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον, καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ νῆσος ἐκ τῶν τόπων αὐτῶν ἐκινήθησαν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• departedἀποχωρίζωapochōrizō · to separate fromG673
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a scrollβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• when it is rolled togetherεἱλίσσωheilissō · to roll upG1507
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• islandνῆσοςnēsos · islandG3520
• were movedκινέωkineō · to moveG2795
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• placesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• placesτόποςtopos · placeG5117

Cross-references for Revelation 6:14

• Psalms 102:26Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.
• Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven will be dissolved, And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
• Hebrews 1:11They will perish, but You remain [forever and ever]; And they will all wear out like a garment,
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
• Revelation 16:20Then every island fled away, and no mountains could be found.
• Isaiah 2:14Against all the high mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,
• Jeremiah 3:23Truly, [the hope of salvation from] the hill [where idols are worshiped] is a deception, A tumult and noisy multitude on the mountains; Truly in the Lord our God Is the salvation of Israel.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
• Jeremiah 51:25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain [conqueror of nations], Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the [rugged] cliffs, And will make you a burnt mountain (extinct volcano).
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations, Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered, The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed. His ways are eternal.

Commentaries on Revelation 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And the heaven departed as a scroll - The whole system of pagan and idolatrous worship, with all its spiritual, secular, and superstitious influence, was blasted, shrivelled up, and rendered null and void, as a parchment scroll when exposed to the action of a strong fire. And every mountain - All the props, supports, and dependencies of the empire, whether regal allies, tributary kings, dependent colonies, or mercenary troops, were all moved out of their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal - See the notes at Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1. And, lo, there was a great earthquake - Before endeavoring to ascertain to what the sixth seal was designed to refer, it is proper, as in the previous cases, to furnish a particular explanation of the meaning of the symbols. All the symbols represented in the opening of this seal denote consternation, commotion, changes; but still they are all…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 When the sixth seal was opened, there was a great earthquake. The foundations of churches and states would be terribly shaken. Such bold figurative descriptions of great changes abound in the prophecies of Scripture; for these events are emblems, and declare the end of the world and the day of judgment. Dread and terror would seize on all sorts of men. Neither grandeur, riches, valour, nor strength, can support men at that time. They would be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14These violent and world-shaking signs are linked in Scripture to the day of the Lord. On this day, God’s judgment will disrupt the entire created order (see Isaiah 13:4–12; 34:1–4; Joel 2:1–32; Zephaniah 2:1–3; Mark 13:1–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. departed--Greek, "was separated from" its place; "was made to depart." Not as Alford, "parted asunder"; for, on the contrary, it was rolled together as a scroll which had been open is rolled up and laid aside. There is no "asunder one from another" here in the Greek, as in Ac 15:39, which Alford copies. mountain ... moved out of ... places--(Psa 121:1, Margin; Jr 3:23; 4:24; Na 1:5). This total disruption shall be the precursor of the new earth, just…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 6:14

• Astronomy
• Despondency
• Earthquakes
• Heaven
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

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Commentaries on Revelation 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings