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.

                Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals:  And I heard the voice of one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder: ‘Come!’

Revelation 14:2; 19:6.

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 white horse:

Zech. 1:8-10; 6:2-7;

Revelation 19:11, 14.

                And its rider had a bow:  (WS ‘Bow’)

2 Sam. 1:18 – (“Song of the Bow”)

                And a crown was given to him: (See 2:10 “Crown”)

Zech. 6:11-14.

                And he went out conquering and to conquer: 

Gen. 1:26-28;

Revelation 14:14.

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

                When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, ‘Come!’

Revelation 4:7.

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 out came another horse, bright red;

Zech. 6:2-3.                                                                             

                Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that men should slay one another;

Gen. 4:8-14;                                                                              Rom. 5:12-14.

                He was given a great sword:  (WS 6:4 ‘Sword’)

Ezek. 21:8-14;

Eph. 6:17;

Heb. 4:12;

Revelation 13:10, 14.

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.

                When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come!’

Revelation 4:7.                                                                       

                And I saw and behold a black horse:

Zech. 6:2.

                And its rider had a balance in his hand:

Daniel 5:24-28;

Hosea 12:7, (Merchants = ‘Canaan’ Strong’s #3667)

Zech. 5:2-4;

Gal. 3:10-14.

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 oil and the wine.

                And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius:

2 Kings  6:25; 7:1, 16;

Ezek. 4:16-17.

                But do not harm oil and wine!’

Revelation 7:2; 9:4.

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

                When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, ‘Come!’

Revelation 4:7.

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, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

                And I saw and behold, a pale horse:

Zech. 6:3.                                                                                

                And its riders name was Death, and Hades followed him; and they were given power over a fourth of the earth:

Hosea 13:14.

                To kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence

Ezek. 5:12.

                And by wild beasts of the earth:

Lev. 26:21-25.

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, and for the testimony which they held:

                When he opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar:

Revelation 16:7.

                The souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne:

John 16:2;                                                                                Revelation 1:9; 12:17; 16:6-7; 20:4.

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?

                They cried out with a loud voice, ‘O Sovereign Lord, holy and true:

Revelation 3:7.

                How long before thou wilt judge:

Psalm 79:5;                                                                               Zech. 1:12.

                And avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?  (WS ‘Vengeance’)

Gen. 4:10; 9:5-6;

Lev. 17:4; 24:17;

Num. 35:16-34;

Deut. 32:35-43;

2 Kings 9:7;

Psalm 9:12; 72:14; 79; 94:1;

Isaiah 26:21; 34:3; 35:4; 47:3;

Jer. 2:30; 9:9; 50:15, 28; 51:35-36;

Lam. 2:2; 3:64;

Ezek. 9:9; 16:38; 22:2-4; (32:6, on Egypt);

Joel 3:19-21;

Nahum 1:2;

Hab. 1:2;

Matt. 10:16-23; 23:34-36; 27:25;

Mark 13:9, 12-13;

Luke 11:49-51; 18:3-8; 21:12-17, 22;

Acts 2:23; 3:13-15; 4:3-10, 27; 5:17-18, 28, 30; 6:11; 7:51-52; 8:1; 9:1-2, 14, 23; 12:1-3, 11; 4:2, 19; Acts 18:6, 12; 20:3, 19; 21:11; 21:27 through chapter 28: especially 21:27, 31; 22:22; 23:2, 12; 24:1, 9, 27; 25:2, 9, 15, 24; 26:21; 28:17, 19.

Rom. 11:28; 12:19; (=Lev. 19:18);

2 Thess. 1:6-8;

Heb. 10:30.

Revelation 16.:6; 18:20, 24; 19:2;

Innocent Blood:

Deut. 19:10, 13; 21:8-9;

2 Kings 21:16; 24:4;

Jer. 19:4; 22:17; 26:15;

Lam. 4:13;

Ezek. 16:36-38.

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.

                Then they were each given a white robe:

Revelation 3:4, 5; 7:9.

                And told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren should be complete:

Heb. 11:40;

Revelation 14:13.

                Who were to be killed as they themselves had been:

Daniel 8:13, 14.

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;

                When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake:

Hab. 3:11;

Hag. 2:7, 21;

Matt. 24:29;

Revelation 11:13; 16:18.

                And the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood:

Psalm 89:36-7;

Isaiah 5:30; 8:22; 9:1-2; 13:9-13; 30:26; 34:4; 60:19-20;

Jer. 4:23, 28; 15:9; 31:35-36; 33:20, 25;

Ezek. 32:7-8;

Joel 2:2, 10, 31; 3:15;

Amos 8:9;

Micah 3:6-7;

Zech. 14:7;

Matt. 4:15-16;

Mark 13:24-25

Luke 21:25;

Acts 2:17-20;

Col. 1:12-13;

Revelation 8:12; 16:10.

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

                And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale:

Psalm 18:6-15;

Isaiah 34:4;

Joel 3:16;

Nahum 3:12;

Revelation 8:10, 12.

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

                The sky vanished like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place:

Isaiah 34:4;= Heb. 1:10-12;                                                    Jer. 3:23, (KJV); 4:24.

6:15. And the 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;

                Then the kings of the earth

Revelation 17:2, 18; 18:3, 9; 21:24.

                And the great men and the generals and the rich and the strong, and every one, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains:

Isaiah 2:10, 19-21;

Amos 9:2-4.

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:

                Calling to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne:

Isaiah 2:19-21;

Ezek. 38:20;

Hosea 10:8;

Micah 3:4; 7:17;

Luke 23:30;

Revelation 9:6.

                And from the wrath of the Lamb:

Matt. 3:7.                                                                                 

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

                For the great day of their wrath has come:  (See also “Day of the Lord” 1:10)

Isaiah 13:9;

Jer. 10:10; 52:3;

Ezek. 7:7, 10, 12; 38:18-19;

Zeph. 1:14-16; 2:2-3;

Rom. 2:5;

Revelation 11:18; 16:14.

Wrath/Anger/Indignation

Exod. 22:21-24;

Lev. 10:6;

Num. 1:53; 18:5; 16:46;

Deut. 9:7, 22; 29:20, 28;

Joshua 9:20; 22:20;

Judges 2:14, 20; 3:8; 10:7; 17:18;

2 Kings 23:26; 24:20;

1 Chron. 27:24;

2 Chron. 19:2, 10; 24:18; 28:11, 13; 29:10; 30:8;

Ezra 5:12; 10:14;

Job 21:20;

Psalms 2:5; 21:9; 78:49;

Isaiah 10:6; 9:19; 13:13;

Jer. 7:29; 10:10; 12:13; 21:5; 12:20; 25:37; 30:24; 44:8; 50:13; 51:45; 52:3;

Lam. 2:2; 3:1; 4:16;

Ezek. 21:31; 22:31;

Hosea 5:10;

Zech. 6:12-13; 7:12;

Matt. 3:7=Luke 3:7;

Luke 21:23;

John 3:36;

Rom. 1:18; 2:5, 8; 5:9; 9:22;

Eph. 5:6;

Colossians 3:6;

1 Thess. 1:10; 2:16; 5:9;

Revelation 14:8-10, 19; 15:1, 7; 16:1, 19; 19:15.

                And who can stand before it?