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Revelation 6:4
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 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.
REVELATION 6:3-4 e;rcou) kai, {B} As in ver. Revelation 6:1, after e;rcou, which is here well supported by A C P 046 1006 1611 1854 2053 vg syrph, h copsa, bo...
Verse Revelation 6:4. _ANOTHER HORSE-RED_] The emblem of _war_; perhaps also of _severe persecution_, and the _martyrdom_ of the saints. _HIM THAT SAT THEREON_] Same say, _Christ_; others, _Vespasian...
AND THERE WENT OUT ANOTHER HORSE - In this symbol there were, as in the others, several particulars which it is proper to explain in order that we may be able to understand its application. The partic...
CHAPTER S 6 The Opening of the Seven Seals _ 1. The first seal (Revelation 6:1)_ 2. The second seal (Revelation 6:3) 3. The third seal (Revelation 6:5) 4. The fourth seal ...
REVELATION 6. THE OPENING OF THE SEALS. When the seals of the book are opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The first four are described under the figure of horses of dif...
THE SECOND SEAL. And when he had opened the second seal,. 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 t...
When he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say: "Come!" And there came forth another horse, blood-red in colour, and to him that sat upon it there was given to take peace f...
THE OPENING OF THE SEALS (Revelation 6:1-8) As one by one the seals of the roll are opened, history unfolds itself before John's eyes. As we study this section, we must remember one general fact whi...
And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a loud voice like the sound of thunder, "Come!" And I saw, and, behold, a white ho...
WENT OUT. Greek."came forth". ANOTHER. App-124. POWER. Read "it". THEREON. on him, as Revelation 6:2. PEACE. the peace. EARTH. App-129. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._...
The Second Seal, Revelation 6:3-4 4. _to take peace_ The word "peace" has the article, which according to Greek usage may mean merely "peace in general, peace in the abstract," but may also very well...
ΚΑῚ ἘΞΗ͂ΛΘΕΝ. א reads καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν. ἘΔΌΘΗ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι. אcA omit αὐτῷ. ΣΦΆΞΟΥΣΙΝ with AC 36; Text. Rec[235] reads σφάξωσιν with אB2P 1 &c. [235] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivene...
3, 4. THE SECOND SEAL...
_SEALS ONE AND TWO WERE OPENED - REVELATION 6:1-4:_ The first seal is a picture of victory for God's people. The victor always rode a white horse after the battle. The one on the horse is royalty. He...
ΈΞΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831) выходить, ΠΥΡΡΌΣ (G4450) свирепый, красный. Этот цвет символизирует кровопролитие и грех (Ford), ΚΑΘΗΜΈΝΩ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΑΙ (G2521)...
AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE SECOND SEAL,— The second seal or period is noted for _war_ and _slaughter;_ and was proclaimed by the _second living creature,_ which was like an ox, and had his station in...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 16 Text: Revelation 6:3-4 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. 4 And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him th...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER VI THE OPENING OF THE SEALS _Text (Revelation 6:1-17)_ INTRODUCTION 1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatu...
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 sw...
__ Throne Section-The Seals 13 It has been suggested that the Syriac version preserves the true reading here. After "blessing" it goes right on and gives every creature to the Lambkin, rather than g...
6:4 given (c-36) Or 'had been given to him.' It is not expressive of a particular time. He had one which was given him. It is the aorist, as 'went forth.' take (d-21) slay (d-30) Aorist tense, see Not...
THE SIX SEALS The afflicted Church has been reminded in Revelation 4 f. that God is over all, and that the future is committed to the Lamb. Now (Revelation 6 - Revelation 8:1) she is shown that future...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 THE 7 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-8 THE FIRST 6 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-17...
AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED... — Better, _And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living being, saying, Come. And there came forth another horse, red; and to him that sat on him was given to...
CHAPTER IV. THE SEALED ROLL OPENED. Revelation 6:1. WITH the sixth chapter of the Apocalypse the main action of the book may be said properly to begin. Three sections of the seven into which it is d...
_The second seal opened_ : A swordsman representing (red = martial colour) war and bloodshed, “is permitted to make men slay one another”. The allusion to the merciless weapon (Plut. _de Iside_, 11) o...
THE RIDERS ON THE FOUR HORSES Revelation 6:1 The seals signify those events which prepare the way for the coming of the Kingdom. The breaking of the first seals is accompanied by the summons of one o...
We now pass to that section of the Book in which, under the heavenly order by earthly administration, events proceed toward the great consummation. The Lamb, holding the book, breaks the seals. The a...
At the opening of the second seal, a red horse came forth. Its rider was empowered to take peace from the earth. He carried a short sword, like the one used by Roman soldiers. The word for "kill" is t...
_Opened the second seal, &c. portending wars and shedding of blood, and so he is said to have power to take away peace from the earth. (Witham) --- Another red horse. This red horse signifies the crue...
