Revelation — Chapter 6

📖 Revelation — Chapter 6 (KJV)

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Revelation 6:1 And I saw ^Rwhen 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.

Rev 5:5-7

Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold ^Ra white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Rev 19:11,14; Zech 1:8

Revelation 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

Revelation 6:4 And there went out another ^Rhorse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Rev 12:3; Rev 17:3,6

Revelation 6:5 And when ^Rhe had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

Rev 6:1; Rev 4:6-7

Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; ^Rand see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Rev 9:4; Ps 76:10

Revelation 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a ^Rpale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Zech 6:3

Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, ^RI saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Rev 8:3; Rev 9:13

Revelation 6:10 And ^Rthey cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Gen 4:10; Ps 9:12

Revelation 6:11 And ^Rwhite robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Rev 3:4-5; Rev 7:9,14

Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, ^Rthere was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Rev 8:5; Rev 11:13

Revelation 6:13 And ^Rthe stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

Rev 8:10-12; Rev 9:1

Revelation 6:14 And ^Rthe heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Ps 102:26; Isa 34:4

Revelation 6:15 And ^Rthe kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Rev 18:9-11; Rev 19:13-21

Revelation 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, ^RFall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Rev 10:6; Jer 8:3

Revelation 6:17 For ^Rthe great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Rev 11:18; Rev 16:14

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 6:1–8 — The first four seals

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The Lamb opens seals revealing riders associated with conquest, warfare, scarcity, and death. The vision depicts judgment rather than giving modern identities.

Key Truth: Read the judgment imagery with sober attention.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 6:9–11 — The martyrs' plea

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The slain witnesses cry for just judgment and receive white robes and a call to rest while God's purpose unfolds.

Key Truth: Entrust justice to God with patient faithfulness.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 6:12–17 — The sixth seal and accountability

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Cosmic upheaval and terrified people depict the day of wrath, ending with the question of who can stand.

Key Truth: Face God's judgment with humility rather than presumed immunity.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Zechariah 6:2 — Zechariah's colored horses offer related prophetic imagery.

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How can the vision strengthen patience and honest accountability?

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