Revelationchapter 6
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A.Four Horsemen Ride at the Lamb's Commandvv. 1-8
1 Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!” 2 So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. 3 And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. 5 And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. 6 And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.” 7 And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
B.Souls Under the Altar: How Long, O Master?vv. 9-11
9 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
C.The Sky Rolls Back: Hide Us From the Lambvv. 12-17
12 And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. 14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
Chapter summary
The Lamb opens six seals and the tribulation begins.
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Chapter summary
The Lamb opens six seals and the tribulation begins.
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The Lamb opens six seals and the tribulation begins. A living creature calls 'Come,' and the four horsemen ride, Zechariah's colored horses behind them: a white horse whose rider has a bow and a crown; a red horse whose rider takes peace from the earth; a black horse whose rider holds a balance while a voice prices wheat and says, 'the oil and the wine hurt thou not'; and a pale horse: 'his name was Death; and Hades followed with him.' The fifth seal opens under the altar, where the souls slain for the word of God cry, 'How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood?' The sixth shakes creation, and kings and bondmen alike hide from 'the wrath of the Lamb… and who is able to stand?'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament.
Context
Apocalyptic · John — Revelation overview
- A. 1–8 Four Horsemen Ride at the Lamb's Command
- B. 9–11 Souls Under the Altar: How Long, O Master?
- C. 12–17 The Sky Rolls Back: Hide Us From the Lamb
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Zechariah 63 verses
- Zechariah 6:2The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
- Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
- Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
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Revelation 63 verses
- Revelation 6:3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
- Revelation 6:5And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
- Revelation 6:7And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
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Revelation 42 verses
- Revelation 4:2At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.
- Revelation 4:7The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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Revelation 12 verses
- Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
- Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
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Joel 22 verses
- Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- Joel 2:11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
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Isaiah 22 verses
- Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 2:21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
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Matthew 241 verse
- Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
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Isaiah 341 verse
- Isaiah 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.