Revelation 6:1-8 (New International Version)
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1 I watched as the Lamb1 opened the first of the seven seals.2 Then I heard one of the four living creatures3 say in a voice like thunder,4 "Come!" 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse!5 Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,6 and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.7 3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature8 say, "Come!" 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.9 Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth10 and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. 5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature11 say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse!12 Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,13 saying, "A quarta of wheat for a day's wages,b and three quarts of barley for a day's wages,c14 and do not damage15 the oil and the wine!" 7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature16 say, "Come!" 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!17 Its rider was named Death, and Hades18 was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.19Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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