The Fourth Seal

When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and there was a pale green[a] horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him.(A) They were[b] given authority(B) over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:8 Or a greenish gray
  2. 6:8 Other mss read He was

The Vision of the Fourth Seal Opened

When the lamb[a] opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Go!” I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades[b] followed him. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill people using wars, famines, plagues, and the wild animals of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:7 Lit. he
  2. Revelation 6:8 I.e. the realm of the dead