Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 8:12
THE FOURTH TRUMPET.
And the fourth angel sounded. Again the scene changes.
And the third part of the sun was smitten, etc. Now it is the
third part of the sun, and of the moon, and of the stars that is
smitten, and darkness follows. The sun is a symbol of the supreme
ruler, and the moon and stars of inferior dignities. If the Roman
emperor, ruler of the world, should be cast from power, his empire
overthrown, the consuls, senators, and great men who supported his
power be cast to the dust, and a period of intellectual and moral
darkness should follow, it would fully meet the symbolism.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
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