Apocalipse 6:13

13 e as estrelas do céu caíram sobre a terra, como quando a figueira, sacudida por um vento forte, deixa cair os seus figos verdes.

Apocalipse 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.

Apocalipse 6:13 In-Context

11 E foram dadas a cada um deles compridas vestes brancas e foi-lhes dito que repousassem ainda por um pouco de tempo, até que se completasse o número de seus conservos, que haviam de ser mortos, como também eles o foram.

12 E vi quando abriu o sexto selo, e houve um grande terremoto; e o sol tornou-se negro como saco de cilício, e a lua toda tornou-se como sangue;

13 e as estrelas do céu caíram sobre a terra, como quando a figueira, sacudida por um vento forte, deixa cair os seus figos verdes.

14 E o céu recolheu-se como um livro que se enrola; e todos os montes e ilhas foram removidos dos seus lugares.

15 E os reis da terra, e os grandes, e os chefes militares, e os ricos, e os poderosos, e todo escravo, e todo livre, se esconderam nas cavernas e nas rochas das montanhas;