“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”
The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was darkened; a day shone for a third as much time, and so likewise the night — the fourth judgment dims the luminaries (sun, moon, stars) by a third, reducing day and night equally. Cosmic darkening (Isaiah 13:10; Joel 2:10) signals the breaking down of creation's order and the proximity of the end. The reduced light creates existential anxiety.
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