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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/revelation/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/revelation/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, &#8220Come!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, &#8220Come.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When He (the Lamb) broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, “Come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, &#8220Come!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come out!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Go!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lamb broke open the second seal; and I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Go!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and behold!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 'Come and behold!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come and see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying: Come, and see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying: “Draw near and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, “Come forward.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, “Come!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second Beast which said, “Come.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />When he had opened the second seal, I heard the second animal say, "come and see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second animal saying, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/6-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/6.htm">The Second Seal: War</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2</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. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">when</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: ēnoixen (V-AIA-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">the Lamb opened</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuteran (Adj-AFS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">second</a> <a href="/greek/4973.htm" title="4973: sphragida (N-AFS) -- Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively.">seal,</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousa (V-AIA-1S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">I heard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuterou (Adj-GNS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">second</a> <a href="/greek/2226.htm" title="2226: zōou (N-GNS) -- An animal, living creature. Neuter of a derivative of zao; a live thing, i.e. An animal.">living creature</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontos (V-PPA-GNS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">say,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: Erchou (V-PMM/P-2S) -- To come, go. ">“Come!”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Zechariah 1:8-10</a></span><br />I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. / “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” / Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-2.htm">Zechariah 6:2-3</a></span><br />The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, / the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-21.htm">Daniel 7:21</a></span><br />As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Daniel 8:24</a></span><br />His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a></span><br />A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm">Isaiah 19:2</a></span><br />“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2</a></span><br />The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34</a></span><br />Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9-10</a></span><br />When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” / Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-7.htm">Mark 13:7-8</a></span><br />When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.</p><p class="hdg">See on ver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Revelation 6:1</a></b></br> And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Revelation 4:7</a></b></br> And the first beast <i>was</i> like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast <i>was</i> like a flying eagle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/revelation/5-13.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/revelation/6-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/revelation/8-8.htm">Second</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">The First Seal: Rider on White Horse</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-3.htm">The Second Seal: War</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">The Third Seal: Famine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-7.htm">The Fourth Seal: Death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">The Fifth Seal: Martyrs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">The Sixth Seal: Terror</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And when the Lamb opened the second seal</b><br>The Lamb refers to Jesus Christ, depicted as the sacrificial Lamb who is worthy to open the seals of the scroll, a symbol of divine authority and revelation. The opening of the second seal signifies the continuation of the unfolding of God's plan for the end times. This imagery connects to the Passover lamb in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a> and the prophetic vision in <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>, where the Messiah is described as a lamb led to slaughter. The seals are part of a series of judgments that are revealed in the book of Revelation, each bringing about events that lead to the ultimate fulfillment of God's kingdom.<p><b>I heard the second living creature say</b><br>The second living creature is one of the four living creatures described in <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a>, which are often interpreted as angelic beings or representations of creation that surround the throne of God. These creatures are involved in the worship of God and the execution of His will. The act of speaking indicates their role as messengers or heralds of divine action. The number four often symbolizes universality or completeness in biblical literature, suggesting that these creatures represent all of creation acknowledging God's sovereignty.<p><b>“Come!”</b><br>The command "Come!" is an invitation or a summons, likely directed towards the rider of the second horse, which follows in the subsequent verses. This imperative is a call to action, initiating the events associated with the second seal. The use of the word "Come" can also be seen as a reflection of divine authority, as it is through God's command that the events of the end times are set into motion. This echoes the authority of Christ in calling forth events and judgments, as seen in other parts of scripture where God's word brings about creation and change, such as in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> and <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lamb.htm">The Lamb</a></b><br>Refers to Jesus Christ, who is worthy to open the seals of the scroll. The Lamb symbolizes sacrifice and redemption, central to Christian theology.