Revelation 6:7
in Revelation 6And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
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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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This verse in Revelation 6
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Victorinus of PettauCommentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John · Written before 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.
This site's exposition
the fourth living creature say
on Revelation 6:7-8
The fourth horse is pale green, the Greek chloros, the color of sickness and a corpse, and Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed. Their authority over a fourth of the earth comes by sword, famine, plague and beasts, the four judgments of Ezekiel 14:21.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
It is the breaking of the fourth seal and the beginning of the release from the sin of Adam's transgression. For this release is the indicator of reconciliation with God. For if "our sins separate us from God", as Isaiah says (Isa. 59:2), then their …
The Medieval Church2 voices
The soaring flight and the swiftness upon its prey of the fourth living creature, namely, the eagle, suggests those plagues that come from above, from the divine wrath for the vindication of the pious and for the punishment of the impious, unless these should turn …
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature, saying: Come, and see. And behold a pale horse, and he that sat upon him, his name was Death, and hell followed him. The people represented by the …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when he had opened the fourth seal,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
and see--supported by B; omitted by A, C, and Vulgate. The fourth living creature, who was "like a flying eagle," introduces this seal; implying high-soaring intelligence, and judgment descending from on high fatally on the ungodly, as the king of birds on his prey.
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The fourth beast - That which had the face of an eagle.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὅτε | hote | when | G3753 → | 103 times |
| ἤνοιξεν | enoixen | He opened | G455 → | 77 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| σφραγῖδα | sphragida | seal | G4973 → | 16 times |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τετάρτην, | tetarten | fourth, | G5067 → | 10 times |
| ἤκουσα | ekousa | I heard | G191 → | 425 times |
| φωνὴν | phonen | [the] voice | G5456 → | 139 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τετάρτου | tetartou | fourth | G5067 → | 10 times |
| ζῴου | zoou | living creature | G2226 → | 23 times |
| λέγοντος· | legontos | saying; | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ἔρχου | erchou | Come | G2064 → | 628 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὅτεwhen
hoteG3753 →103 times
ἤνοιξενHe opened
enoixenG455 →77 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
σφραγῖδαseal
sphragidaG4973 →16 times
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
τετάρτην,fourth,
tetartenG5067 →10 times
ἤκουσαI heard
ekousaG191 →425 times
φωνὴν[the] voice
phonenG5456 →139 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
τετάρτουfourth
tetartouG5067 →10 times
ζῴουliving creature
zoouG2226 →23 times
λέγοντος·saying;
legontosG3004 →1325 times
ἔρχουCome
erchouG2064 →628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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.
it 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.
- Ezekiel 10:14
Through
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…
it 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 separate paths from here.
- Zechariah 6:2
The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
- Revelation 6:1
Through
Revelation 6:1Then 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!”
it 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.
- Revelation 6:5
Through
Revelation 6:3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
it 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.
- Revelation 4:7
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.
