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Revelation 6 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

The Second Seal--War

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:4 - And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that men should slay one another; and he was given a great sword.

The Third Seal--Famine

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:5 - When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hand;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:6 - 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; but do not harm oil and wine!"

The Fourth Seal--Death

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:8 - And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him; and they were given power over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

The Fifth Seal--Martyrs

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10 - they cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

The Sixth Seal--Terror

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:13 - and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:14 - the sky vanished like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth 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,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:17 - for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand before it?"
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

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