Revelation 6

Revelation 6:1

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.

And I saw when Christ, the Son of God, opened the First of those seven Seals; and I heard a mighty voice, as if it had been of thunder, from one of those four glorious Angels, which were next to the throne, saying, Come and see.

Revelation 6:2

And I saw, and behold a 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.

And I saw, and, behold, a notable representation of the happy success and victory of the Gospel; set forth by the appearance of a white horse, whose rider had a bow in his hand, to signify the wound that he had given to his enemies: and a crown was given to him, in sign of triumph and honour; and he went forth to all the ends of the earth, conquering and bringing in subjection, every power that exalted itself against him.

Revelation 6:4

And there went out another horse 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.

And, upon the opening of the Second Seal, I saw a representation of that bloody tyranny and persecution, which should follow upon the preaching of the Gospel, set forth by the appearance of a red horse: and power was given to Satan, which was the mover and stirrer up of these cruel persecutors, the Tyrants of Rome, to take peace from the earth, and to incite them to a mutual slaughter of each other; and, for that purpose, there was a great sword, by the just permission of God, given into his hand.

Revelation 6:5

And when he 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.

And when he had opened the Third Seal, I heard the third Angel, say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo, there was made to me a representation of an extreme dearth and famine, which should follow upon the earth, by the appearance of a black horse, whose rider had a pair of scales in his hand: to signify, that they shall be forced to measure out, by drams and ounces, that corn, which they shall be allowed to eat.

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; and see thou hurt not the wine and the oil.

And I heard a voice from among the four Angels, saying, All grain, which is for the food of man, shall be at a high rate; and, as for wine and oil, which are for his pleasure, let spare be made of them for they shall be rare, and hard to come by.

Revelation 6:8

And I looked, and behold a pale 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, &c.

And, upon the opening of that Fourth Seal, I looked, and, behold, a representation was made of a great and general mortality, which should be all the world over; set forth by the appearance of a pale horse, the name of whose rider was Death: and the grave, or state of corruption, followed after him; and power was given him, to sweep away the fourth part of the inhabitants of the earth, by the sword, and by famine, and sickness, and wild beasts, and all other ordinary ways of destruction.

Revelation 6:9

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, &c.

And when he had opened the Fifth Seal, I saw the souls of all those faithful martyrs, whose lives had been sacrificed for the profession of the truth of God, and for the testimony, which they gave thereunto, even from the first martyr Abel to this present day:

Revelation 6:10

And they 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?

And they cried with a loud voice, out of a holy desire of the vindication of God’s honour, and redress of the proud and lawless impiety of men on earth, How long, O Lord God, who

Revelation 6:11

And white 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.

And there was given unto every one of them a great measure of celestial glory: and it was said unto them, that, for the full consummation of that blessedness of theirs, they should comfortably wait yet a while longer, until the number of the rest of their holy brethren, the Martyrs of Christ which should be killed for his sake, were fully accomplished.

Revelation 6:12

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And I beheld when he had opened the Sixth Seal, and I saw a representation of wonderful great and terrible alterations, which should be in the world; both in the Temporal and Spiritual state: so as the powers thereof were shaken; and those, that were wont to be the commanders and lights of the world, were utterly obscured, and deprived of their wonted glory;

Revelation 6:13

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a figtree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

And those, that were wont to give subordinate light, both in their great authority and doctrine, to the world, were now cast down; and, by the force of persecution, fell away from the Church, as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken by a mighty wind. So also verse 14.

Revelation 6:14

And the heaven departed as a scrawl when it is rolled together; and every mountain and land were moved out of their places.

And no man shall be exempted from the fearful revenges of God; which shall be so intolerable, as that all estates and degrees, even the great Potentates of the earth, &c. shall wish they could be buried quick under the mountains, to avoid the dreadfulness of God’s judgments, which shall seize upon them.

Revelation 6:16

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

Neither shall those several plagues and vengeances be more terrible unto them, than the very presence of that awful God, who sitteth upon the throne; and the wrath of that Lamb of God, who, being of himself meek, patient, gracious, is now so irritated by their sins, that his very countenance is worse than death to all his guilty enemies.