[The opening of six of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon.]
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.
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.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I
heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red,
and power was given to him that sat thereon to take
peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard
the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and
his name that sat on him was Death, and hell followed
with him. And power was given unto them
over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,
and with hunger, and with death, and with the
beasts of the earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw
under the altar the souls of them that were slain
for the word of God, and for the testimony which
they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying,
How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not
judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on
the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one
of them; and it was said unto them, that they
should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-
servants also and their brethren, that should be
killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And I beheld when he opened the sixth
seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon
became as blood:
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth,
even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when
she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it
is rolled together; and every mountain and island
were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great
men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and
the mighty men, and every bond-man, and every
free-man, hid themselves in the dens and in the
rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on
us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on
the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and
who shall be able to stand?
