Revelation 6
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The opening of the seals, The first, second, third, and fourth
Verse 1
WEB I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!”
KJV 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.
TSK when: re 5:5-7; the noise: re 4:5, re 10:3,4, re 11:19; one: re 6:3,5,7, re 4:6,7, ac 4:20
Verse 2
WEB And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
KJV 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.
TSK a white: re 19:11,14, zec 1:8, zec 6:3-8; and he that: ps 45:3-5, ps 76:7; and a: re 14:14, re 19:12, zec 6:11-13, mt 28:18; and he went: re 11:15,18, re 15:2, re 17:14, ps 98:1, ps 110:2, isa 25:8, ro 15:18,19, 1co 15:25,55-57, 2co 10:3-5
Verse 4
WEB Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.
KJV 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.
TSK horse: re 12:3, re 17:3,6, zec 1:8, zec 6:2; power: re 13:10, ex 9:16,17, isa 37:26,27, eze 29:18-20, da 2:37,38, da 5:19, joh 19:11; and there: ps 17:13, isa 10:5,6, eze 30:24,25
Verse 5
WEB When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
KJV 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.
TSK he had: re 6:1, re 4:6,7, re 5:5,9; a black: zec 6:2,6; had: le 26:26, la 5:10, eze 4:10,16
Verse 6
WEB I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”
KJV 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.

Verse 7
WEB When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!”
KJV And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
TSK And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.: re 6:1,3,5, re 4:7
Verse 8
WEB And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
KJV 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.
TSK pale: zec 6:3; was Death: re 20:13,14, isa 25:8, ho 13:14, hab 2:5, 1co 15:55; over: re 8:7-12, re 9:15,18, re 12:4; kill: le 26:22-33, jer 15:2,3, jer 16:4,16, jer 43:11, eze 5:15-17, eze 14:13-21
The fifth
Verse 9
WEB When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
KJV And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
TSK I saw: re 8:3, re 9:13, re 14:18, le 4:7, joh 16:2, php 2:17, 2ti 4:6; the souls: re 20:4, 2co 5:8, php 1:23; slain: re 1:9, re 2:13, re 11:3-7, re 12:11-17, re 19:10, 2ti 1:8
Verse 10
WEB They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
KJV 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?
TSK they cried: ge 4:10, ps 9:12, lu 18:7,8, heb 12:24; How: ps 13:1, ps 35:17, ps 74:9,10, ps 94:3,4, da 8:13, da 12:6, zec 1:12; holy: re 3:7, re 15:3,4; dost: re 11:18, re 16:5-7, re 18:20,24, re 19:2, de 32:36-43, jud 16:28, 1sa 24:12, ps 58:10,11, isa 61:2, isa 63:1-6, lu 21:22, ro 12:19, 2th 1:6-8
Verse 11
WEB A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
KJV 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 fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
TSK white: re 3:4,5, re 7:9,14; that they: re 14:13, isa 26:20,21, da 12:13; until: re 7:14, re 13:15, re 17:6, mt 10:21, mt 23:34,35, joh 16:2, heb 11:40
The sixth
Verse 12
WEB I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.
KJV 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;
TSK there: re 8:5, re 11:13, re 16:18, 1ki 19:11-13, isa 29:6, am 1:1, zec 14:5, mt 24:7, mt 27:54, mt 28:2; the sun: isa 13:9,10, isa 24:23, isa 60:19,20, eze 32:7,8, joe 2:10,30,31, joe 3:15, am 8:9, hag 2:6,7,21,22, mt 24:29, mt 27:45, mr 13:24,25, mr 15:33, lu 23:44,45, ac 2:19,20
Verse 13
WEB The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
KJV 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.
TSK the stars: re 8:10-12, re 9:1, eze 32:7, da 8:10, lu 21:25; of a: isa 7:2, isa 33:9, da 4:14, na 3:12
Verse 14
WEB The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
KJV And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
TSK the heaven: ps 102:26, isa 34:4, heb 1:11-13, 2pe 3:10; and every: re 16:20, isa 2:14-17, jer 3:23, jer 4:23-26, jer 51:25, hab 3:6,10
Verse 15
WEB The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
KJV 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;
TSK the kings: re 18:9-11, re 19:13-21, job 34:19,20, ps 2:10-12, ps 49:1,2, ps 76:12, ps 110:5,6, isa 24:21,22; hid: jos 10:16,17, jud 6:2, 1sa 13:6, isa 2:10,19, isa 42:22, mic 7:17, heb 11:38
Verse 16
WEB They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
KJV 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:
TSK Fall: re 10:6, jer 8:3, ho 10:8, lu 23:30; the face: re 4:2,5,9, re 20:11; and from: re 6:10, re 19:15, ps 2:9-12, ps 14:5, ps 21:8-12, ps 110:5,6, zec 1:14,15, mt 26:64, 2th 1:7-9
Verse 17
WEB for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?”
KJV For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
TSK the great: re 11:18, re 16:14, isa 13:6-22, jer 30:7, joe 2:31, zep 1:14-18, ro 2:5, jude 1:6; who: ps 76:7, ps 130:3,4, joe 2:11, mal 3:2