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Verse Revelation 6:6. _A MEASURE OF WHEAT FOR A PENNY_] The _chaenix_
here mentioned was a measure of _dry_ things; and although the
_capacity_ is not exactly known, yet it is generally agreed that i...
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AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE THIRD SEAL - Unfolding another portion of
the volume. See the notes on Revelation 5:1.
I HEARD THE THIRD BEAST SAY, COME AND SEE - See the notes on
Revelation 4:7. It is not...
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CHAPTER S 6
The Opening of the Seven Seals
_ 1. The first seal (Revelation 6:1)_
2. The second seal (Revelation 6:3)
3. The third seal (Revelation 6:5)
4. The fourth seal ...
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REVELATION 6. THE OPENING OF THE SEALS. When the seals of the book are
opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The
first four are described under the figure of horses of dif...
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THE THIRD SEAL.
The first and second seals mark distinct epochs, clearly separated
from each other. We can determine the exact number of years that
belongs to each period. It is not possible to separa...
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When he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature
say: "Come!" And, behold, there came a black horse, and he who sat
upon it had the beam of a balance in his hand. And I heard, as i...
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THE OPENING OF THE SEALS (Revelation 6:1-8)
As one by one the seals of the roll are opened, history unfolds itself
before John's eyes.
As we study this section, we must remember one general fact whi...
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And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I
heard one of the four living creatures saying with a loud voice like
the sound of thunder, "Come!" And I saw, and, behold, a white ho...
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HEARD. The texts add "as it were".
VOICE. Same as noise, Revelation 6:1.
MEASURE. Greek. _choenix_.. App-51.
PENNY. App-51. Bread by weight means scarcity (compare Ezekiel 4:10;
Ezekiel 4:16
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_I heard a voice_ One of the many voices heard throughout this book
without anyone being defined as the speaker.
_A measure of wheat_ The object of the voice is rather to _define_the
extent of the sca...
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ΦΩΝΉΝ. One of the many voices heard throughout this book without
anyone being defined as the speaker.
ΧΟΙ͂ΝΙΞ ΣΊΤΟΥ. The object of the voice is rather to
_define_ the extent of the scarcity than, as s...
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5, 6. THE THIRD SEAL...
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_SEALS THREE AND FOUR WERE OPENED REVELATION 6:5-8:_ The third seal
revealed a rider on a black horse. John "heard a voice in the midst of
the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and thre...
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ΉΚΟΥΣΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать,
ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004)
говорить.
ΧΟΪ́ΝΙΞ (G5518) хиникс. Мера для
измерения сыпучих тел, около кварты,
примерно 1,1 л. Это количе...
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WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE THIRD SEAL, &C.— The third seal or period is
characterized by the strict execution of justice and judgment, and by
the procuration of corn, oil, and wine; and was proclaimed by...
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_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_
CHAPTER VI
THE OPENING OF THE SEALS
_Text (Revelation 6:1-17)_
INTRODUCTION
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard
one of the four living creatu...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 17
Text Revelation 6:5-6
5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature
saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse: and he that sat
thereon...
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And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see
thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
A VOICE. So B; but 'Al...
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Throne Section-The Seals
13 It has been suggested that the Syriac version preserves the true
reading here. After "blessing" it goes right on and gives every
creature to the Lambkin, rather than g...
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THE SIX SEALS
The afflicted Church has been reminded in Revelation 4 f. that God is
over all, and that the future is committed to the Lamb. Now
(Revelation 6 - Revelation 8:1) she is shown that future...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 6
THE 7 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-8
THE FIRST 6 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-17...
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WHEN HE HAD OPENED. — Better, _When he opened._ The words “and
see” are to be omitted here, as in the other seals. _And I saw, and
behold a horse, black, and he that sat on him having a balance in his...
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CHAPTER IV.
THE SEALED ROLL OPENED.
Revelation 6:1.
WITH the sixth chapter of the Apocalypse the main action of the book
may be said properly to begin. Three sections of the seven into which
it is d...
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The third seal opened = _famine_....
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THE RIDERS ON THE FOUR HORSES
Revelation 6:1
The seals signify those events which prepare the way for the coming of
the Kingdom. The breaking of the first seals is accompanied by the
summons of one o...
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We now pass to that section of the Book in which, under the heavenly
order by earthly administration, events proceed toward the great
consummation. The Lamb, holding the book, breaks the seals.
The a...
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The black horse would seem to represent mourning. (Jeremiah 4:28) Food
is sold by weight, with enough wheat for one man for one day selling
for a day's wages. (Matthew 20:2) He could buy three times a...
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And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A (a) measure
of wheat for a penny, (5) and three measures of barley for a penny;
and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
(a) It is here...
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(5) And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast
say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat
on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (6) And I heard a v...
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We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the
Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third
Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
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The 7 Seals Part 2
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Matthew 24:3-7 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples
came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be?
And what will be the sign...
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What is to follow on earth now begins, when the seals are opened. It
will be remarked here, that John, standing in the ruin of the
assembly, gives prophetically all that passes from that failure till...
