⁶ Then I saw a Lamb,^(A) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures^(B) and the elders.^(C) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,^(D) which are the seven spirits^[a](E) of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.^{(F) 8} And when he had taken it, the four living creatures^(G) and the twenty-four elders^(H) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp^(I) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers^(J) of God’s people. ⁹ And they sang a new song, saying:^(K)

¹¹ Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.^(R) They encircled the throne and the living creatures^(S) and the elders.^{(T) 12} In a loud voice they were saying:

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth^(X) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

¹⁴ The four living creatures^(AB) said, “Amen,”^(AC) and the elders^(AD) fell down and worshiped.^(AE)

² I looked, and there before me was a white horse!^(A) Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,^(B) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.^(C)

³ When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature^(D) say, “Come!” ⁴ Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.^(E) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth^(F) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

⁵ When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature^(G) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!^(H) Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,^(I) saying, “Two pounds^[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,^[b] and six pounds^[c] of barley for a day’s wages,^[d](J) and do not damage^(K) the oil and the wine!”

⁷ When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature^(L) say, “Come!” ⁸ I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!^(M) Its rider was named Death, and Hades^(N) 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.^(O)

The Woman and the Dragon

12 A great sign^(A) appeared in heaven:^(B) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars^(C) on her head.