Apocalipsis 6:13

13 y las estrellas del firmamento cayeron sobre la tierra, como caen los higos verdes de la higuera sacudida por el vendaval.

Apocalipsis 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 6:13

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth
All the other inferior deities lost their esteem, worship, and honour; for the idol temples being now opened, the idols and statues were exposed to the common people, and were found to be stuffed with hay and straw, which brought them into great contempt ^F12. Moreover, as stars sometimes signify the ministers of the Gospel in the Christian church, ( Revelation 1:20 ) , and sometimes the priests in the Jewish church, ( Daniel 8:10 ) ; so they may here likewise include the idolatrous priests among the Heathens, who were discharged and removed by Constantine, and had their posts and profits taken away from them; yea, Maximinus, an Heathen emperor, or tyrant, being beaten by Licinius, who was then Constantine's colleague, killed many of the priests and prophets of his gods, which were formerly had in great admiration by him, as deceivers and betrayers of him, by whose oracles he was animated to the war ^F13. And in like manner Licinius put to death the priests and prophets of the new idol at Antioch ^F14.

Even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of
a mighty wind;
which figs being young and green, and not fixed, fall off easily, and in great numbers, when a blustering wind beats upon them; and so the rabble of Pagan deities, and idolatrous priests, were easily, and in great numbers, removed through the power of Constantine, which carried all before it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Sozomen, l. 2. c. 5.
F13 Euseb. Eccl. Hist. l. 9. c. 10.
F14 Ib. c. 11.

Apocalipsis 6:13 In-Context

11 Entonces cada uno de ellos recibió ropas blancas, y se les dijo que esperaran un poco más, hasta que se completara el número de sus consiervos y hermanos que iban a sufrir el martirio como ellos.

12 Vi que el Cordero rompió el sexto sello, y se produjo un gran terremoto. El sol se oscureció como si se hubiera vestido de luto, la luna entera se tornó roja como la sangre,

13 y las estrellas del firmamento cayeron sobre la tierra, como caen los higos verdes de la higuera sacudida por el vendaval.

14 El firmamento desapareció como cuando se enrolla un pergamino, y todas las montañas y las islas fueron removidas de su lugar.

15 Los reyes de la tierra, los magnates, los jefes militares, los ricos, los poderosos, y todos los demás, esclavos y libres, se escondieron en las cuevas y entre las peñas de las montañas.