Revelation 6:16
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Study Note
Study Note
The cry 'hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb' introduces one of Revelation's most jarring paradoxes: the Lamb — figure of sacrificial gentleness — is the agent of eschatological wrath. The 'wrath of the Lamb' (orgē tou arniou) subverts all expectations from the Passover and Isaiah 53 traditions, revealing that the same sacrificial obedience that absorbed sin in the cross becomes the standard against which all sin is measured in the final judgment. The phrase 'the great day of his wrath is come' (v. 17) identifies this as the fulfilment of Old Testament 'day of the Lord' texts (Joel 2:11; Zephaniah 1:14-15), re-read through the prism of Christology. Psalms 2:12 ('lest he be angry…blessed are all they that put their trust in him') provides the contrast: the same one who is rightly feared is also the refuge for those who trust him.
Other Translations
and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, `Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of Him who is sitting upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,'
And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Cross References
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a …
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the …
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads …
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, …
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come …
So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I …