Revelation 6
6
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
6
Opening the seven seals
1At the same time that I saw the Lamb open the first of the seven seals, I heard one of the four living creatures shout with a voice like thunder. It said, “Come out!” 2Then I saw a white horse. Its rider carried a bow and was given a crown. He had already won some victories, and he went out to win more.#Zec 1.8; 6.3,6.
3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come out!” 4Then another horse came out. It was fiery red. And its rider was given the power to take away all peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. He was also given a big sword.#Zec 1.8; 6.2.
5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come out!” Then I saw a black horse, and its rider had a balance scale in one hand.#Zec 6.2,6. 6I heard what sounded like a voice from somewhere among the four living creatures. It said, “A litre of wheat will cost you a whole day's wages! Three litres of barley will cost you a day's wages too. But don't ruin the olive oil or the wine.”
7When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come out!” 8Then I saw a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Death's Kingdom followed behind. They were given power over one fourth of the earth, and they could kill its people with swords, famines, diseases, and wild animals.#Ez 14.21.
9When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who had been killed for speaking God's message and telling about their faith. 10They shouted, “Master, you are holy and faithful! How long will it be before you judge and punish the people of this earth who killed us?”
11Then each of those who had been killed was given a white robe and told to rest for a little while. They had to wait until the complete number of the Lord's other servants and followers would be killed.
12When I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, I looked and saw a great earthquake. The sun turned as dark as sackcloth,#6.12 sackcloth: A rough, dark-coloured cloth made from goat or camel hair and used to make grain sacks. It was worn in times of trouble or sorrow. and the moon became as red as blood.#Rev 11.13; 16.18; Is 13.10; Jl 2.10,31; 3.15; Mt 24.29; Mk 13.24-25; Lk 21.25. 13The stars in the sky fell to earth, just like figs shaken loose by a storm.#Is 34.4. 14Then the sky was rolled up like a scroll,#6.14 scroll: See the note at 5.1. and all mountains and islands were moved from their places.#Rev 16.20.
15The kings of the earth, its famous people, and its military leaders hid in caves or behind rocks on the mountains. They hid there together with the rich and the powerful and with all the slaves and free people.#Is 2.19,21. 16Then they shouted to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us! Hide us from the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb.#Ho 10.8; Lk 23.30. 17That terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?”#Jl 2.11; Ml 3.2.
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