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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.  
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Revelation 6:6

Revelation 6:5 THE THIRD SEAL. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him. Again there appear a horse and a rider. Again the color of the horse is changed, as well as the instrument held in the hand of the horseman. If the white and red colors, the bow and the great sword, had a significance, this must be true also of the black color and the balances. It has been found that the horse, whatever his color, is the symbol of war. The black horse makes it plain that the land is torn by calamitous war, and is filled with sorrow, mourning and despair. Black is the color of mourning. The prophet (Jeremiah 14:2) says: "Because of the drought Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are in deep mourning ('lit. black') for the land". Had a pair of balances. The balances used for weighing food are a symbol of scarcity and famine.




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