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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Revelation 6</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/revelation/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//revelation/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/revelation/">Revelation</a> > Revelation 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../revelation/5.htm" title="Revelation 5">◄</a> Revelation 6 <a href="../revelation/7.htm" title="Revelation 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/revelation/6.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/revelation/6.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/revelation/6.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/revelation/6.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/revelation/6.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/revelation/6.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/revelation/6.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The First Seal: The White Horse<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!” <A name="3"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. <A name="4"></a><p class="hdg">The Second Seal: War<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">The Third Seal: Famine<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” <p class="reg"> Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.” <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">The Fourth Seal: Death<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?” <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Sixth Seal: Terror<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For the great day of Their<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Greek <i>A choenix of wheat for a denarius.</i><span class="thin"> </span> A choenix was a Greek dry measure equivalent to 1.92 pints or 0.91 liters. A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see <a href="../matthew/20.htm#2">Matthew 20:2</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> See <a href="../hosea/10.htm#8">Hosea 10:8</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> BYZ and TR <i>His</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>licensing</a> available. 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