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The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn`t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
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The Fall of an Empire
Several prominent commentators, including Albert Barnes and John Gill, interpret this verse as a prophecy of the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire around 476 AD. In this view, the 'sun' represents the emperor, while the 'moon and stars' signify lesser governing bodies like the senate. Their 'darkening' symbolizes the end of Roman imperial power, which plunged that part of the world into a 'dark age.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the fourth angel sounded. (See the notes on Revelation 8:6, Revelation 8:7).
And the third part of the sea was s…
Was smitten (επληγη). Second aorist passive indicative of πλησσω, old verb (like πληγη plague), here only in N.T.
T…
19th Century
Anglican
And the fourth angel . . .—Translate: And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was struck, and the third pa…
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The fourth trumpet. The heavens are struck with partial darkness, reminiscent of the ninth plague (Exodus 10:21–23). The references to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the fourth angel sounded His trumpet. Some think this refers to the Eutychian heresy, which confounded the two natures of Chris…
The first angel sounded the first trumpet, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood—a storm of heresies, a mixture of dreadful errors fa…
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