THE COMING TERRIBLE EVENTS

REVELATIONS 6:

The Lamb opens the scroll breaking the first seal.

Observe this is the terrible events man heaps on other men.

New Testament  WEB        N.T. GREEK  

1 I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!" 2 I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!" 4 Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword. 5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" I saw, and behold, a black horse. He who sat on it had a balance in his hand. 6 I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don`t damage the oil and the wine!" 7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see!" 8 I saw, and behold, a pale horse. He who sat on him, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to them

1 kai eidon ote hnoixen to arnion mian ek twn epta sfragidwn kai hkousa enoV ek twn tessarwn zwwn legontoV wV fwnh bronthV ercou 2 kai eidon kai idou ippoV leukoV kai o kaqhmenoV ep auton ecwn toxon kai edoqh autw stefanoV kai exhlqen nikwn kai ina nikhsh 3 kai ote hnoixen thn sfragida thn deuteran hkousa tou deuterou zwou legontoV ercou 4 kai exhlqen alloV ippoV purroV kai tw kaqhmenw ep auton edoqh [autw] labein thn eirhnhn [ek] thV ghV kai ina allhlouV sfaxousin kai edoqh autw macaira megalh 5 kai ote hnoixen thn sfragida thn trithn hkousa tou tritou zwou legontoV ercou kai eidon kai idou ippoV melaV kai o kaqhmenoV ep auton ecwn zugon en th ceiri autou 6 kai hkousa wV fwnhn en mesw twn tessarwn zwwn legousan coinix sitou dhnariou kai treiV coinikeV kriqwn dhnariou kai to elaion kai ton oinon mh adikhshV 7 kai ote hnoixen thn sfragida thn tetarthn hkousa fwnhn tou tetartou zwou legontoV ercou 8 kai eidon kai idou ippoV clwroV kai o kaqhmenoV epanw [autou] onoma autw [o] qanatoV kai o adhV hkolouqei met autou kai edoqh autoiV exousia epi to tetarton thV ghV apokteinai en romfaia kai en limw kai en qanatw kai upo twn qhriwn thV ghV

2 I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
2 kai eidon kai idou ippoV leukoV kai o kaqhmenoV ep auton ecwn toxon kai edoqh autw stefanoV kai exhlqen nikwn kai ina nikhsh
4 Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.
omits kai ide "and see") as in John 17:1; John 21:9, but to one of the four horsemen each time. Swete takes it as a call to Christ because ercou is so used in John 22:17,20, but that is not conclusive.
3 kai ote hnoixen thn sfragida thn deuteran hkousa tou deuterou zwou legontoV ercou 4 kai exhlqen alloV ippoV purroV kai tw kaqhmenw ep auton edoqh [autw] labein thn eirhnhn [ek] thV ghV kai ina allhlouV sfaxousin kai edoqh autw macaira megalh
Verse 2 And I saw and behold (kai eidon kai idou). This combination is frequent in the Apocalypse (John 4:1; John 6:2,5,8; John 14:1,14; John 19:11). A white horse (ippoß leukoß). White seems to be the colour of victory (cf. the white horse of the Persian Kings) like the white horse ridden by the Roman conqueror in a triumphant procession. Had (ecwn). Agreeing in gender and case with o kaqhmenoß. A bow (toxon). Old word (Zechariah 9:13 of a great bow), here only in N.T. Was given (edoqh). First aorist passive indicative of didwmi.  A crown (stepanoß). See on "Rev 4:4" for this word. He came forth (exhlqen). Second aorist active indicative of exercomai, either to come out or to go out (went forth). Conquering (nikwn). Present active participle of nikaw. And to conquer (kai ina nikhsh). Purpose clause with ina and the first aorist active subjunctive of nikaw. Here wß nikhswn (future active participle with wß) could have been used. The aorist tense here points to ultimate victory. Commentators have been busy identifying the rider of the white horse according to their various theories. "It is tempting to identify him with the Rider on the white horse in Zechariah 19:11, whose name is 'the Word of God'" (Swete). Tempting, "but the two riders have nothing in common beyond the white horse."