Christian Age Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. A pious astronomer, in describing an eclipse which he witnessed in Norway, says: "I watched the instantaneous extinction of light, and saw the glorious scene on which I had been gazing turned into darkness. All the horizon seemed to speak of terror, death, and judgment; and overhead sat, not the clear flood of light which a starry night sends down, but there hung over me dark and leaden blackness, which seemed as if it would crush me into the earth. And as I beheld it I thought, How miserable is the soul to whom Christ is eclipsed! The thought was answered by a voice; for a fierce and powerful sea bird which had been swooping around us, apparently infuriated at our intrusion on its domain, poured out a scream of despairing agony when it was surprised in the darkness." What, then, will be the fearful surprise, when the lost soul finds itself in that world "where hope, withering, flees, and mercy sighs, Farewell!" (Christian Age.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.WEB: When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. |
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