_And_ Being all attention to this wonderful scene; _I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals_ Of the book which he had taken from the hand of him that sat on the throne; _and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder_ Signifying the great importance of the event about to be disclosed; _one of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_When he opened the second seal, I heard the second_ living creature Which was like an ox, and had his station toward the west; _say, Come and see_ As the former had done when the first seal was opened; _and there went out another horse that was red_ Seeming to betoken great slaughter and desolation... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 a black horse_ A fit emblem of mourning and distress; particularly a _black famine_, as the ancient... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth_ living creature Like an eagle, toward the north; _say, Come and see_ Receive a further discovery of the divine will. _And I looked, and behold a pale horse_ Suitable to pale death, his rider. By _death_, in the Hebrew, we are... [ Continue Reading ]
The following seals have nothing extrinsical, like the proclamation of the living creatures, but they are sufficiently distinguished by their internal marks and characters. _When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under_, or at the foot of, _the altar_ Which was presented to my view; not the golden alt... [ Continue Reading ]
_And white robes were given unto every one of them_ As a token of their justification, and favourable acceptance with God; of their victory and triumph over death, their joy and glory. _And it was said unto them, that they should rest_ That is, wait; _yet for a little season_ Though, in the mean tim... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I beheld_ Further in my vision; _when he_ The Lamb; _had opened the sixth seal; and lo! there was a great earthquake_ Greek, σεισμος μεγας εγενετο, _there was a great concussion:_ for the expression comprehends the shaking of heaven as well as of the earth; _and the sun became black as sackclot... [ Continue Reading ]