Revelation 6
6
1Then I watched while the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2I looked, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out, determined to win the victory.
3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace from the earth and to make people kill each other, and he was given a big sword.
5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, “A quart of wheat for a day’s pay, and three quarts of barley for a day’s pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!”
7When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.
9When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed because they were faithful to the word of God and to the message they had received. 10These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?” 11Then each one of them was given a white robe and was told to wait a short time longer. There were still some of their fellow servants and brothers and sisters in the service of Christ who must be killed as they were. They had to wait until all of this was finished.
12Then I watched while the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like rough black cloth, and the whole moon became red like blood. 13And the stars in the sky fell to the earth like figs falling from a fig tree when the wind blows. 14The sky disappeared as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
15Then the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the rich people, the powerful people, the slaves, and the free people hid themselves in caves and in the rocks on the mountains. 16They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us. Hide us from the face of the One who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb! 17The great day for their anger has come, and who can stand against it?”
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Revelation 6
6
The First Seal on the Scroll
1Then I saw # Lit saw when the Lamb open one of the seven # Other mss omit seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, # Rv 14:2; 19:6 “Come! ” # Other mss add and see # Or Go! 2I looked, and there was a white horse. # Zch 6:1-3; Rv 19:11 The horseman on it had a bow; # Zch 9:13-14 a crown # Rv 14:14 was given to him, and he went out as a victor to conquer. # Lit went out conquering and in order to conquer
The Second Seal
3When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come! ” # Other mss add and see # Or Go! 4Then another horse went out, a fiery red one, # Zch 1:8; 6:2 and its horseman was empowered # Or was granted ; lit was given to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him. # Mt 10:34
The Third Seal
5When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come! ” # Other mss add and see # Or Go! And I looked, and there was a black horse. # Zch 6:2,6 The horseman on it had a set of scales in his hand. # 1Sm 2:3; Jb 6:2; 31:6; Ps 62:9; Pr 16:2 6Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius # 2Kg 6:25; 7:1 — but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.” # Rv 7:3; 9:4
The Fourth Seal
7When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come! ” # Other mss add and see # Or Go! 8And I looked, and there was a pale green # Or a greenish gray horse. The horseman on it was named Death, and Hades was following after him. # Hs 13:14; Rv 1:18; 20:13 Authority was given to them # Other mss read him # Mt 10:1; 28:18; Rv 9:3 over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth. # Jr 14:12; 15:2-3; 24:10; 29:17-18; Ezk 5:12,17; 14:21; 29:5
The Fifth Seal
9When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people # Lit souls slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had. # Other mss add about the Lamb # Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4 10They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, # Or Master the One who is holy and true, # Rv 3:7 how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth? # Dt 32:43; Ps 79:10; 119:84; Rv 19:2 ” 11So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were going to be killed just as they had been.
The Sixth Seal
12Then I saw Him open # Lit I saw when He opened the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; # Rv 11:13; 16:18 the sun turned black like sackcloth # Is 50:3; 13:10; Joel 2:10; 3:15; Matt. 24:29 made of goat hair; the entire moon # Or the full moon became like blood; # Jl 2:31; Ac 2:20 13the stars # Perhaps meteors of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind; 14the sky separated like a scroll being rolled up; # Is 34:4 and every mountain and island was moved from its place. # Ezk 38:20; Nah 1:5; Rv 16:20
15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the military commanders, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. # Jdg 6:2; 1Sm 13:6; Is 2:10,19,21; Heb 11:38 16And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us # Hs 10:8; Lk 23:30 from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17because the great day of Their # Other mss read His wrath has come! And who is able to stand? ” # 1Sm 6:20; Ezr 9:15; Ps 1:5; 24:3; 76:7; 130:3; Jl 2:11; Mal 3:2
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