| 6:1, 2 |
1st Seal |
White Horse: Wars,
Conquests |
"Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I
heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder.
"Come and see."
And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a
bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to
conquer."
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| 6:3,4 |
2nd Seal |
Red Horse:
Peace Removed |
"...Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it
was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace
from the earth, and that people
should kill one another; and there was given to
him a great sword."
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| 6:5,6 |
3rd Seal |
Black Horse:
Inflation, Economic Collapse |
"…a black
horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I
heard a voice….saying 'A quart of wheat for a denarius; and do not harm the
oil and the wine."
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| 6:7,8 |
4th Seal |
Pale Green Horse: over 1/4 of earth killed by war, famine, and beasts |
"…a pale
horse. And the name of him who sat on it was
Death, and Hades followed with him.
And power was given to them over 1/4 of the
earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the
beasts of the earth." |