Revelation 6:7-9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
7 When the Lamb broke open the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature call out, Come!
8 So I looked, and behold, an ashy pale horse [[a]black and blue as if made so by bruising], and its rider’s name was Death, and Hades (the realm of the dead) followed him closely. And they were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence, disease) and with wild beasts of the earth.(A)
9 When the Lamb broke open the fifth seal, I saw at the foot of the altar the souls of those whose lives had been sacrificed for [adhering to] the Word of God and for the testimony they had borne.
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- Revelation 6:8 A description of the livid, ashen, discolored appearance of the dead; it symbolizes death and pestilence.
Revelation 6:7-9
New International Version
7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(A) say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(B) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(C) 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.(D)
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under(E) the altar(F) the souls of those who had been slain(G) because of the word of God(H) and the testimony they had maintained.
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