Revelation 6
Author: Steve Amato
Description: Bible study guide for the book of Revelation with commentary
Keywords: bible study,bible, revelations, end times, apocalypse, antichrist, anti-christ, beast, rapture, millenial kingdom, millenium, tribulation

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# Revelation 6 (web)

# The First Six Seals

6:1 I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals,
and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!"
6:2 And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow.
A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.

6:3 When he opened the second seal,
I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
6:4 Another came forth, a red horse.
To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth,
and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.

6:5 When he opened the third seal,
I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!"
And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
6:6 I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A choenix {A choenix is a dry volume measure that is a little more than a litre (a little more than a quart).} of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don't damage the oil and the wine!"

6:7 When he opened the fourth seal,
I heard the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see!"
6:8 And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

6:9 When he opened the fifth seal,
I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God,
and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
6:10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true,
until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
6:11 A long white robe was given to each of them.
They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

6:12 I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake.
The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.
6:13 The stars of the sky fell to the earth,
like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
6:14 The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up.
Every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
6:15 The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
6:16 They told the mountains and the rocks,
"Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne,
and from the wrath of the Lamb,
6:17 for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?"

# Comments

See the Chart of the the Seven Seals.
The Seven Seals I believe to be an overview of the events to follow as opposed to being the first in a sequence of a events. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse may be those mentioned in Zechariah chapter 6.

> "In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth."Zec 6:2-5

- The first four seals represent the time period leading up to the seventh trumpet in which there will be wars, divisions, famine and death.
- The fifth seal represents the final persecution of believers and ends with the seventh trumpet sounding and the resurrection and rapture.
- The sixth seal represents the seven plagues or seven bowls of wrath to which only unbelievers will be subjected while believers are away from the earth with Christ.

vs 13 The stars falling is a reference to Isaiah 34:2-4 The LORD is angry with all nations; his wrath is upon all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter. Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will send up a stench; the mountains will be soaked with their blood. All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

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