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Then I sawa the Lamb open one of the sevenb seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come!"cd2
I looked, and there was a white horse.e The horseman on it had a bow; a crown was given to him, and he went out as a victor to conquer.f
The Second Seal
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When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"gh4
Then another horse went out, a fiery red one, and its horseman was empoweredi to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.j
The Third Seal
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When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!"kl And I looked, and there was a black horse. The horseman on it had a balance scale in his hand.
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Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius-but do not harm the olive oil and the wine."
The Fourth Seal
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When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"mn8
And I looked, and there was a pale greeno horse. The horseman on it was named Death, and Hades was following after him. Authority was given to themp over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.