Revelation 6:7-9
New King James Version
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth
7 When He opened the fourth seal, (A)I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 (B)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And [a]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (C)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (D)and by the beasts of the earth.
Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under (E)the altar (F)the souls of those who had been slain (G)for the word of God and for (H)the testimony which they held.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Revelation 6:8 authority
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.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.