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_second_seal.htm">The Second Seal</a></b><br>Part of the series of seals on the scroll that Jesus opens, each revealing a new vision or event. The opening of the seals is a significant event in the unfolding of God's plan for the end times.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_second_living_creature.htm">The Second Living Creature</a></b><br>One of the four living creatures around the throne of God, as described in <a href="/bsb/revelation/4.htm">Revelation 4</a>. These creatures are often interpreted as angelic beings or representations of creation, each with a unique role in the heavenly vision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_command_'come!'.htm">The Command 'Come!'</a></b><br>This command is given by the living creature, inviting the next horseman to appear. It signifies the unfolding of divine judgment and events on earth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_sovereignty.htm">Christ's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Jesus, as the Lamb, holds the authority to open the seals, reminding believers of His ultimate control over history and future events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The opening of the seals represents God's judgment and the unfolding of His plan. Believers are called to live in readiness and faithfulness, knowing that God's justice will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>The living creatures, possibly angelic beings, play a role in executing God's will. This highlights the organized and purposeful nature of God's heavenly realm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_awareness.htm">Call to Awareness</a></b><br>The command "Come!" serves as a reminder for Christians to be vigilant and aware of the spiritual realities and events that unfold according to God's timeline.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/revelation_6_3-4__validate_war_prediction.htm">Revelation 6:3–4—How can one validate the prediction of worldwide warfare, given the continuous presence of conflict throughout history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_four_horsemen.htm">Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_revelation's_seven_seals.htm">What are Revelation's seven seals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_the_seals,_trumpets,_bowls_mean.htm">What do the Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3, 4) <span class= "bld">And when he had opened </span>. . .--Better, <span class= "ital">And when he opened the second seal</span>, <span class= "ital">I heard the second living being</span>, <span class= "ital">saying</span>, <span class= "ital">Come. And there came forth another horse</span>, <span class= "ital">red; and to him that sat on him was given to take peace from the earth</span>, <span class= "ital">and that they</span> (i.e., the inhabitants of the earth) <span class= "ital">shall kill one another</span>, <span class= "ital">and there was given to him a great sword.</span> This seal is the distinct and unmistakable declaration to the Church that they must look for wars, even after the Prince of Peace has come. The advent of the highest good does not work peace, but only because the hindrance is in man. Man's resistance to good turns the gospel of peace into an occasion for the sword. So our Lord declares, "I came not to send peace, but a sword." The reign of peace, the beating of swords into ploughshares, is not yet. The vision may help to fix the Christian position about war. It is to be expected; it is an evil, but often an inevitable evil. Those who take part in war are not condemned: those who occasion offences are. It is as much a mistake to condemn soldiering as a profession as it is to deny that Christianity aims at the suppression of war. She admits the soldier to be a soldier of Christ, even while she keeps before her the ideal age when nations shall learn war no more. We expect wars, even while we believe that the day will come when war will be reckoned as absurd as duelling is now. The vision says, "It must needs be that wars will come;" and war, even when roused by the passions of men, is a judgment of God, for God's judgments are mostly formed out of man's vices. The seal puts in pictorial form the warning of Christ that wars and rumours of wars would be heard of. How true the warning the after history shows--wars in the empire, wars among nations, controversies, and often fratricidal wars in the Church of Christ.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he had opened the second seal;</span> <span class="accented">he</span> <span class="accented">opened</span> (Revised Version). The tense is aorist. The circumstances described accompanied the act of opening, as in the case of the other seals. I heard the second beast say, Come and see; <span class="accented">I heard the second living being say, Come.</span> (On the four <span class="accented">living beings</span> as representing creation, see on Revelation 4:6.) For the omission of "and see," and the discussion of the question to whom the words are addressed, see above, on ver. 1. As there stated, some believe the second living being here specified to be the ox, which, on account of its sacrificial character invites the prophet to behold the result of the war which is personified by this vision. Wordsworth, interpreting the living beings to mean the Gospels, here sees a reference to St. Luke's Gospel, which depicts the sufferings of Christ, and considers that the ox here summons St. John to witness the persecution of the martyrs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/6-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτε</span> <span class="translit">(hote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> </span><span class="str2">When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the Lamb] opened</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤνοιξεν</span> <span class="translit">(ēnoixen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">second</span><br /><span class="grk">δευτέραν</span> <span class="translit">(deuteran)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seal,</span><br /><span class="grk">σφραγῖδα</span> <span class="translit">(sphragida)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4973.htm">Strong's 4973: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I heard</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤκουσα</span> <span class="translit">(ēkousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">second</span><br /><span class="grk">δευτέρου</span> <span class="translit">(deuterou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living creature</span><br /><span class="grk">ζῴου</span> <span class="translit">(zōou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2226.htm">Strong's 2226: </a> </span><span class="str2">An animal, living creature. Neuter of a derivative of zao; a live thing, i.e. An animal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγοντος</span> <span class="translit">(legontos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Come!”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔρχου</span> <span class="translit">(Erchou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/6-3.htm">Revelation 6:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/6-3.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 6:3 When he opened the second seal (Rev. 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