# Revelation 06 đź“–: The Six Seals
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## The Seven Seals
**Principle**:
[[#Verse 01.]] I looked on when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a thunderous voice, “Come!”Â
[[#Verse 02.]] So I looked, and here came a white horse! The one who rode it had a bow, and he was given a crown, and as a conqueror he rode out to conquer.
[[#Verse 03.]] Then when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”Â
[[#Verse 04.]] And another horse, fiery red, came out, and the one who rode it was granted permission to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher
one another, and he was given a huge sword.
[[#Verse 05.]] Then when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So I looked, and here came a black horse! The one who rode it had a balance scale in his hand.Â
[[#Verse 06.]] Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat will cost a day’s pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
[[#Verse 07.]] Then when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”Â
[[#Verse 08.]] So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.
[[#Verse 09.]] Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] They cried out with a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”Â
[[#Verse 11.]] Each of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached of both their fellow servants and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.
[[#Verse 12.]] Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;Â
[[#Verse 13.]] and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a fierce wind.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.Â
[[#Verse 15.]] Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] They said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,Â
[[#Verse 17.]] because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The four horsemen echo the colored horses in Zechariah 1:8 and 6:1-8.
2. The first rider carries a bow (6:2). The Parthians, Rome's feared enemy to the east, were famous mounted archers.
3. A denarius (6:6) was about a day's wage for a laborer, so a day's pay for a single quart of wheat describes severe famine.
4. The color of the fourth horse (6:8) is *chlĹŤros*, a sickly pale green, the color of a corpse.
5. Death and Hades ride together in 6:8 and are later thrown into the lake of fire (20:14).
6. The souls under the altar (6:9) recall how the blood of sacrifices was poured at the base of the altar (Leviticus 4:7).
7. "How long?" (6:10) is a frequent cry of lament in the Psalms (Psalm 13:1; 79:5).
8. The sun turning dark and the moon like blood (6:12) echo Joel 2:31.
9. The sky rolling up like a scroll (6:14) comes from Isaiah 34:4.
10. Calling on mountains to fall on them (6:16) quotes Hosea 10:8, which Jesus also quoted on the way to the cross (Luke 23:30).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lamb who opens the seals and directs history (6:1). Those who reject Him will fear "the wrath of the Lamb" (6:16), but His martyrs are given white robes and rest (6:11; John 16:33).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. The four horsemen bring conquest, war, famine, and death (6:1-8). How do these images help us understand the brokenness of the world?
2. The martyrs cry out, "How long?" (6:10). What do we learn from their honest prayer?
3. People try to hide from the face of God and the wrath of the Lamb (6:15-17). Why is running from God never a real solution?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verses 1-2: The Lamb opens the first seal, and a rider on a white horse goes out conquering.
- đź“– verses 9-10: The souls under the altar cry out, "How long, O Lord?"
- đź“– verse 11: The martyrs are given white robes and told to rest a little longer.
- đź“– verses 16-17: People hide from the One on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb.
## đź”— Related Passages
- 🔗 6:2-8 → Zechariah 1:8-11 and 6:1-8 – Colored horses sent to patrol the earth.
- 🔗 6:4-8 → Matthew 24:6-8 – Wars, famines, and earthquakes as the beginning of birth pains.
- 🔗 6:8 → Ezekiel 14:21 – Sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague.
- 🔗 6:9 → Leviticus 4:7 – Blood poured out at the base of the altar.
- 🔗 6:10 → Psalm 79:5-10 – How long, O Lord? Avenge the blood of Your servants.
- 🔗 6:10 → Zechariah 1:12 – How long will You withhold mercy?
- 🔗 6:12-13 → Joel 2:31 – The sun turned to darkness and the moon to blood.
- 🔗 6:13-14 → Isaiah 34:4 – The sky rolled up like a scroll and the stars falling.
- 🔗 6:16 → Hosea 10:8 and Luke 23:30 – Saying to the mountains, "Fall on us."
- 🔗 6:17 → Joel 2:11 and Malachi 3:2 – Who can endure the day of the Lord?
- đź”— [[Zechariah 06#Verse 01.|Zechariah 6:1-8]] - Four chariots with colored horses.
- đź”— [[Matthew 24#Verse 06.|Matthew 24:6-8]] - Wars, famines, and earthquakes are the beginning of birth pains.
- đź”— [[Psalm 13#Verse 01.|Psalm 13:1-2]] - How long, O Lord?
- đź”— [[Joel 02#Verse 30.|Joel 2:30-31]] - Wonders in the heavens before the day of the Lord.
- đź”— [[Luke 23#Verse 30.|Luke 23:30]] - They will say to the mountains, fall on us.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Revelation 06 - SOAP|All Things Belong to the World]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes