Revelation 6

The First Seal on the Scroll

1Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven # 6:1 Other mss omit seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, # 6:1 Rv 14:2; 19:6 “Come! ” 2I looked, and there was a white horse. # 6:2 Zch 6:1–3; Rv 19:11 Its rider held a bow; # 6:2 Zch 9:13–14 a crown # 6:2 Rv 14:14 was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer. # 6:2 Or 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! ” 4Then another horse went out, a fiery red one, # 6:4 Zch 1:8; 6:2 and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him. # 6:4 Mt 10:34

The Third Seal

5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come! ” And I looked, and there was a black horse. # 6:5 Zch 6:2,6 Its rider held a set of scales in his hand. # 6:5 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, # 6:6 A denarius = one day’s wage and three quarts of barley for a denarius, # 6:6 2Kg 6:25; 7:1 but do not harm the oil and the wine.” # 6:6 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! ” 8And I looked, and there was a pale green # 6:8 Or a greenish gray horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him. # 6:8 Hs 13:14; Rv 1:18; 20:13 They were # 6:8 Other mss read He was given authority # 6:8 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. # 6:8 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 souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given. # 6:9 Other mss add about the Lamb,# 6:9 Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4 10They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, # 6:10 Or “Master the one who is holy and true, # 6:10 Rv 3:7 how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood? # 6:10 Dt 32:43; Ps 79:10; 119:84; Rv 19:2 ” 11So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.

The Sixth Seal

12Then I saw him open # 6:12 Or I saw when he opened the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; # 6:12 Rv 11:13; 16:18 the sun turned black like sackcloth # 6:12 Is 13:10; 50:3; Jl 2:10; 3:15; Mt 24:29 made of hair; the entire moon # 6:12 Or the full moon became like blood; # 6:12 Jl 2:31; Ac 2:20 13the stars # 6:13 Perhaps meteors of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind; 14the sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up; # 6:14 Is 34:4 and every mountain and island was moved from its place. # 6:14 Ezk 38:20; Nah 1:5; Rv 16:20

15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. # 6:15 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 # 6:16 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 # 6:17 Other mss read his wrath has come! And who is able to stand? ” # 6:17 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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Hisgalus 6

1And I saw when the SEH (Lamb),#6:1 Ex 12:3; Isa 53:7 Moshiach opened one of the sheva chotamot (seven seals). And I heard one of the Arbah Chayyot (four living beings) saying, as with a voice of thunder, Come and see! 2And I saw, and, Hinei, a sus lavan (white horse), and the one sitting on it having a keshet#6:2 Ezek 39:3 (bow), and was given to him an atarah, (diadem) and he went forth conquering, intent on conquest.

3And when he opened the chotam hasheyni (second seal), I heard hasheniyah of HaChayyot (the second of the living beings) saying, Come and see! 4And another sus (horse) went forth, a flame-red one, and to the one sitting on it was given him to take shalom from ha'aretz (the earth) with men slaughtering one another, and was given to him a cherev gedolah (great sword).#6:4 Zech 1:8; 6:2

5And when he opened the chotam hashlishi (third seal), I heard hashlishit of HaChayyot (the third of the living beings), saying, Come and see! And I saw and hinei, a sus shakhor (black horse), and the one sitting on it having a pair of scales in his yad (hand).#6:5 Zech 6:2 6And I heard, as it were, a kol (voice) in the midst of the Arbah Chayyot (four living beings), saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius and shloshah quarts of barley for a denarius, but the shemen (oil) and the yayin (wine) you may not harm.”#6:6 Ezek 4:16

7And when he opened the chotam harevi'i (the fourth seal), I heard the kol (voice) of hareve'it (the fourth) of HaChayyot (the living beings) saying, Come and see! 8And I saw, and, hinei, a sus yerakrak (a greenish pale horse), and the one sitting upon it, that riderʼs name was Mavet, and She'ol was following with him. And there was given to them samchut (authority) over a quarter of ha'aretz (the earth), to kill with cherev (sword) and with ra'av (famine) and with mavet (death) and by the chayyot (beasts) of ha'aretz (the earth).#6:8 Zech 6:3; Hos 13:14; Jer 15:2,3; 24:10; Ezek 5:12,17

9And when he opened the chotam hachamishi (fifth seal), I saw underneath the Mizbe'ach (altar) the nefashot (souls) of the ones having died al kiddush ha-Shem, having been slain as martyrs because of the dvar Hashem (word of G-d) and because of their solemn eidus (testimony) which they had given.#6:9 Ex 29:12; Lv 4:7 10And they cried out, saying, Rabbono shel Olam, HaKadosh and HaNe'eman, ad mosai (how much longer) is it to be until you judge and avenge dahmeinu (our blood) on the inhabitants of ha'aretz (the earth)?#6:10 Ps 119:84; Zech 1:12; Dt 32:43; 2Kgs 9:7; Ps 79:10 11And they were each given a kittel (white robe) and it was told them that they will rest yet a little while, until the mispar (number) should be complete of their fellow avadim (servants) and their Achim b'Moshiach, the ones about to die al kiddush ha-Shem, being about to be killed as martyrs as they were.

12And I saw when he opened the chotam hashishi (sixth seal), a great earthquake occurred and the shemesh (sun) became shakhor (black) as sackcloth made of hair and the whole levanah (moon) became like dahm.#6:12 Ps 97:4; Isa 29:6; Ezek 38:19; Isa 50:3 13And the kokhavim (stars) of Shomayim fell to ha'aretz (the earth), as an etz te'enah (fig tree) casts off its unripe figs when being shaken by a great wind.#6:13 Isa 34:4 14And Shomayim split apart as a megillah scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.#6:14 Ps 46:2; Isa 54:10; Jer 4:24; Ezek 38:20; Nah 1:5 15And the melachim (kings) of ha'aretz (the earth) and the gedolim (great ones) and the military leaders and the oishirim (rich men) and the strong men and all avadim (slaves) and Bnei Chorin (freedmen) hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.#6:15 Isa 2:10,19-21 16And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One sitting on the Kes (Throne) and from the za'am#6:16 16:1f (wrath, anger) of the SEH#6:16 Ex 12:3; Isa 53:7 Moshiach (Lamb),#6:16 Hos 10:8 17Because the Yom HaGadol, the Yom HaZa'am, the Great Day of Their Wrath has come, and who is able to stand?#6:17 Yoel 1:15; 2:1,2,11; 3:4; Zeph 1:14,15; Nah 1:6; Mal 3:2

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