Chapter Six 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw unto thee all to the souls of them
that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true,
dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And white robes were given unto every one of them.
And it was said unto them that they should rest yet for a little season, until their
fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were,
should be fulfilled.
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as
blood, and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her
untimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together, and every mountain and
island were moved out of their places.
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief
captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid
themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains
and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the
throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?