Revelation 6
Overview
6:1 The opening of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon, containing a prophecy to the end of the world. Verse 1whenRevelation 5:5-7 the noise4:5, 10:3, 10:4, 11:19 one6:3, 6:5, 6:7, 4:6, 4:7; Acts 4:20ReciprocalIsaiah 29:11 - I cannot; 48:6 - showed; Amos 3:7 - but; John 1:29 - Behold; 12:29 - thundered; 16:13 - he will show; Revelation 5:1 - sealed; 8:1 - And; 10:2 - a little; 19:6 - and as the voice of mighty Verse 2a whiteThis seems to be a representation of the person and dignity of Christ, and the mild and beneficent triumphs of his Gospel over all the powers of paganism. Revelation 19:11, 19:14; Zechariah 1:8, 6:3-8 and he thatPsalm 45:3-5, 76:7 and aRevelation 14:14, 19:12; Zechariah 6:11-13; Matthew 28:18 and he wentRevelation 11:15, 11:18, 15:2, 17:14; Psalm 98:1, 110:2; Isaiah 25:8; Romans 15:18, 15:19; 1 Corinthians 15:25, 15:55-57; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5ReciprocalJoshua 11:21 - Joshua destroyed; 2 Samuel 3:1 - David waxed; Psalm 18:37 - General; 24:8 - The Lord strong; 45:4 - ride; Habakkuk 3:8 - ride; Haggai 2:6 - and I; Zechariah 6:2 - red; 9:14 - his; Matthew 12:20 - till; Luke 21:10 - Nation shall Verse 3Revelation 6:1, 4:7ReciprocalJeremiah 15:2 - for death; Revelation 6:7 - General; 8:1 - And; 10:2 - a little Verse 4horseRevelation 12:3, 17:3, 17:6; Zechariah 1:8, 6:2 powerRevelation 13:10; Exodus 9:16, 9:17; Isaiah 37:26, 37:27; Ezekiel 29:18-20; Daniel 2:37, 2:38, 5:19; John 19:11 and therePsalm 17:13; Isaiah 10:5, 10:6; Ezekiel 30:24, 30:25ReciprocalJeremiah 12:12 - no; 16:5 - I have; 38:2 - He; Ezekiel 14:21 - my four; Nahum 2:3 - made; Zechariah 14:3 - General; Mark 13:8 - nation shall Verse 5he hadRevelation 6:1, 4:6, 4:7, 5:5, 5:9 a blackZechariah 6:2, 6:6 hadLeviticus 26:26; Lamentations 5:10; Ezekiel 4:10, 4:16ReciprocalRevelation 6:7 - General; 8:1 - And Verse 6A measure"The word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine-quart and the twelfth part of a quart."and seeRevelation 9:4; Psalm 76:10Reciprocal2 Kings 7:1 - a measure of fine flour; Ezekiel 1:5 - the likeness; Zechariah 6:2 - black; Matthew 20:2 - a penny; 22:19 - a penny; John 6:9 - barley; Revelation 7:1 - the wind; 7:3 - Hurt not Verse 7Revelation 6:1, 6:3, 6:5, 4:7Reciprocal8:1 - And Verse 8paleZechariah 6:3 was DeathRevelation 20:13, 20:14; Isaiah 25:8; Hosea 13:14; Habakkuk 2:5; 1 Corinthians 15:55 *marg.unto themor, to himoverRevelation 8:7-12, 9:15, 9:18, 12:4 killLeviticus 26:22-33; Jeremiah 15:2, 15:3, 16:4, 16:16, 43:11; Ezekiel 5:15-17, 14:13-21Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:15 - the Lord; Job 18:13 - the firstborn; Psalm 105:16 - Moreover; Revelation 2:23 - with death; 14:1 - I looked Verse 9I sawRevelation 8:3, 9:13, 14:18; Leviticus 4:7; John 16:2 *Gr: Philippians 2:17; 2 Timothy 4:6 the soulsRevelation 20:4; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23 slainRevelation 1:9, 2:13, 11:3-7, 12:11-17, 19:10; 2 Timothy 1:8Reciprocal2 Kings 9:7 - I may avenge; 2 Chronicles 24:22 - The Lord; Psalm 9:12 - When; 44:24 - forgettest; 72:14 - precious; Isaiah 26:21 - also; 47:3 - I will take; 63:4 - General; Jeremiah 11:20 - let; 26:19 - Thus; Daniel 7:25 - shall wear out; 11:33 - yet; Matthew 10:18 - for a; 21:35 - General; 24:9 - shall they; Mark 9:42 - it; 13:9 - take; Luke 21:16 - and some; Romans 9:22 - endured; 1 Corinthians 1:6 - the; 4:9 - as; Habakkuk 3:1 - General; 3:1 - word; Revelation 1:2 - bare; 