Revelation 6:12-17

12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

A. Great earthquake - The 6 th seal is a picture of the end of time. The earth will be destroyed. The description is of the Second Coming. All the world and physical things will end. Similar language is used in the Old Testament (Joel 2:10; Isaiah 13:5-11).

1. The sun becomes black

2. The moon becomes as blood

3. The stars of heaven fall to the earth

4. The sky is parted and rolled up like a scroll

5. Every mountain and island are moved (earthquake)

6. Seven classes of men - kings, great, rich, chief captains, mighty, bondman, freeman

7. Try to hide from the wrath of God

8. They beg for death to escape facing God

B. The final “payday” has come and no evil person can survive.