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The stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
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Symbolic Cosmic Collapse
Commentators unanimously agree that the 'falling stars' are not a literal astronomical event. This is powerful, symbolic language, drawn from Old Testament prophets like Isaiah, to depict the complete overthrow of earthly powers and rulers. The imagery signifies a total collapse of the established human order when confronted by divine judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The falling of the stars: And the stars of heaven fell to the earth. This language is derived from the poetic idea that the sky s…
Her unripe figs (τους ολυνθους αυτης). An old word (Latin grossi) for figs that grow in winter and fall off in the spring w…
19th Century
Anglican
(Verses 12-14) And I beheld . . . —Better, And I saw when He opened the sixth seal, and (omit “lo!”) a great shaking took plac…
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Baptist
Think of the contrast between this awful cry and the sentence we read just now: Then did they spit in his face. Mountains and rocks, f…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth All the other inferior deities lost their esteem, worship, and honour; f…
When the sixth seal was opened, there was a great earthquake. The foundations of churches and states would be terribly shaken. Such bold figurative…
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