And (1) 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. (1) This is the second part of this first history (which I said was common and of the whole world) of the works of God in the government of all things. Ther... [ Continue Reading ]
And (2) 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. (2) The first sign, joined with a declaration, is that because of the sins and horrible rebellion of the world, God will invade the world: and fir... [ Continue Reading ]
And (3) when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. (3) The second sign joined with words of declaration (after the express calling of John as before) is, that God being provoked to wrath by the obstinacy and hard heartedness of the world, not repenting for the f... [ Continue Reading ]
(4) 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. (4) The third sign with declaration is that God will destroy the world with famine, removing all food: which is by Syn... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A (a) measure of wheat for a penny, (5) and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (a) It is here signified how little grain there was, for the word used here is a unit of measure for dry things, a... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. (6) The fourth sign joined with words of declaration is, that God will devote a quarter of the world to death and hell, or the grave, by all those methods at once, who individually and in order he h... [ Continue Reading ]
(7) 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: (7) The sixth sign is that the holy martyrs who are under the altar, by which they are sanctified, that is, received into the trust and teac... [ Continue Reading ]
And (8) 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 (b) fulfilled. (8) As before (Revelation 3:4). (b) Until their number... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as (c) sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; (9) The sixth sign, a narration, has two parts: the sign and the event. The sign is that the earth, heaven, and the things that... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) 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; (10) The event of the sign before: that there is no man who will not be amazed at tha... [ Continue Reading ]
And said to the mountains and rocks, (11) Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: (11) These are words of those who despair of escape: of the cause of this despair there are two arguments, the presence of God and the Lamb provoked to... [ Continue Reading ]