Revelation 6
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First Seal: The Conqueror
1Now #Is. 53:7; (John 1:29; Rev. 5:5–7, 12; 13:8)I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard #Rev. 4:7one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2And I looked, and behold, #Zech. 1:8; 6:3a white horse. #Ps. 45:4, 5, LXXHe who sat on it had a bow; #Zech. 6:11; Rev. 9:7; 14:14; 19:12and a crown was given to him, and he went out #Matt. 24:5; Rev. 3:21conquering and to conquer.
Second Seal: Conflict on Earth
3When He opened the second seal, #Rev. 4:7I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” 4#Zech. 1:8; 6:2Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to #Matt. 24:6, 7take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth
5When He opened the third seal, #Rev. 4:7I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, #Zech. 6:2, 6a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of #Matt. 24:7scales in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and #Rev. 7:3; 9:4do not harm the oil and the wine.”
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth
7When He opened the fourth seal, #Rev. 4:7I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8#Zech. 6:3So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, #Jer. 14:12; 15:2; 24:10; 29:17; Ezek. 5:12, 17; 14:21; 29:5; Matt. 24:9to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, #Lev. 26:22and by the beasts of the earth.
Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under #Rev. 8:3the altar #(Rev. 20:4)the souls of those who had been slain #Rev. 1:2, 9for the word of God and for #2 Tim. 1:8the testimony which they held. 10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, #Ps. 13:1–6; Zech. 1:12“How long, O Lord, #Rev. 3:7holy and true, #Rev. 11:18until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11Then a #Rev. 3:4, 5; 7:9white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them #Heb. 11:40that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12I looked when He opened the sixth seal, #Matt. 24:7; Rev. 8:5; 11:13; 16:18and behold, there was a great earthquake; and #Is. 13:10; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Matt. 24:29; Mark 13:24the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13#Matt. 24:29; Mark 13:25; Rev. 8:10; 9:1And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14#Ps. 102:26; Is. 34:4; (2 Pet. 3:10); Rev. 20:11; 21:1Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and #Jer. 3:23; Rev. 16:20every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15And the #Ps. 2:2–4kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, #Is. 2:10, 19, 21; 24:21; Rev. 19:18hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16#Hos. 10:8; Luke 23:29, 30; Rev. 9:6and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who #Rev. 20:11sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17For the great day of His wrath has come, #Is. 63:4; Jer. 30:7; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31; Zeph. 1:14; Rev. 16:14and who is able to stand?”
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Revelation 6
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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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