2.
The seven seals — the mystery of God's economy
6:1—8:5
a.
The first seal: a white horse and its rider — the preaching of the gospel
6:1-2
Rev. 6
:1
6:1
And I saw when the
aLamb 1opened one of the
bseven seals, and I heard one of the
cfour 2living creatures saying like the
dsound of thunder,
eCome.
Rev. 6
:2
6:2
And I saw, and behold, a
1awhite horse, and
2he who sits on it had a
3bow; and a
4bcrown was given to him, and he
cwent forth
5dconquering and to conquer.
b.
The second seal: a red horse and its rider — the spread of war
6:3-4
Rev. 6
:3
6:3
And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
Rev. 6
:4
6:4
And 1I saw, and behold, another horse, a
2ared one, went forth; and to him who sits on it, to him
authority was given to
3btake peace from the earth, and that
men should slay one another; and to him a great
csword was given.
c.
The third seal: a black horse and its rider — the increase of famine
6:5-6
Rev. 6
:5
6:5
And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a
1ablack horse; and he who sits on it had a
2bbalance in his hand.
Rev. 6
:6
6:6
And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying: A
1choenix of wheat for a denarius and three choenixes of barley for a
2denarius; and do not harm the
3aoil and the wine.
d.
The fourth seal: a pale horse and its rider — rampant death
6:7-8
Rev. 6
:7
6:7
And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.
Rev. 6
:8
6:8
And I saw, and behold, a
1pale horse, and he who sits upon it, his name is
aDeath; and
2bHades followed with him. And authority was given to them over the fourth part of the earth to
ckill with the sword and with famine and with
3death and by the
4beasts of the earth.
e.
The fifth seal: the cry of the souls underneath the altar — the prayer of the martyred saints from Paradise for vengeance
6:9-11
Rev. 6
:9
6:9
And when He opened the
1fifth seal, I saw
2underneath the
aaltar the
bsouls of those who had been
cslain because of the
dword of God and because of the
etestimony which they had.
Rev. 6
:10
6:10
And they
1cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Master,
aholy and true, will You not
bjudge and
cavenge our blood on those who
ddwell on the earth?
Rev. 6
:11
6:11
And to each of them was given a
1awhite robe; and it was said to them that they should
brest yet a little while, until also
the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were
cabout to be
2killed, even as they were, is completed.
f.
The sixth seal: the shaking of the earth and heaven, the beginning of the great tribulation — a warning to earth's dwellers
6:12-17
Rev. 6
:12
6:12
And I saw when He opened the
1sixth seal, and there was a great
2aearthquake, and the
bsun became black like
csackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
Rev. 6
:13
6:13
And the
astars of heaven fell to the earth as a
bfig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
Rev. 6
:14
6:14
And aheaven was removed like a scroll being rolled up, and every
bmountain and island were moved out of their places.
Rev. 6
:15
6:15
And the
akings of the earth and the great men and the
1generals and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man
bhid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev. 6
:16
6:16
And they
1asay to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the
bface of Him who sits upon the throne and from the
cwrath of the
dLamb;
Rev. 6
:17
6:17
For the
agreat day of Their wrath has come, and
bwho is able to stand?
