Revelation 6:7 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 6:7

And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

BSB

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ASV

And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.

KJV

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

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Commentary

2 voices

Victorinus of Pettau

Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John (304)

"And when He had opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, Come and see. And, lo, a pale horse; and he who sate upon him was named Death." For the pale horse and he who sate upon him bore the name of Death. These same things also the Lord had promised among the rest of the coming destructions-great pestilences and deaths; since, moreover, he says:- "And hell followed him." That is, it was waiting for the devouring of many unrighteous souls. This is the pale horse.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And when he had opened the fourth seal - See the notes at Rev 5:1. I heard the voice of the fourth beast say - The flying eagle. See the notes at Rev 15:7. As in the other cases, there does not appear to have been any particular reason why the fourth of the living creatures should have made this proclamation rather than either of the others. It was poetic and appropriate to represent each one in his turn as making proclamation. Come and see - See the notes at Rev 6:1.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ὅτε	hote	when	G3753 →
ἤνοιξεν	ēnoixen	He opened	G455 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
σφραγῖδα	sphragida	seal	G4973 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
τετάρτην,	tetartēn	fourth,	G5067 →
ἤκουσα	ēkousa	I heard	G191 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	[the] voice	G5456 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
τετάρτου	tetartou	fourth	G5067 →
ζῴου	zōou	living creature	G2226 →
λέγοντος·	legontos	saying;	G3004 →
ἔρχου	erchou	Come	G2064 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 4:7
The 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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 10:14
  Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
- Ezekiel 1:10
  The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side,…
- Ezekiel 10:21
  Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
Through
Revelation 6:5
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…
leads to
- Revelation 6:1
  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!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 6:2
  The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
Through
Revelation 6:1
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!”
leads to
- Revelation 6:5
  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…
- Revelation 5:1
  Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Through
Revelation 6:3
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
leads to
- Revelation 4:7
  The 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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Where the connections lead

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06About Revelation

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Revelation