REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 6:5 The rider on the black horse carries scales for measuring grains and their prices. A voice reveals inflated grain prices (8 to 10 times normal). War and disruption of commercial routes will produce scarcity. This will drive prices up (see Deuteronomy 28:49; 2 Kings 6:24; 2 Kings 7:1). The command not to harm the oil and wine may have a social significance, because the rich were the primary consumers of oil and wine.

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