Revelation 6
6
1I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!” 2Then a white horse appeared, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
3When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” 4Another came out, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.
5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. 6I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix#6:6 A choenix is a dry volume measure that is a little more than a liter (a little more than a quart). of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”
7When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!” 8And behold, a pale horse, and the name of he who sat on it was Death. Hades#6:8 or, Hell followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had. 10They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers,#6:11 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
12I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood. 13The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind. 14The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. 16They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
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Revelation 6
6
The Seven Seals
1Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of #ch. 5:1, 5-7 the seven seals, and I heard #ch. 4:7 one of the four living creatures say #ch. 14:2; 19:6 with a voice like thunder, #ch. 22:20“Come!” 2And I looked, and behold, #Zech. 6:3; [ch. 19:11, 19, 21] a white horse! And #[Ps. 45:4, 5; Hab. 3:8, 9; Zech. 9:13, 14] its rider had a bow, and #ch. 14:14; [Zech. 6:11] a crown was given to him, and he came out #See ch. 3:21conquering, and to conquer.
3When he opened the second seal, I heard #ch. 4:7the second living creature say, “Come!” 4And out came another horse, #Zech. 1:8; 6:2 bright red. Its rider was permitted #[Matt. 10:34; 24:6, 7]to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
5When he opened the third seal, I heard the #[See ver. 3 above] third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, #Zech. 6:2a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 6And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, #[Ezek. 4:10, 11; 5:10, 16] “A quart#6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart of wheat for a denarius,#6:6 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and #ch. 7:3; 9:4do not harm the oil and wine!”
7When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of #[See ver. 3 above]the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8And I looked, and behold, #[Zech. 6:3] a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill #Ezek. 14:21 with sword and with famine and with pestilence and #Lev. 26:22; Deut. 32:24by wild beasts of the earth.
9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under #ch. 14:18; 16:7 the altar #ch. 20:4 the souls of those who had been slain #ch. 1:9 for the word of God and for #See ch. 1:2the witness they had borne. 10They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, #ch. 3:7 holy and true, #[Ps. 94:3; Zech. 1:12] how long #ch. 11:18; 19:2 before you will judge and #Ps. 79:10; 119:84; Luke 18:7, 8 avenge our blood on #See ch. 3:10those who dwell on the earth?” 11Then they were each given #ch. 3:4; 7:9 a white robe and #ch. 14:13 told to rest a little longer, #[Heb. 11:40] until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers#6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters #[Gen. 15:16]should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
12When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, #ch. 11:13; 16:18; [Heb. 12:26] there was a great earthquake, and #See Matt. 24:29 the sun became black as #Isa. 50:3sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13and #[ch. 8:10; 9:1] the stars of the sky fell to the earth #Isa. 34:4as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 14#[ch. 20:11; 21:1] The sky vanished #[See ver. 13 above] like a scroll that is being rolled up, and #ch. 16:20; [Isa. 54:10; Jer. 4:24; Ezek. 38:20; Nah. 1:5]every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave#6:15 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface and free, #Isa. 2:19, 21hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16#Hos. 10:8; Luke 23:30 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of #ch. 4:2him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17for #Jer. 30:7; Joel 2:11, 31 the great day of their wrath has come, and #Ezra 9:15; Ps. 76:7; Mal. 3:2; Luke 21:36who can stand?”
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