What does Revelation 6:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measurea of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine."
Verse Revelation 6:6. _A MEASURE OF WHEAT FOR A PENNY_] The _chaenix_ here mentioned was a measure of _dry_ things; and although the _capacity_ is not exactly known, yet it is generally agreed that it...
AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE THIRD SEAL - Unfolding another portion of the volume. See the notes on Revelation 5:1. I HEARD THE THIRD BEAST SAY, COME AND SEE - See the notes on Revelation 4:7. It is no...
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 6:7) 5. The...
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 THIRD SEAL. The first and second seals mark distinct epochs, clearly separated from each other. We can determine the exact number of years that belongs to each period. It is not possible to separ...
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...
HEARD. The texts add "as it were". VOICE. Same as noise, Revelation 6:1. MEASURE. Greek. _choenix_.. App-51. PENNY. App-51. Bread by weight means scarcity (compare Ezekiel 4:10; Ezekiel 4:16; Ezeki...
_I heard a voice_ One of the many voices heard throughout this book without anyone being defined as the speaker. _A measure of wheat_ The object of the voice is rather to _define_the extent of the sca...
5, 6. THE THIRD SEAL...
_SEALS THREE AND FOUR WERE OPENED REVELATION 6:5-8:_ The third seal revealed a rider on a black horse. John "heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and thre...
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WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE THIRD SEAL, &C.— The third seal or period is characterized by the strict execution of justice and judgment, and by the procuration of corn, oil, and wine; and was proclaimed by...
_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 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. A VOICE. So B; but 'A...
__ 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...
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 futur...
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 V1 Then I saw when the *Lamb opened one of the seven (7) *...
WHEN HE HAD OPENED. — Better, _When he opened._ The words “and see” are to be omitted here, as in the other seals. _And I saw, and behold a horse, black, and he that sat on him having a balance in his...
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 third seal opened = _famine_....
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...
The black horse would seem to represent mourning. (Jeremiah 4:28) Food is sold by weight, with enough wheat for one man for one day selling for a day's wages. (Matthew 20:2) He could buy three times a...
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...
(5) 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. (6) And I heard a v...
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 I HEARD A VOICE IN THE MIDST OF THE FOUR BEASTS SAY,.... Not the voice of Agabus to the Apostle Paul, Acts 11:28; but rather of Christ, who was in the midst of them, Revelation 5:6; the Ethiopic v...
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. Ver. 6. _In the midst_...
_And when he had opened the third seal I heard the third_ living creature Which was like a man, and had his station in the south; _say_ As the two former had done; _Come and see. And I beheld, and lo...
A MEASURE; about enough to sustain a man for a day. A PENNY; the price of a day's labor. HURT NOT THE OIL AND THE WINE; these would be needed to keep men from starving, so great would be the scarcit...
THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS OF THE SCROLL. The opening of the first three seals:...
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)...
_ 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”_ A. A MEA...
A MEASURE: The word choenix, signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart...
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,...
A MEASURE OF WHEAT FOR A PENNY, AND THREE MEASURES OF BARLEY FOR A PENNY: interpreters are at so great a loss here to fix the sense, that some think this phrase signifies famine and scarcity; others t...
Revelation 6:6 And G2532 heard G191 (G5656) voice G5456 in G1722 midst G3319 four G5064 creatures G2226 saying G3004 (G5723) quart G5518 wheat G4621 denarius G1220 and G2532 three G5140 quarts G5518 b...
‘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,...
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...
AS IT WERE A VOICE (ως φωνην). "This use of ως, giving a certain vagueness or mysteriousness to a phrase, is one of the characteristics of the writer's style, e.g., Revelation 8:1; Revelation 14:3;...
BEASTS Living creatures. (_ See Scofield) - (Ezekiel 1:5). _...
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 fi...
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. Reve...
THERE WAS A BLACK HORSE. Symbolic of great economic hardship. The scales are symbolic of famine (Ezekiel 4:10_ ff),_ and the prices given for wheat and barley are famine prices. But it is not famine,...
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...
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...
_5 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._ _ 6 AND I HEARD A...
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...
Psalms 76:10; Revelation 9:4...
Measure [χ ο ι ν ι ξ]. Choenix. Only here in the New Testament. A dry measure, according to some, a quart; to others a pint and a half. Herodotus, speaking of the provisions for Xerxes' army, assigns...
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 br...
And I heard a voice — It seems, from God himself. Saying — To the horseman, "Hitherto shalt thou come, and no farther." Let there be a measure of wheat for a penny — The word translated measure, was a...