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I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “One day’s ration of wheat for a day’s wage, or three day’s ration of barley for a day’s wage![a] But don’t damage the olive oil or the wine!”

The Vision of the Fourth Seal Opened

When the lamb[b] opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Go!” I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades[c] followed him. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill people using wars, famines, plagues, and the wild animals of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 A denarius was equivalent to a day’s wage for a laborer.
  2. Revelation 6:7 Lit. he
  3. Revelation 6:8 I.e. the realm of the dead