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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.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Revelation 6:8

pale—"livid" [ALFORD].

Death—personified.

Hell—Hades personified.

unto them—Death and Hades. So A, C read. But B and Vulgate read, "to him."

fourth part of the earth—answering to the first four seals; his portion as one of the four, being a fourth part.

death—pestilence; compare Ezekiel 14:21 with the four judgments here, the sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts; the famine the consequence of the sword; pestilence, that of famine; and beasts multiplying by the consequent depopulation.

with the beasts—Greek, "by"; more direct agency. These four seals are marked off from the three last, by the four living creatures introducing them with "Come." The calamities indicated are not restricted to one time, but extend through the whole period of Church history to the coming of Christ, before which last great and terrible day of the Lord they shall reach highest aggravation. The first seal is the summary, Christ going forth conquering till all enemies are subdued under Him, with a view to which the judgments subsequently specified accompany the preaching of the Gospel for a witness to all nations.




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