Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth

When He opened the fourth seal, (A)I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” (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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:8 authority

And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come[a]. And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with [b]death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:7 Some ancient authorities add and see.
  2. Revelation 6:8 Or, pestilence. Compare 2:23 margin.