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AND I HEARD A VOICE IN THE MIDST OF THE FOUR BEASTS SAY,.... Not the
voice of Agabus to the Apostle Paul, Acts 11:28; but rather of Christ,
who was in the midst of them, Revelation 5:6; the Ethiopic v...
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And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and _see_
thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Ver. 6. _In the midst_...
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_And when he had opened the third seal I heard the third_ living
creature Which was like a man, and had his station in the south; _say_
As the two former had done; _Come and see. And I beheld, and lo...
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A MEASURE; about enough to sustain a man for a day.
A PENNY; the price of a day's labor.
HURT NOT THE OIL AND THE WINE; these would be needed to keep men from
starving, so great would be the scarcit...
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AND I HEARD A VOICE IN THE MIDST OF THE FOUR BEASTS SAY, A MEASURE OF
WHEAT FOR A PENNY AND THREE MEASURES OF BARLEY FOR A PENNY; AND SEE
THOU HURT NOT THE OIL AND THE WINE.
Here begins the narration...
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THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS OF THE SCROLL.
The opening of the first three seals:...
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THE FIRST SEAL: THE WHITE HORSE
(vv. 1-2)
In the Lamb's opening of the seals our sight is transferred again to
earth, but John does not return there. His vision is from heaven. The
first seal (v. 1)...
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A MEASURE:
The word choenix, signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and
the twelfth part of a quart...
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1-8 Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A
rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time
of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion,...
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A MEASURE OF WHEAT FOR A PENNY, AND THREE MEASURES OF BARLEY FOR A
PENNY: interpreters are at so great a loss here to fix the sense, that
some think this phrase signifies famine and scarcity; others t...
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Revelation 6:6 And G2532 heard G191 (G5656) voice G5456 in G1722 midst
G3319 four G5064 creatures G2226 saying...
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‘And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of
the living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Go!”. And
I saw and behold a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow,...
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CHAPTER 6 THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SIX SEALS.
The next stage of John's vision describes the opening of the seals by
the Lamb, and it will soon be clear that the result is the outworking
of world histo...
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THE BLACK HORSE - FAMINE (REVELATION 6:5).
Famine is the second of God's sore judgments (Ezekiel 14:21). In
Lamentations those who suffered famine were described as ‘their
visage is darker than blackn...
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With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon the fourth or leading
section of the Apocalypse, extending to chap. Revelation 18:24. The
section contains what had been described in chap. Revelation...
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Revelation 6:5-6. The third horse is BLACK, the colour of mourning and
of famine (Jeremiah 4:28; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 14:2;...
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AS IT WERE A VOICE
(ως φωνην). "This use of ως, giving a certain vagueness or
mysteriousness to a phrase, is one of the characteristics of the
writer's style, e.g., Revelation 8:1; Revelation 14:3;...
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BEASTS
Living creatures.
(_ See Scofield) - (Ezekiel 1:5). _...
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CONTENTS: The opening of the seals.
CHARACTERS: Christ, John.
CONCLUSION: Woe to those who dwell upon the earth in the days of the
great Tribulation, when the wrath of God is poured forth for the fin...
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Revelation 6:1. _One of the living creatures,_ that is, the lion, with
a voice roaring like thunder, said, _Come and see._ The saints must
keep their eyes on what the Lord is doing in the earth.
Revel...
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THERE WAS A BLACK HORSE. Symbolic of great economic hardship. The
scales are symbolic of famine (Ezekiel 4:10_ ff),_ and the prices
given for wheat and barley are famine prices. But it is not famine,...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 6:5 The rider on the BLACK HORSE
carries SCALES for measuring grains and their prices. A voice reveals
inflated grain prices (8 to 10 times normal). War and disruption of...
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The Lamb successively opens four seals, and there come out in order
four horses and their riders; one horse white, one red, one black, and
one pale. Here are the four horses of the Apocalypse, a phras...
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CALAMITIES ON THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE first catastrophe, or overthrow of the Jewish persecuting power,
is the subject of chaps. 6–11. Some take the subject in a...
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EXPOSITION
REVELATION 6:1
AND I SAW. A new departure in the series of visions is marked (see on
Revelation 4:1). We have here the commencement of the Revelation
proper, to which the first five chapt...
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_5 AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE THIRD SEAL, I HEARD THE THIRD BEAST SAY,
COME AND SEE. AND I BEHELD, AND LO A BLACK HORSE; AND HE THAT SAT ON
HIM HAD A PAIR OF BALANCES IN HIS HAND._
_ 6 AND I HEARD A...
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Now in chapter six, He begins to open the scroll.
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, I heard, as it were
the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come
and see. And...
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Psalms 76:10; Revelation 9:4...
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Measure [χ ο ι ν ι ξ]. Choenix. Only here in the New Testament.
A dry measure, according to some, a quart; to others a pint and a
half. Herodotus, speaking of the provisions for Xerxes' army, assigns...
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THE OPENING OF THE SEALS
Revelation 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
This study will discover unto us those events which will particularly
mark the beginning of sorrows.
There are four horse riders to be bro...
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And I heard a voice — It seems, from God himself. Saying — To the
horseman, "Hitherto shalt thou come, and no farther." Let there be a
measure of wheat for a penny — The word translated measure, was a...