Revelation 6:4

6:4 And another horse, fiery red, ¹  came out, and the one who rode it ²  was granted permission ³  to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher ⁴  one another, and he was given a huge sword.

Revelation 13:4

13:4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority ⁵  to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying: “Who is like the beast?” and “Who is able to make war against him?” ⁶ 

Revelation 13:12

13:12 He ⁷  exercised all the ruling authority ⁸  of the first beast on his behalf, ⁹  and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

¹ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

² tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

³ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “it was given to him to take peace from the earth.”

⁴ tn BDAG 979 s.v. σφάζω states, “Of the killing of a person by violence…σφάζειν τινά butcher or murder someone (4 Km 10:7; Jer 52:10; Manetho: 609 fgm. 8, 76 Jac. [in Jos., C. Ap. 1, 76]; Demetr.[?]: 722 fgm. 7; Ar. 10, 9) 1J 3:12; Rv 6:4. Pass. (Hdt. 5, 5) 5:9; 6:9; 18:24.”

⁵ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

⁶ tn On the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to the beast, see the note on the word “It” in 13:1.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

¹¹ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”