6 Then I watched while the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals [5:1]. I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “·Come [or Go; ^CChrist, the Lamb, calls forth the four riders who bring bloody judgment on the world]!” ² I looked, and ·there before me was [^Llook; ^Tbehold] a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow [^Csignifying war], and he was given a crown [^Cindicating victory; see 2:10], and he rode out, ·determined to win the victory [^Lconquering and in order to conquer].

³ When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “·Come [or Go; 6:1]!”