REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 6:12 The sixth seal previews the destruction of the first heaven and earth (Revelation 20:11; Revelation 21:1). earthquake. See Exodus 19:18; Ezekiel 38:19; Haggai 2:6; Hebrews 12:26. Most of the seven cities mentioned in Revelation 2:1 had experienced devastating earthquakes during the century before Revelation was written. Rebellious humanity—from kings to everyone, slave and free—will seek protection from God and the Lamb (compare Isaiah 2:20; Hosea 10:8). Their desperate question, “Who can stand?” (Nahum 1:5; Malachi 3:2), assumes none can.

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