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Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Revelation 6:1-17

Revelation 6:2 The motto of the Moravian Church is ' Vicit Agnus noster, eum sequamur '. ('Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow Him.') Revelation 6:8 Death appears mounted on a horse, not on a throne; he arrives, he passes by. C. G. Rossetti. Dr. John Brown, in the second series of Horae Subsecivae, describes a sermon by Dr. Chalmers on the reign of death, and on death as a tremendous necessity. Towards the end, 'in a few plain sentences, he stated the truth as to sin entering, and death by... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Revelation 6:1-17

CHAPTER IV.THE SEALED ROLL OPENED. Revelation 6:1-17.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 divided have already passed under our notice. The fourth section, extending from chap. 6:1 to chap. 18:24, is intended to bring before us the struggle of the Church, the judgment of God upon her enemies, and her final victory. No detail of historical events in which these things are fulfilled need be... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Revelation 6:1-17

CHAPTERS 6 The Opening of the Seven Seals 1. The first seal (Revelation 6:1-2 ) 2. The second seal (Revelation 6:3-4 ) 3. The third seal (Revelation 6:5-6 ) 4. The fourth seal (Revelation 6:7-8 ) 5. The fifth seal (Revelation 6:9-11 ) 6. The sixth seal (Revelation 6:12-17 ) 7. Parenthesis: The remnant of Israel (Revelation 7:1-8 ) 8. The saved multitude (Revelation 7:9-17 ) 9. The seventh seal (Revelation 8:1-5 ) Revelation 6:1-2 . The Lamb, invested with all the authority to execute... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 6:6

6:6 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, about an eighth of a bushel, which was a typical daily ration given to servants.(5) I would rather interpret and read the words this way, "And the wine and the oil you will not distribute unjustly."... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:1-17

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) indicates the beginning of Daniel's seventieth week (Daniel 9:27). In Daniel 9:1-27, beginning with verse 24, Daniel is told that after seven "weeks" (or "sevens") and sixty-two "weeks" Messiah would be cut off (vv. 25-26). This has proven to be 69 weeks of years, which brings us to the exact... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Revelation 6:1-17

THE SEVEN SEALS This section might also be entitled “The things which shall be hereafter.” It is assumed that the true church is not upon the earth at the beginning of chapter 4, but that the translation of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 has taken place. Christendom is here, but the church is with the Lord in the air. To some this may seem a bold assumption, but not to those who have pursued the study of the earlier books in this commentary. To them it will appear natural and proper that the church... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Revelation 6:5-6

(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 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. By this third horse, which was black, and the scanty measure of corn, which John, heard proclaimed, as the standard price for a penny,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:1-8

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, seems to be intended; its going forth in purity, at the time when its heavenly Founder sent his apostles to teach all nations, adding, Lo! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world. The Divine religion goes out crowned, having the Divine favour resting upon it, armed spiritually against its... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Revelation 6:1-99

Revelation 6 CHAPTER 6 GIVES US the opening of the seals. Judgment dealings with the earth begin. The words, “and see” in verses Rev_6:1 , Rev_6:3 , Rev_6:5 , Rev_6:7 , are doubtful, and the “Come,” uttered by the four living creatures, seems to be a call to the respective riders to come forth. The living creatures speak with a voice like thunder, which befits a call, which has governmental justice and judgment as its object. One after the other there appear four riders, mounted on horses,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Revelation 6:1-6

The Opening of Six Seals of the Scroll. The opening of the first three seals: v. 1. And 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. v. 2. And 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. v. 3. And when He had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. v. 4. And there... read more