Apocalisse 6:14

14 E il cielo si ritrasse come una pergamena che si arrotola; e ogni montagna e ogni isola fu rimossa dal suo luogo.

Apocalisse 6:14 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 6:14

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled
together
The manner of writing formerly was on rolls of parchment; hence the word volume is used for a book, which, when rolled up, the writing within could not be seen, not a syllable nor letter of it. In like manner the Roman empire, as Pagan, which was like a large sheet, or rather like the expanse or firmament of the heaven, stretched out over all the earth, was now, as to the Paganism of it, rolled up together, so that there were no more Heathen gods, nor Heathen priests; no more idolatry, and idolatrous worship of that kind were to be seen, and not so much as the names of Heathen gods to be heard of in the empire.

And every mountain and island were moved out of their places;
by "every mountain" may be meant the places of idolatrous worship, which were usually upon mountains; see ( Jeremiah 3:6 Jeremiah 3:23 ) ; which were now shut up, or demolished, or used for Christian worship; and "every island" being moved also may show, that Paganism was not only rooted out of the provinces of the empire upon the continent, but out of the islands also; and the ecclesiastical history of these times informs us, that there were Christian churches in the isles, which enjoyed the Gospel free of persecution and distress; as in the isles of Cyprus, Crete, the Cyclades, Sardinia, Siciiy, Corsica, and in ours of England, Scotland, and Ireland ^F15. Mr. Daubuz thinks, that as "mountains" design the temples of idols, "islands" signify the revenues of them, which were now taken away, and applied to other uses.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Centuriator. Magdeburg. Cent. 4. c. 2. p. 5, 8.

Apocalisse 6:14 In-Context

12 Poi vidi quand’ebbe aperto il sesto suggello: e si fece un gran terremoto; e il sole divenne nero come un cilicio di crine, e tutta la luna diventò come sangue;

13 e le stelle del cielo caddero sulla terra come quando un fico scosso da un gran vento lascia cadere i suoi fichi immaturi.

14 E il cielo si ritrasse come una pergamena che si arrotola; e ogni montagna e ogni isola fu rimossa dal suo luogo.

15 E i re della terra e i grandi e i capitani e i ricchi e i potenti e ogni servo e ogni libero si nascosero nelle spelonche e nelle rocce dei monti;

16 e dicevano ai monti e alle rocce: Cadeteci addosso e nascondeteci dal cospetto di Colui che siede sul trono e dall’ira dell’Agnello;