Revelation 6

1  THEN I saw as the Lamb broke open one of the seven seals, and as if in a voice of thunder I heard one of the four living creatures call out, Come!2  And I looked, and saw there a white horse whose rider carried a bow. And a crown was given him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer. 3  And when He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, Come!4  And another horse came out, flaming red. And its rider was empowered to take the peace from the earth, so that men slaughtered one another; and he was given a huge sword.5  When He broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, Come and look ! And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and in his hand the rider had a pair of scales (a balance).6  And I heard what seemed to be a voice from the midst of the four living creatures, saying, A quart of wheat for a denarius [a whole day’s wages], and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not harm the oil and the wine! [II Kings 6:25.]7  When the Lamb broke open the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature call out, Come!8  So I looked, and behold, an ashy pale horse [black and blue as if made so by bruising], and its rider’s name was Death, and Hades (the realm of the dead) followed him closely. And they were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence, disease) and with wild beasts of the earth. 9  When the Lamb broke open the fifth seal, I saw at the foot of the altar the souls of those whose lives had been sacrificed for [adhering to] the Word of God and for the testimony they had borne.10  They cried in a loud voice, O [Sovereign] Lord, holy and true, how long now before You will sit in judgment and avenge our blood upon those who dwell on the earth? 11  Then they were each given a long and flowing and festive white robe and told to rest and wait patiently a little while longer, until the number should be complete of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed as they themselves had been.12  When He [the Lamb] broke open the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun grew black as sackcloth of hair, [the full disc of] the moon became like blood. 13  And the stars of the sky dropped to the earth like a fig tree shedding its unripe fruit out of season when shaken by a strong wind. 14  And the sky rolled up like a scroll and vanished, and every mountain and island was dislodged from its place.15  Then the kings of the earth and their noblemen and their magnates and their military chiefs and the wealthy and the strong and [everyone, whether] slave or free hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16  And they called to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on (before) us and hide us from the face of Him Who sits on the throne and from the deep-seated indignation and wrath of the Lamb. 17  For the great day of His wrath (vengeance, retribution, indignation) has come, and who is able to stand before it?

Revelation 6

The Seven Seals

1 I looked on when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a thunderous voice,t “Come!”s

2 Sot I looked,s and here camet a white horse! Thet one who rode itts had a bow, and he was given a crown,s and as a conquerort he rode out to conquer.
3 Thent when the Lambt opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”

4 And another horse, fiery red,t came out, and the one who rode itt was granted permissiont to take peace from the earth, so that people would butchert one another, and he was given a huge sword.
5 Thent when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” Sot I looked,s and here camet a black horse! Thet one who rode itt had a balance scales in his hand.

6 Thent I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quartt of wheat will cost a day’s payt and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. Butt do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
7 Thent when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”

8 Sot I lookeds and here camet a pale greent horse! Thet name of the one who rode itt was Death, and Hades followed right behind.t Theyt were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword,t famine, and disease,t and by the wild animals of the earth.
9 Nowt when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killedt because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.10 Theyt cried out with a loud voice,t “How long,t Sovereign Master,t holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”

11 Eacht of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reachedt of both their fellow servantst and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.
12 Thent I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huget earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair,t and the full moon became blood red;t13 and the stars in the skyt fell to the earth like a fig tree droppingt its unripe figst when shaken by a fiercet wind.14 The skyt was split apartt like a scroll being rolled up,t and every mountain and island was moved from its place.15 Thent the kings of the earth, thet very important people, the generals,t the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slavet and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.16 Theyt said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,t

17 because the great day of theirs wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”t