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Text -- Revelation 6:4-17 (NET)
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6:4 And another horse , fiery red , came out , and the one who rode it was granted permission to take peace from the earth , so that people would butcher one another , and he was given a huge sword .
6:5 Then when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying , “Come !” So I looked , and here came a black horse ! The one who rode it had a balance scale in his hand .
6:6 Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying , “A quart of wheat will cost a day’s pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay . But do not damage the olive oil and the wine !”
6:7 Then when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying , “Come !”
6:8 So I looked and here came a pale green horse ! The name of the one who rode it was Death , and Hades followed right behind . They were given authority over a fourth of the earth , to kill its population with the sword , famine , and disease , and by the wild animals of the earth .
6:9 Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal , I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given .
6:10 They cried out with a loud voice , “How long , Sovereign Master , holy and true , before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood ?”
6:11 Each of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer , until the full number was reached of both their fellow servants and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.
6:12 Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal , and a huge earthquake took place ; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair , and the full moon became blood red ;
6:13 and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a fierce wind .
6:14 The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up , and every mountain and island was moved from its place .
6:15 Then the kings of the earth , the very important people , the generals , the rich , the powerful , and everyone , slave and free , hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains .
6:16 They said to the mountains and to the rocks , “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb ,
6:17 because the great day of their wrath has come , and who is able to withstand it?”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
Vision |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
ASCENSION |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X |
Horse |
Persecution |
Famine |
Animals |
Despondency |
COLOR; COLORS |
Living Creature |
Judgment |
God |
Earthquakes |
Escape |
Heaven |
Hades |
Martyrdom |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Rev 6:4; Rev 6:4; Rev 6:4; Rev 6:4; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:5; Rev 6:6; Rev 6:6; Rev 6:6; Rev 6:6; Rev 6:7; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:8; Rev 6:9; Rev 6:9; Rev 6:10; Rev 6:10; Rev 6:10; Rev 6:10; Rev 6:11; Rev 6:11; Rev 6:11; Rev 6:12; Rev 6:12; Rev 6:12; Rev 6:12; Rev 6:13; Rev 6:13; Rev 6:13; Rev 6:13; Rev 6:14; Rev 6:14; Rev 6:14; Rev 6:15; Rev 6:15; Rev 6:15; Rev 6:15; Rev 6:16; Rev 6:16; Rev 6:17; Rev 6:17
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NET Notes: Rev 6:5 A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.
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NET Notes: Rev 6:6 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
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NET Notes: Rev 6:7 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
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NET Notes: Rev 6:8 Grk “with death.” θάνατος (qanatos) can in particular contexts refer to a manner of death, specifically...
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NET Notes: Rev 6:11 Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the...
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NET Notes: Rev 6:12 Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).
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NET Notes: Rev 6:16 It is difficult to say where this quotation ends. The translation ends it after “withstand it” at the end of v. 17, but it is possible tha...
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