(3) And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. (4) And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace fro...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
The 7 Seals Part 2 I. INTRODUCTION A. Matthew 24:3-7 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign...
What is to follow on earth now begins, when the seals are opened. It will be remarked here, that John, standing in the ruin of the assembly, gives prophetically all that passes from that failure till...
AND THERE WENT OUT ANOTHER HORSE, [THAT WAS] RED,.... Which may be an emblem either of the suffering state of the church, being answerable to the Smyrnaean one, as the purity and power of the Gospel,...
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...
_When he opened the second seal, I heard the second_ living creature Which was like an ox, and had his station toward the west; _say, Come and see_ As the former had done when the first seal was opene...
RED; an emblem of war and bloodshed. Men left without restraint to the indulgence of their lusts and passions, become the tormentors and destroyers of one another....
THE FIRST SEAL: THE WHITE HORSE (vv. 1-2) In the Lamb's opening of the seals our sight is transferred again to earth, but John does not return there. His vision is from heaven. The first seal (v. 1)...
_ 3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” 4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the...
1-8 Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion,...
AND THERE WENT OUT ANOTHER HORSE THAT WAS RED; signifying blood and slaughter. AND POWER WAS GIVEN TO HIM THAT SAT THEREON TO TAKE PEACE FROM THE EARTH; either to Christ, (as some say), or to those th...
Tertullian On Modesty For, in coming to the High Priest of the Father-Christ-all impediments must first be taken away, in the space of a week, that the house which remains, the flesh and the soul, ma...
Revelation 6:4 G2532 Another G243 horse G2462 red G4450 out G1831 (G5627) And G2532 granted G1325 ...
THE RED HORSE - WAR AMONG NATIONS (REVELATION 6:3). To the red horse, the colour of blood, it was given to take peace from the earth, and he ‘is given' a great sword. This great sword is in contrast t...
CHAPTER 6 THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SIX SEALS. The next stage of John's vision describes the opening of the seals by the Lamb, and it will soon be clear that the result is the outworking of world histo...
‘And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Go!”. And I saw and behold a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow,...
Revelation 6:3-4. The second horse is red, the colour of blood (comp. 2 Kings 3:22); and he and his rider appear in answer to the second cry COME. In this seal Jesus comes just as He came in the victo...
With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon the fourth or leading section of the Apocalypse, extending to chap. Revelation 18:24. The section contains what had been described in chap. Revelation...
A RED HORSE (ιππος πυρρος). Old adjective from πυρ (fire), flame-coloured, blood-red (2 Kings 3:22), in N.T. only here and Revelation 12:3, like Zechariah 1:8;...
CONTENTS: The opening of the seals. CHARACTERS: Christ, John. CONCLUSION: Woe to those who dwell upon the earth in the days of the great Tribulation, when the wrath of God is poured forth for the fin...
Revelation 6:1. _One of the living creatures,_ that is, the lion, with a voice roaring like thunder, said, _Come and see._ The saints must keep their eyes on what the Lord is doing in the earth. Revel...
ANOTHER HORSE CAME OUT. This horse is red - symbolic of violent death. As the Good News of Jesus is preached, persecution and sacrifice follow. Read what Jesus said in Matthew 10:34-39. The red horse...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 6:3 The next horse is RED, the color of blood. Its rider is GIVEN A GREAT SWORD. This symbolizes permission to TAKE PEACE FROM THE EARTH. The resul
The Lamb successively opens four seals, and there come out in order four horses and their riders; one horse white, one red, one black, and one pale. Here are the four horses of the Apocalypse, a phras...
CALAMITIES ON THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE first catastrophe, or overthrow of the Jewish persecuting power, is the subject of chaps. 6–11. Some take the subject in a...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 6:1 AND I SAW. A new departure in the series of visions is marked (see on Revelation 4:1). We have here the commencement of the Revelation proper, to which the first five chapt...
_3 AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE SECOND SEAL, I HEARD THE SECOND BEAST SAY, COME AND SEE._ _ 4 AND THERE WENT OUT ANOTHER HORSE THAT WAS RED: AND POWER WAS GIVEN TO HIM THAT SAT THEREON TO TAKE PEACE FR...
Now in chapter six, He begins to open the scroll. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see. And...
Daniel 2:37; Daniel 2:38; Daniel 5:19; Exodus 9:16; Exodus 9:17;...
Red [π υ ρ ρ ο ς]. From pur fire. Flame - colored. Compare 2 Kings 3:22; Zechariah 1:8. Only here and chapter Revelation 12:3. To take peace from the earth. Compare...
THE OPENING OF THE SEALS Revelation 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS This study will discover unto us those events which will particularly mark the beginning of sorrows. There are four horse riders to be bro...
There went forth another horse that was red — A colour suitable to bloodshed. And to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth — Vespasian, in the year 75, had dedicated a temple...