Revelation 6:5

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When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see.' I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand.

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  • Zech 6:2 : 2 The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot had black horses,
  • Zech 6:6 : 6 The chariot with the black horses is going toward the land of the north; the white horses are going after them, and the dappled horses are heading to the land of the south.
  • Ezek 4:16 : 16 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, I am about to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight and in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in despair.'
  • Lev 26:26 : 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven and dole out your bread by weight, and you will eat but not be satisfied.
  • Lam 5:10 : 10 Our skin is hot as an oven, burned from the raging heat of famine.
  • Ezek 4:10 : 10 The amount you eat each day will be twenty shekels by weight, and you will eat it at set times each day.
  • Rev 4:6-7 : 6 Before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the middle of the throne and around it were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
  • Rev 6:1 : 1 And I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, 'Come and see.'

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  • Rev 6:1-4
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    1And I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, 'Come and see.'

    2I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

    3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, 'Come and see.'

    4Then another horse came out, fiery red. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth, so that people would kill one another, and he was given a large sword.

  • Rev 6:6-9
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    6And I heard what seemed like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day’s wage, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wage, but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.'

    7When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, 'Come and see.'

    8I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades followed closely with him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword, with famine, with plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

    9When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

  • Zech 6:1-3
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    1I looked up again and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains made of bronze.

    2The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot had black horses,

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  • Rev 6:11-12
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    11Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers were killed just as they had been.

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    5The angel answered me, 'These are the four winds of heaven, going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.'

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  • Rev 5:1-2
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    1Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.

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  • Zech 1:8
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  • Rev 8:1
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  • Rev 19:18-19
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  • Rev 5:6-7
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  • Rev 9:3
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    3Out of the smoke, locusts came down to the earth, and they were given power like that of scorpions on the earth.

  • Zech 5:6
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  • Dan 7:5
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  • Rev 14:20
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  • Rev 19:14-15
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  • Rev 4:7
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  • Jer 8:16
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