Revelation Chapter 6

Breaking the First 6 Seals

            ¹ When I saw the Lamb break the first seal, I heard one living being say like thunder, “Come.” ² A white horse came out; its rider had a bow. He received a crown and went out to conquer.

³ When the Lamb broke the second seal, the second living being said, “Come.” ⁴ A fiery red horse came out. Its rider was allowed to take peace away from the earth so people would kill each other. He received a large sword.  

Rev 6:1-4

            ⁵ When the Lamb broke the third seal, the third living being said, “Come.” A black horse came out. Its rider was holding a balance scales. ⁶ I heard a voice from among the four living beings, “A quart of wheat for a day’s pay; three quarts of barley for a day’s pay. Use oil and wine sparingly.”     

⁷ When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, the fourth living being said, “Come.” ⁸ A pale green horse came out. Its rider was named Death; Grave followed him. They received control over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine, death, and wild animals.                      

Rev 6:5-8

⁹ When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, under the altar I saw the souls of people that had been martyred for the message of God that they had. ¹⁰ They cried out, “How long, Master, holy and true, before you avenge our blood on the people living on earth?” ¹¹ He gave each one a white robe and told them to rest a little longer till their fellow martyrs fulfill their course. 

Rev 6:9-11

            ¹² When I saw the Lamb break the sixth seal, there was a major earthquake. The sun got as dark as burlap made of hair, and the whole moon looked like blood. ¹³ Stars fell to earth like unripe figs in a strong wind. ¹⁴ The sky separated like a scroll being unrolled, and every mountain and island quaked. ¹⁵ The kings on earth, the elite, the commanders of 1,000 [chiliarchs], the rich, the powerful, servants and freemen hid in caves and mountain rocks. ¹⁶ They said to the mountains and rocks, “Bring an avalanche over us and hide us from the One on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb. ¹⁷ The time for their great fury has come. Who can survive it?”