Bible Strands
Mark 13:25
the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet Discourse, describing cosmic signs that will occur immediately after a period of tribulation.
The words — The Greek ἀστέρες (asteres) means "stars," and πίπτοντες (piptontes) translates to "falling," describing their descent from οὐρανοῦ (ouranou), "heaven."
The thread — This imagery echoes Isaiah 34:4, where stars dissolve and fall like leaves, and appears again in Revelation 6:13 as stars dropping to earth like unripe figs from a shaken tree.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that earthly stability is temporary and that cosmic upheaval precedes the visible arrival of the Son of Man.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
- Revelation 6:13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.