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Revelation 6:4-17

4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.

5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”

11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.

14 The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Cross References for Revelation 6:4-17

Revelation 13:10 - If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with th... Click to read the verse Revelation 13:10 Click to read the verse Revelation 13:10

Matthew 10:34 - “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, bu... Click to read the verse Matthew 10:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 10:34

Daniel 5:19 - Because of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men of every language... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:19 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:19

John 19:11 - Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Theref... Click to read the verse John 19:11 Click to read the verse John 19:11

Exodus 9:16-17 - But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name... Click to read the verse Exodus 9:16-17 Click to read the verse Exodus 9:16-17

Jeremiah 12:12 - Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm, for the sword of the Lord will... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:12 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:12

Zechariah 1:8 - During the night I had a vision—and there before me was a man riding a red horse! He was standi... Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:8 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:8

Daniel 2:37-38 - You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and migh... Click to read the verse Daniel 2:37-38 Click to read the verse Daniel 2:37-38

Psalms 17:13 - Rise up, O Lord, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword. Click to read the verse Psalms 17:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 17:13

Isaiah 37:26-27 - “Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it... Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:26-27 Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:26-27

Isaiah 10:5-6 - God’s Judgment on Assyria “Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:5-6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:5-6

Jeremiah 16:5 - For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal; do not go ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:5

Ezekiel 29:18-20 - “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; eve... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:18-20 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 29:18-20

Mark 13:8 - Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in vari... Click to read the verse Mark 13:8 Click to read the verse Mark 13:8

Ezekiel 30:24-25 - I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will brea... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:24-25 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:24-25

Revelation 17:6 - I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testim... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:6 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:6

Revelation 12:3 - Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and... Click to read the verse Revelation 12:3 Click to read the verse Revelation 12:3

Nahum 2:3 - The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariot... Click to read the verse Nahum 2:3 Click to read the verse Nahum 2:3

Revelation 17:3 - Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a sc... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:3 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:3

Zechariah 6:2 - The first chariot had red horses, the second black, Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:2 Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:2