Revelation 6

¹ I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice like thunder, “Come.”

² I looked, and there was a white horse; its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

³ When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come.”

⁴ Then another horse came out, fiery red; its rider was given power to take peace from the earth, so that people would kill one another, and a great sword was given to him.

⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come.” I looked, and there was a black horse, and its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

⁶ And I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures saying, “A measure of wheat for a denarius, and three measures of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”

⁷ When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come.”

⁸ I looked, and there was a pale horse; its rider was named Death, and Hades followed him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, plague, and the wild beasts of the earth.

⁹ When he opened the fifth seal, I saw beneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had kept.

¹⁰ They cried out in a loud voice, “How long, holy and true Sovereign, will you not judge and avenge our blood on those who live on the earth?”

¹¹ Then a white robe was given to each of them. They were told to rest a little longer, until the number was also complete of their fellow servants and their brothers, who were going to be killed as they had been.

¹² I saw when he opened the sixth seal: there was a great earthquake, the sun turned black like a sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,

¹³ and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind,

¹⁴ and the sky was rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

¹⁵ The kings of the earth, the great men, the commanders, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,

¹⁶ and they said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.

¹⁷ For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

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