Revelation 6:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 6:1

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.”

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Interlinear Bible for Revelation 6:1:

And
kai (#2532) I saw
eido (#1492) when
hote (#3753) the
xurao (#3588) Lamb
arnion (#721) opened
anoigo (#455) one
mia (#3391) of
amunomai (#1537) the
xurao (#3588) seals,
sphragis (#4973) and
kai (#2532) I heard,
akouo (#191) as it were
hos (#5613) the noise
phone (#5456) of thunder,
bronte (#1027) one
heis (#1520) of
amunomai (#1537) the
xurao (#3588) four
tessarakontaetes (#5064) beasts
zoon (#2226) saying,
lego (#3004) Come
erchomai (#2064) and
kai (#2532) see.
blepo (#991)

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