Qǐshìlù 6:3

3 Jiēkāi dì èr yìn de shíhou , wǒ tīngjian dì èr gè huó wù shuō , nǐ lái .

Qǐshìlù 6:3 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 6:3

And when he had opened the second seal
Of the sealed book; that is, the Lamb, as before:

I heard the second beast say, come and see;
this living creature was the ox, whose situation was on the west side of the throne, as the standard of Ephraim, on which was an ox, was on the west of the camp of Israel; no mention is made of the noise of thunder, as before, the voice of the ox being lower than that of the lion; and this perhaps may point out a decrease in the Gospel ministry; to fix on any particular person, as, with Grotius, the Evangelist Matthew, because he says, ( Matthew 24:7 ) , nation shall rise against nation, which carries in it some likeness to what is said at the opening of this seal; or, as with Brightman, Justin Martyr, whose second apology was not regarded by the emperor, is mere conjecture; the ministers of the Gospel are intended who lived under this seal, who, though they might not be strong and courageous like the lion, or their predecessors, yet were like the ox, laborious in preaching, and patient in suffering; and these are represented in this vision as inviting John to behold and observe the following hieroglyphic.

Qǐshìlù 6:3 In-Context

1 Wǒ kànjian gāoyáng jiēkāi qī yìn zhōng dì yī yìn de shíhou , jiù tīngjian sì huó wù zhōng de yī gè huó wù , shēngyīn rú léi , shuō , nǐ lái .

2 Wǒ jiù guānkàn , jiàn yǒu yī pǐ bái mǎ , qí zaì mǎ shàng de ná zhe gōng . bìng yǒu guānmiǎn cìgĕi tā . tā biàn chūlai , shèng le yòu shèng .

3 Jiēkāi dì èr yìn de shíhou , wǒ tīngjian dì èr gè huó wù shuō , nǐ lái .

4 Jiù Lìng yǒu yī pǐ mǎ chūlai , shì hóng de . yǒu quánbǐng gĕi le nà qí mǎ de , kĕyǐ cóng dì shàng duó qù taìpíng , shǐ rén bǐcǐ xiāng shā . yòu yǒu yī bǎ dà dāo cìgĕi tā .

5 Jiēkāi dì sān yìn de shíhou , wǒ tīngjian dì sān gè huó wù shuō , nǐ lái . wǒ jiù guānkàn , jiàn yǒu yī pǐ hēi mǎ . qí zaì mǎ shàng de shǒu lǐ ná zhe tiān píng .