7:14 - came; 8:1 - And; 12:17 - and have; 16:7 - out; 17:6 - the martyrs Verse 10they criedGenesis 4:10; Psalm 9:12; Luke 18:7, 18:8; Habakkuk 3:1 HowPsalm 13:1, 35:17, 74:9, 74:10, 94:3, 94:4; Daniel 8:13, 12:6; Zechariah 1:12 holyRevelation 3:7, 15:3, 15:4 dost11:18, 16:5-7, 18:20, 18:24, 19:2; Deuteronomy 32:36-43; Judges 16:28; 1 Samuel 24:12; Psalm 58:10, 58:11; Isaiah 61:2, 63:1-6; Luke 21:22; Romans 12:19; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8 avengeThis seal seems a prediction of the terrible persecution of the church under Dioclesian and Maximian, from ad 270 to 304, which lasted longer, and was far more bloody, than any or all by which it was preceded, whence it was called "the era of the martyrs.ReciprocalNumbers 31:2 - Avenge; Deuteronomy 32:43 - avenge; Joshua 10:13 - until; Judges 5:31 - So let; 2 Samuel 4:8 - the Lord; 2 Kings 9:7 - I may avenge; Esther 8:13 - avenge themselves; Job 7:19 - How long; 19:2 - How long; Psalm 7:13 - persecutors; 37:10 - yet; 44:24 - forgettest; 55:19 - hear; 79:5 - How long; 94:13 - until the pit; 119:84 - when; Isaiah 34:8 - General; 40:2 - warfare; 47:3 - I will take; 62:6 - keep; 64:12 - General; Jeremiah 11:20 - let; 15:15 - remember; 20:12 - let me; 26:19 - Thus; 51:24 - General; 51:35 - The violence; Lamentations 1:22 - all their; 3:64 - General; Daniel 7:25 - shall wear out; Micah 7:9 - until; Habakkuk 1:2 - how; 2:8 - the violence; 2:11 - the stone; Mark 9:42 - it; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - taking; 2 Timothy 4:14 - reward; 1 Peter 1:15 - is; 1 John 5:20 - him that; Revelation 6:16 - and from; 14:15 - crying; 14:18 - came; 16:6 - they have; 17:6 - the martyrs Verse 11whiteRevelation 3:4, 3:5, 7:9, 7:14 that they14:13; Isaiah 26:20, 26:21; Daniel 12:13 untilRevelation 7:14, 13:15, 17:6; Matthew 10:21, 23:34, 23:35; John 16:2; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 45:22 - each; Psalm 37:10 - yet; 55:19 - hear; 94:13 - until the pit; 119:84 - when; Isaiah 34:8 - General; 40:2 - warfare; Daniel 11:32 - shall be; Micah 7:9 - until; Luke 15:22 - the best; 1 Peter 5:9 - the same; Revelation 4:4 - clothed; 11:18 - and the time; 16:6 - they have; 17:17 - until Verse 12thereRevelation 8:5, 11:13, 16:18; 1 Kings 19:11-13; Isaiah 29:6; Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:7; 27:54, 28:2 the sunIsaiah 13:9, 13:10, 24:23, 60:19, 60:20; Ezekiel 32:7, 32:8; Joel 2:10, 2:30, 2:31, 3:15; Amos 8:9; Haggai 2:6, 2:7, 2:21, 2:22; Matthew 24:29, 27:45; Mark 13:24, 13:25, 15:33; Luke 23:44, 23:45; Acts 2:19, 2:20ReciprocalGenesis 1:14 - and let; Joshua 10:13 - So the sun; Psalm 9:3 - they shall; Isaiah 2:19 - when he; 5:30 - if one look; 30:30 - the flame; 34:2 - the indignation; 42:15 - General; 50:3 - General; 51:6 - the heavens; Jeremiah 4:28 - the heavens; Ezekiel 38:20 - the fishes; Luke 21:25 - signs; Acts 16:26 - suddenly; Revelation 8:1 - And; 16:8 - upon; 17:14 - the Lamb shall Verse 13the starsRevelation 8:10-12, 9:1; Ezekiel 32:7; Daniel 8:10; Luke 21:25 untimely figsor green figsof aIsaiah 7:2, 33:9; Daniel 4:14; Nahum 3:12ReciprocalJob 15:33 - shake off; Psalm 46:6 - earth; Isaiah 13:13 - I will; 28:4 - the hasty; 34:4 - all the; Ezekiel 38:20 - the fishes; Joel 2:31 - sun; 3:15 - General; 2 Peter 3:12 - the heavens Verse 14the heavenPsalm 102:26; Isaiah 34:4; Habakkuk 1:11-13; 2 Peter 3:10 and everyRevelation 16:20; Isaiah 2:14-17; Jeremiah 3:23, 4:23-26, 51:25; Habakkuk 3:6, 3:10ReciprocalJob 9:5 - removeth; 14:18 - the mountain; Psalm 46:6 - earth; 99:1 - earth; 104:5 - that it; Isaiah 1:31 - as tow; 13:13 - I will; 24:21 - the Lord; Jeremiah 25:35 - the shepherds; Matthew 24:35 - Heaven; Luke 6:48 - the flood; 2 Peter 3:12 - the heavens; Revelation 20:11 - from Verse 15the kingsRevelation 18:9-11, 19:13-21; Job 34:19, 34:20; Psalm 2:10-12, 49:1, 49:2, 76:12, 110:5, 110:6; Isaiah 24:21, 24:22 hidJoshua 10:16, 10:17; Judges 6:2; 1 Samuel 13:6; Isaiah 2:10, 2:19, 42:22; Micah 7:17; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalNumbers 16:34 - fled; Deuteronomy 28:66 - General; 29:10 - General; Joshua 8:20 - and they had; 10:2 - they feared; Judges 8:12 - took; 20:41 - were amazed; 2 Kings 7:6 - the Lord; 21:12 - whosoever; 2 Chronicles 15:13 - whether small; 32:21 - the leaders; Job 13:20 - hide myself; 18:11 - Terrors; 30:6 - dwell; 34:22 - no; Psalm 68:12 - Kings; Proverbs 1:27 - your fear; Isaiah 2:9 - the mean; 5:15 - the mean; 10:3 - And what; 33:14 - sinners; Jeremiah 4:29 - they shall go; 16:6 - the great; 16:16 - every mountain; 46:5 - and their; 49:8 - Flee; 50:30 - all her; Ezekiel 7:18 - and horror; 32:32 - General; Daniel 5:9 - greatly; Nahum 3:11 - thou shalt be hid; 3:18 - nobles; Zephaniah 1:14 - the mighty; Habakkuk 3:1 - a certain; James 5:1 - ye; Revelation 1:7 - and all; 11:18 - and thy; 13:16 - free; 19:18 - of all Verse 16FallRevelation 10:6; Jeremiah 8:3; Hosea 10:8; Luke 23:30 the faceRevelation 4:2, 4:5, 4:9, 20:11 and from6:10, 19:15; Psalm 2:9-12, 14:5, 21:8-12, 110:5, 110:6; Zechariah 1:14, 1:15; Matthew 26:64; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9ReciprocalExodus 11:6 - General; Joshua 2:11 - did there remain; 2:24 - all the inhabitants; Judges 8:12 - took; 2 Kings 7:6 - the Lord; 2 Chronicles 32:21 - the leaders; Esther 1:12 - was the king; Job 13:20 - hide myself; 18:11 - Terrors; 24:17 - in the terrors; 25:2 - Dominion; 34:22 - no; Psalm 2:12 - when; 18:45 - afraid; 21:9 - in his; 45:4 - right; 47:2 - is terrible; 50:22 - I tear; 68:2 - as wax; 68:35 - terrible; 76:7 - who; 88:7 - Thy wrath; Isaiah 2:10 - Enter; 5:15 - the mean; 6:1 - sitting; 10:3 - And what; 22:5 - crying; Jeremiah 11:11 - which; Ezekiel 25:14 - and they shall know; Zechariah 14:5 - the Lord; Matthew 3:7 - flee; Mark 3:5 - with anger; John 1:29 - Behold; 3:36 - but; Romans 4:15 - Because; 9:22 - willing; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - taking; Habakkuk 2:3 - How; Revelation 5:6 - a Lamb; 5:13 - and unto; 9:6 - shall men Verse 17the greatRevelation 11:18, 16:14; Isaiah 13:6-22; Jeremiah 30:7; Joel 2:31; Zephaniah 1:14-18; Romans 2:5; Jude 1:6 whoPsalm 76:7, 130:3, 130:4; Joel 2:11; Malachi 3:2ReciprocalExodus 11:6 - General; Joshua 2:24 - all the inhabitants; 2 Kings 22:13 - great; Esther 1:12 - was the king; Job 21:30 - day; 24:17 - in the terrors; Psalm 2:12 - when; 21:9 - in his; 45:4 - right; 47:2 - is terrible; 50:22 - I tear; 68:2 - as wax; 68:35 - terrible; 88:7 - Thy wrath; 88:16 - fierce; 90:11 - General; Isaiah 22:5 - crying; Jeremiah 11:11 - which; 49:19 - that shepherd; Ezekiel 13:5 - the day; 25:14 - and they shall know; 30:3 - the day is; Joel 1:15 - the day of; Nahum 1:6 - can stand; Zephaniah 1:15 - is; Zechariah 14:5 - the Lord; Malachi 4:5 - great; Matthew 3:7 - flee; John 3:36 - but; Romans 4:15 - Because; 9:22 - willing; Ephesians 6:13 - to stand; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - taking; Habakkuk 2:3 - How; Revelation 7:1 - after