- darkness:
- That this general darkness was wholly preternatural is evident from this, that it happened at the passover, which was celebrated only at the full moon, a time in which it was impossible for the sun to be eclipsed, natural eclipses happening only at the time of the new moon. (See Introduction to the Comprehensive Bible, p. 59.) "I clotheª° the heavensª with blackness,ª and I makeª° sackclothª their covering.ª" {Isa 50:3} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª that I will cause the sunª to go downª° at noon,ª and I will darkenª° the earthª in the clearª day:ª" {Ams 8:9} + "Andª the¹ fourthª angelª sounded,ª° andª the¹ third partª of the¹ sunª was smitten,ª° andª the¹ third partª of the¹ moon,ª andª the¹ third partª of the¹ stars;ª so asª the¹ third partª of themª was darkened,ª° andª the¹ dayª shoneª° notª for a third partª of it,²¹ andª the¹ nightª likewise.ª" {Rev 8:12} + "Andª he openedª° the¹ bottomlessª pit;ª andª there aroseª° a smokeª out ofª the¹ pit,ª asª the smokeª of a greatª furnace;ª andª the¹ sunª andª the¹ airª were darkenedª° by reason ofª the¹ smokeª of the¹ pit.ª" {Rev 9:2}
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