Revelation 6:1-8
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And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
First Seal: The Conqueror
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on
him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and
to conquer.
Second Seal: Conflict on Earth
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was
red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth,
and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great
sword.
Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he
that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in
the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three
measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on
Earth
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see, and I looked, and behold a
pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with
him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to
kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the
earth.