Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” New Living Translation When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!” English Standard Version When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Berean Standard Bible And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Berean Literal Bible And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!" King James Bible And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. New King James Version When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” New American Standard Bible When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” NASB 1995 When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” NASB 1977 And when He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” Legacy Standard Bible And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” Amplified Bible When He (the Lamb) broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, “Come.” Christian Standard Bible When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” American Standard Version And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second Beast which said, “Come.” Contemporary English Version When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come out!" Douay-Rheims Bible And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying: Come, and see. English Revised Version And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Go!" Good News Translation Then the Lamb broke open the second seal; and I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" International Standard Version When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Go!" Literal Standard Version And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and behold!” Majority Standard Bible And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” New American Bible When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, “Come forward.” NET Bible Then when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!" New Revised Standard Version When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, “Come!” New Heart English Bible When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come." Webster's Bible Translation And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see. Weymouth New Testament And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come." World English Bible When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” Young's Literal Translation And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 'Come and behold!' Additional Translations ... Context The Second Seal: War2So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. 3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.… Cross References Matthew 27:66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard. Revelation 4:7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. Revelation 8:1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. Treasury of Scripture And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. See on ver. Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Jump to Previous Beast Broke Creature Ears Heard Lamb Opened Seal Second Stamp Undone VoiceJump to Next Beast Broke Creature Ears Heard Lamb Opened Seal Second Stamp Undone VoiceRevelation 6 1. The First Seal: Rider on White Horse3. The Second Seal: War 5. The Third Seal: Famine 7. The Fourth Seal: Death 9. The Fifth Seal: Martyrs 12. The Sixth Seal: Terror (3, 4) And when he had opened . . .--Better, And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living being, saying, Come. And there came forth another horse, red; and to him that sat on him was given to take peace from the earth, and that they (i.e., the inhabitants of the earth) shall kill one another, and there was given to him a great sword. This seal is the distinct and unmistakable declaration to the Church that they must look for wars, even after the Prince of Peace has come. The advent of the highest good does not work peace, but only because the hindrance is in man. Man's resistance to good turns the gospel of peace into an occasion for the sword. So our Lord declares, "I came not to send peace, but a sword." The reign of peace, the beating of swords into ploughshares, is not yet. The vision may help to fix the Christian position about war. It is to be expected; it is an evil, but often an inevitable evil. Those who take part in war are not condemned: those who occasion offences are. It is as much a mistake to condemn soldiering as a profession as it is to deny that Christianity aims at the suppression of war. She admits the soldier to be a soldier of Christ, even while she keeps before her the ideal age when nations shall learn war no more. We expect wars, even while we believe that the day will come when war will be reckoned as absurd as duelling is now. The vision says, "It must needs be that wars will come;" and war, even when roused by the passions of men, is a judgment of God, for God's judgments are mostly formed out of man's vices. The seal puts in pictorial form the warning of Christ that wars and rumours of wars would be heard of. How true the warning the after history shows--wars in the empire, wars among nations, controversies, and often fratricidal wars in the Church of Christ.Verse 3. - And when he had opened the second seal; he opened (Revised Version). The tense is aorist. The circumstances described accompanied the act of opening, as in the case of the other seals. I heard the second beast say, Come and see; I heard the second living being say, Come. (On the four living beings as representing creation, see on Revelation 4:6.) For the omission of "and see," and the discussion of the question to whom the words are addressed, see above, on ver. 1. As there stated, some believe the second living being here specified to be the ox, which, on account of its sacrificial character invites the prophet to behold the result of the war which is personified by this vision. Wordsworth, interpreting the living beings to mean the Gospels, here sees a reference to St. Luke's Gospel, which depicts the sufferings of Christ, and considers that the ox here summons St. John to witness the persecution of the martyrs. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. when ὅτε (hote) Adverb Strong's 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. [the Lamb] opened ἤνοιξεν (ēnoixen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. second δευτέραν (deuteran) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1208: Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second. seal, σφραγῖδα (sphragida) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4973: Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively. I heard ἤκουσα (ēkousa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. second δευτέρου (deuterou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 1208: Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second. living creature ζῴου (zōou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 2226: An animal, living creature. Neuter of a derivative of zao; a live thing, i.e. An animal. say, λέγοντος (legontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Come!” Ἔρχου (Erchou) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. Links Revelation 6:3 NIVRevelation 6:3 NLT Revelation 6:3 ESV Revelation 6:3 NASB Revelation 6:3 KJV Revelation 6:3 BibleApps.com Revelation 6:3 Biblia Paralela Revelation 6:3 Chinese Bible Revelation 6:3 French Bible Revelation 6:3 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 6:3 When he opened the second seal (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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