Apocalipsis 6:8-17

8 Levanté la vista y vi un caballo de color verde pálido. El jinete se llamaba Muerte y su compañero era la Tumba.
A estos dos se les dio autoridad sobre una cuarta parte de la tierra, para matar con espada, con hambre y con enfermedad
y con animales salvajes.

9 Cuando el Cordero rompió el quinto sello, vi debajo del altar las almas de todos los que habían muerto como mártires por causa de la palabra de Dios y por haber sido fieles en su testimonio.

10 Ellos clamaban al Señor y decían: «Oh Señor Soberano, santo y verdadero, ¿cuánto tiempo hasta que juzgues a la gente de este mundo y tomes venganza de nuestra sangre por lo que nos han hecho?».

11 Entonces a cada uno de ellos se le dio una túnica blanca, y se les dijo que descansaran un poco más hasta que se completara el número de sus hermanos, los consiervos de Jesús que se unirían a ellos después de morir como mártires.

12 Mientras yo miraba, el Cordero rompió el sexto sello, y hubo un gran terremoto. El sol se volvió tan oscuro como tela negra, y la luna se volvió tan roja como la sangre.

13 Entonces las estrellas del cielo cayeron sobre la tierra como los higos verdes que caen de un árbol cuando es sacudido por el fuerte viento.

14 El cielo fue enrollado como un pergamino, y todas las montañas y las islas fueron movidas de su lugar.

15 Entonces todo el mundo —los reyes de la tierra, los gobernantes, los generales, los ricos, los poderosos, todo esclavo y hombre libre— se escondió en las cuevas y entre las rocas de las montañas.

16 Y gritaban a las montañas y a las rocas: «Caigan sobre nosotros y escóndannos del rostro de aquel que se sienta en el trono, y de la ira del Cordero;

17 porque ha llegado el gran día de su ira, ¿y quién podrá sobrevivir?».

Apocalipsis 6:8-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 6

This chapter contains the vision of the opening six of the seals of the sealed book, by the Lamb, and of the events following thereupon. The preparation to the vision of the first seal is in Re 6:1; the Lamb opens it, John hears a noise like thunder, and one of the living creatures bids him come and see; upon which he saw a horse, of a white colour, and a rider on it, who is described by a bow and crown given him, and by the victory he obtained, Re 6:2; at the opening of the second seal, the second living creature invites him as before; and he sees a horse, of a red colour, with a rider on it, described by his power, to take peace from the earth, and suffer men to kill one another, and by a great sword given him, Re 6:3,4; at the opening of the third seal, the third living creature addresses him in like manner as the other; and he sees a horse, of a black colour, and a rider on it, with a pair of balances in his hands; and hears a voice from among the four living creatures, expressing dearness of provisions, and a charge not to hurt the oil and wine, Re 6:5,6; at the opening of the fourth seal, the fourth living creature speaks to John, as the rest; and he sees a horse, of a pale colour, and a rider on it, described by his name, Death, by his follower, hell, or the grave, and by his power to destroy a fourth part of the earth with the sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts, Re 6:7,8; at the opening of the fifth seal, John saw the souls of the martyrs, under the altar; hears their cry for vengeance; observes that white robes were given them, and that they were bid to be quiet until the slaying and suffering time of their brethren was over, Re 6:9-11; at the opening of the sixth seal follow an earthquake, strange changes in the heavens, the sun becomes black as sackcloth, the moon becomes as blood, the stars fall, and the heaven itself departs, and every island and mountain are moved out of their places, Re 6:12-14, the kings and great men of the earth, and even all sorts, of men, upon this, fly to the rocks and mountains to hide them from the face of God the Father, that sits upon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, the opener of the sealed book; giving this as a reason for it, that the time of his great wrath was come, and none could stand before him, Re 6:15-17.