First Seal: The Conqueror
1 Now aI saw when the Lamb opened one of the1 seals; and I heard bone of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”
2 And I looked, and behold, aa white horse. bHe who sat on it had a bow; cand a crown was given to him, and he went out dconquering and to conquer.
Second Seal: Conflict on Earth
3 When He opened the second seal, aI heard the second living creature saying, “Come1 and see.”
4 aAnother horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to btake peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth
5 When He opened the third seal, aI heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, ba black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of cscales in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A1 quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and ado not harm the oil and the wine.”
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth
7 When He opened the fourth seal, aI heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.”
8 aSo I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, bto kill with sword, with hunger, with death, cand by the beasts of the earth.
Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under athe altar bthe souls of those who had been slain cfor the word of God and for dthe testimony which they held.
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, a“How long, O Lord, bholy and true, cuntil You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11 Then a awhite robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them bthat they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, aand behold, there was a great earthquake; and bthe sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the2 moon became like blood.
13 aAnd the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14 aThen the sky1 receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and bevery mountain and island was moved out of its place.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Revelation 6:2:
Bow {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bow {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Crown {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Crown {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Horse {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Horse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
White {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
White {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
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