Revelation 6:1-8

The Seven Seals

1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of e the seven seals, and I heard f one of the four living creatures say g with a voice like thunder, h "Come!" 2 And I looked, and behold, i a white horse! And j its rider had a bow, and k a crown was given to him, and he came out l conquering, and to conquer.

3 When he opened the second seal, I heard m the second living creature say, "Come!" 4 And out came another horse, n bright red. Its rider was permitted o to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the m third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, p a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, q "A quart 1 of wheat for a denarius, 2 and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and r do not harm the oil and wine!"

7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of m the fourth living creature say, "Come!" 8 And I looked, and behold, s 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 t with sword and with famine and with pestilence and u by wild beasts of the earth.

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 5:1
    Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
    Revelation 5:5 - 7
    And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.
  2. Cross References
    Revelation 4:7
    The first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 14:2
    And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.
    Revelation 19:6
    Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 22:20
    He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  5. Cross References
    Zechariah 6:3
    The third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses - all of them strong.
    Revelation 19:11
    Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
    Revelation 19:19
    And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
    Revelation 19:21
    And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 45:4 - 5
    In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you awesome deeds!
    Habakkuk 3:8 - 9
    Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord ? Was your anger against the rivers, or your indignation against the sea, when you rode on your horses, on your chariot of salvation?
    Zechariah 9:13 - 14
    For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 14:14
    Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.
    Zechariah 6:11
    Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
  8. Cross References
    Revelation 3:21
    The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 4:7
    The first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.
  10. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:8
    I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
    Zechariah 6:2
    The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 10:34
    Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
    Matthew 24:6 - 7
    And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
  12. Cross References
    Revelation 6:3
    When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!
  13. Cross References
    Zechariah 6:2
    The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 4:10 - 11
    And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it.
    Ezekiel 5:10
    Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. And I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds.
    Ezekiel 5:16
    When I send against you the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you and break your supply of bread.
  15. Cross References
    Revelation 7:3
    Saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
    Revelation 9:4
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  16. Cross References
    Revelation 6:3
    When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!
  17. Cross References
    Zechariah 6:3
    The third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses - all of them strong.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:21
    For thus says the Lord God : How much more when I send upon Jerusalem my four disastrous acts of judgment, sword, famine, wild beasts, and pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast!
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:22
    And I will let loose the wild beasts against you, which shall bereave you of your children and destroy your livestock and make you few in number, so that your roads shall be deserted.
    Deuteronomy 32:24
    They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured by plague and poisonous pestilence; I will send the teeth of beasts against them, with the venom of things that crawl in the dust.
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