Revelation 6
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Revelation 6

1ThenG2532 I watchedG3708 asG3753 theG3588 LambG721 openedG455 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 sevenG2033 sealsG4973, andG2532 I heardG191 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 fourG5064 living creaturesG2226 sayG3004 inG5613 a voiceG5456 like thunderG1027, “ComeG2064!”

2So I lookedG3708 andG2532 sawG2400 a whiteG3022 horseG2462, andG2532 its riderG3588G2521G1909G846 heldG2192 a bowG5115. AndG2532 heG846 was givenG1325 a crownG4735, andG2532 he rode outG1831 to overcomeG3528 andG2532 conquerG3528.

The Second Seal: War

3AndG2532 whenG3753 the Lamb openedG455 theG3588 secondG1208 sealG4973, I heardG191 theG3588 secondG1208 living creatureG2226 sayG3004, “ComeG2064!”

4ThenG2532 anotherG243 horseG2462 went forthG1831. It was bright redG4450, andG2532 its riderG3588G2521G1909G846 was granted permissionG1325 to take awayG2983 peaceG1515 fromG1537 theG3588 earthG1093 andG2532 to make men slayG4969 one anotherG240. AndG2532 heG846 was givenG1325 a greatG3173 swordG3162.

The Third Seal: Famine

5AndG2532 whenG3753 the Lamb openedG455 theG3588 thirdG5154 sealG4973, I heardG191 theG3588 thirdG5154 living creatureG2226 sayG3004, “ComeG2064!”

ThenG2532 I lookedG3708 andG2532 sawG2400 a blackG3189 horseG2462, andG2532 its riderG3588G2521G1909G846 heldG2192 inG1722 hisG846 handG5495 a pair of scalesG2218. 6AndG2532 I heardG191 what sounded likeG5613 a voiceG5456 from amongG1722G3319 theG3588 fourG5064 living creaturesG2226, sayingG3004, “A quartG5518 of wheatG4621 for a denariusG1220,1 andG2532 threeG5140 quartsG5518 of barleyG2915 for a denariusG1220, andG2532 do not harmG3361G91 theG3588 oilG1637 andG2532 wineG3631.”

The Fourth Seal: Death

7AndG2532 whenG3753 the Lamb openedG455 theG3588 fourthG5067 sealG4973, I heardG191 the voiceG5456 of theG3588 fourthG5067 living creatureG2226 sayG3004, “ComeG2064!”

8ThenG2532 I lookedG3708 andG2532 sawG2400 a pale greenG5515 horseG2462. Its rider’sG3588G2521G1883G846 nameG3686 was DeathG2288, andG2532 HadesG86 followedG190 close behindG3326G846. AndG2532 theyG846 were givenG1325 authorityG1849 overG1909 a fourthG5067 of theG3588 earthG1093, to killG615 byG1722 swordG4501, byG1722 famineG3042, byG1722 plagueG2288, andG2532 by theG3588 beastsG2342 of theG3588 earthG1093.

The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs

9AndG2532 whenG3753 the Lamb openedG455 theG3588 fifthG3991 sealG4973, I sawG3708 underG5270 theG3588 altarG2379 theG3588 soulsG5590 of those whoG3588 had been slainG4969 forG1223 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 andG2532 forG1223 theG3588 testimonyG3141 they had upheldG2192. 10AndG2532 they cried outG2896 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, “How longG4219, OG3588 LordG1203, holyG40 andG2532 trueG228, untilG2193 You judgeG2919 those whoG3588 dwellG2730 uponG1909 theG3588 earthG1093 andG2532 avengeG1556 ourG1473 bloodG129?”

11ThenG2532 eachG1538 of themG846 was givenG1325 a whiteG3022 robeG4749 andG2532 toldG2046 toG2443 restG373 a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 untilG2193 the full numberG4137G2532 of theirG846 fellow servantsG4889, theirG846 brothersG80, wereG3195 killedG615, just asG5613 theyG846 had been killed.

The Sixth Seal: Terror

12AndG2532 I watched asG3753G3708 the Lamb openedG455 theG3588 sixthG1623 sealG4973, andG2532 there wasG1096 a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578, andG2532 theG3588 sunG2246 becameG1096 blackG3189 likeG5613 sackclothG4526 of goat hairG5155, andG2532 theG3588 wholeG3650 moonG4582 turnedG1096 blood redG129, 13andG2532 theG3588 starsG792 ofG3588 the skyG3772 fellG4098 toG1519 theG3588 earthG1093 likeG5613 unripe figsG3653 dropping fromG906 a treeG4808 shakenG4579 byG5259 a greatG3173 windG417. 14TheG3588 skyG3772 recededG673 likeG5613 a scrollG975 being rolled upG1667, andG2532 everyG3956 mountainG3735 andG2532 islandG3520 was movedG2795 fromG1537 itsG846 placeG5117.

15ThenG2532 theG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earthG1093, theG3588 noblesG3175, theG3588 commandersG5506, theG3588 richG4145, theG3588 mightyG2478, andG2532 everyG3956 slaveG1401 andG2532 freeG1658 man hidG2928 inG1519 theG3588 cavesG4693 andG2532 amongG1519 theG3588 rocksG4073 of theG3588 mountainsG3735. 16AndG2532 they saidG3004 to theG3588 mountainsG3735 andG2532 theG3588 rocksG4073, “FallG4098 onG1909 usG1473 andG2532 hideG2928 usG14732 fromG575 the faceG4383 of theG3588 One seatedG2521 onG1909 theG3588 throneG2362, andG2532 fromG575 theG3588 wrathG3709 of theG3588 LambG721. 17ForG3754 theG3588 greatG3173 dayG2250 ofG3588 TheirG8463 wrathG3709 has comeG2064, andG2532 whoG5101 is ableG1410 to withstandG2476 it?”

Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 6:6 Greek A choenix of wheat for a denarius. A choenix was a Greek dry measure equivalent to 1.92 pints or 0.91 liters. A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2. ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8. ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 6:17 BYZ and TR His ↩

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