f 15The kings of the earth, the nobles, * the military officers, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in caves and among mountain crags.ġ6They cried out to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, g 17because the great day of their * wrath has come and who can withstand it?” e 13The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs * shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind.ġ4Then the sky was divided * like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
dĩWhen he broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar * the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God.ġ0They cried out in a loud voice, “How long will it be, holy and true master, * before you sit in judgment and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”ġ1Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to be patient a little while longer until the number was filled of their fellow servants and brothers who were going to be killed as they had been.ġ2 * Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth * and the whole moon became like blood. They were given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and by means of the beasts of the earth.
Its rider was named Death, and Hades accompanied him. But do not damage the olive oil or the wine.” cħWhen he broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature cry out, “Come forward.”ĨI looked, and there was a pale green * horse. It said, “A ration of wheat costs a day’s pay, * and three rations of barley cost a day’s pay. And he was given a huge sword.ĥWhen he broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature cry out, “Come forward.” I looked, and there was a black horse, * and its rider held a scale in his hand.ĦI heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. aģWhen he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, “Come forward.”Ĥ * b Another horse came out, a red one.
* He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories. 1 * Then I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, “Come forward.”ĢI looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow.
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