First Seal: The Conqueror

6 Now ^(A)I saw when the Lamb opened one of the ^[a]seals; and I heard ^(B)one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”

The Lamb Takes the Scroll

5 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne ^(A)a scroll written inside and on the back, ^(B)sealed with seven seals.

Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth

⁵ When He opened the third seal, ^(A)I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, ^(B)a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of ^(C)scales^[a] in his hand.

^6 (A)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For ^(B)the^[a] Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

¹⁹ Then ^(A)the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of ^[a]His covenant was seen in His temple. And ^(B)there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, ^(C)and great hail.

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.”

⁵ But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, ^(A)the Lion of the tribe of ^(B)Judah, ^(C)the Root of David, has ^(D)prevailed to open the scroll ^(E)and ^[a]to loose its seven seals.”

⁶ And I looked, ^[b]and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood ^(F)a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and ^(G)seven eyes, which are ^(H)the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand ^(I)of Him who sat on the throne.

⁵ And from the throne proceeded ^(A)lightnings, ^[a]thunderings, and voices. ^(B)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are ^(C)the^[b] seven Spirits of God.

⁶ Before the throne there ^[c]was ^(D)a sea of glass, like crystal. ^(E)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. ^7 (F)The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

² And I heard a voice from heaven, ^(A)like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of ^(B)harpists playing their harps.