Revelation 6

First Seal: The Conqueror

6Now ^aI saw when the Lamb opened one of the ¹seals; and I heard ^bone of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” ²And I looked, and behold, ^ca white horse. ^dHe who sat on it had a bow; ^eand a crown was given to him, and he went out ^fconquering and to conquer.

Second Seal: Conflict on Earth

³When He opened the second seal, ^gI heard the second living creature saying, “Come ²and see.” ^4hAnother horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to ⁱtake peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth

⁵When He opened the third seal, ^jI heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, ^ka black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of ^lscales ³in his hand. ⁶And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A ⁴quart of wheat for a ⁵denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and ^mdo not harm the oil and the wine.”

Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth

⁷When He opened the fourth seal, ⁿI heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” ^8oSo I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And ⁶power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^pto kill with sword, with hunger, with death, ^qand by the beasts of the earth.

Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

⁹When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^rthe altar ^sthe souls of those who had been slain ^tfor the word of God and for ^uthe testimony which they held. ¹⁰And they cried with a loud voice, saying, ^v“How long, O Lord, ^wholy and true, ^xuntil You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹Then a ^ywhite robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them ^zthat they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances

¹²I looked when He opened the sixth seal, ^aand ⁷behold, there was a great earthquake; and ^bthe sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the ⁸moon became like blood. ^13cAnd the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. ^14dThen the sky ⁹receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^eevery mountain and island was moved out of its place. ¹⁵And the ^fkings of the earth, the great men, ¹the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, ^ghid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, ^16hand said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who ⁱsits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! ¹⁷For the great day of His wrath has come, ^jand who is able to stand?”