Revelation 6:9-11:14 NIV

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Revelation 6:9

After the opening of the fifth seal, the souls of the martyrs under the altar cried aloud for justice, saying, how long, &c. Out of zeal for God's honour, and the good of the Church, they pray that the enemies of Christ, and of the Christian faith, may be humbled, and that all may acknowledge and fear the justice of God, by the punishment of his enemies, and the reward of his faithful servants. St. Jerome, by under the altar, understands Christ himself, under whom, as under their head,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:9-11

9-11 The sight the apostle beheld at the opening the fifth seal was very affecting. He saw the souls of the martyrs under the altar; at the foot of the altar in heaven, at the feet of Christ. Persecutors can only kill the body; after that there is no more they can do; the soul lives. God has provided a good place in the better world, for those who are faithful unto death. It is not their own death, but the sacrifice of Christ, that gives them entrance into heaven. The cause in which they... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Revelation 6:1-99

Revelation 6 CHAPTER 6 GIVES US the opening of the seals. Judgment dealings with the earth begin. The words, “and see” in verses Rev_6:1 , Rev_6:3 , Rev_6:5 , Rev_6:7 , are doubtful, and the “Come,” uttered by the four living creatures, seems to be a call to the respective riders to come forth. The living creatures speak with a voice like thunder, which befits a call, which has governmental justice and judgment as its object. One after the other there appear four riders, mounted on horses,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Revelation 6:7-11

The opening of the fourth and fifth seals: v. 7. And when He had opened the fourth seal, I Heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. v. 8. And I looked, and, behold, a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was Death, and hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. v. 9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Revelation 6:1-17

SPECIAL DOCTRINO-ETHICAL AND HOMILETICAL NOTES (ADDENDUM)Section FifthEarth-picture of the Seven Seals. Their opening. (Ch. 6)General.—The course of the world in its totality—considered with reference to its predominantly external and predominantly internal phases. Sublime picture of the Four Riders. The cry, as with a voice of thunder, Come and see! Come and see that Christ, upon the white horse, precedes the three dark riders, that He has dominion over them, and that He has brought them into... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 6:9-17

“The Wrath of the Lamb” Revelation 6:9-17 This imagery is very majestic; but we cannot really think that the holy martyrs desire to be revenged, except in love and grace. That their persecutors should be forgiven in Pentecosts of revival must be the highest conception of vengeance that they permit themselves to have. The striking command that they should rest, each enclothed in a white robe of acceptance and purity, until the full roll of martyrs is complete, suggests that every age must... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 6:1-17

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 apostle heard the voice of one crying, "Come," and he beheld one who symbolized kingliness and goes "forth conquering, and to conquer." This is the Antichrist, Satan's most complete counterfeit of the Christ Himself. The breaking of the second seal reveals the issue of the reign of Antichrist, war... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 6:1-17

The Opening of the Seals Revelation 6:1-17 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 brought out, as the first four seals of the book are opened. The rider on the white horse Is the antichrist; the rider on the red horse is war; the rider on the black horse is famine; the rider on the pale horse is pestilence. We wish merely to show that the breaking of the seals is indeed the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 6:9-11

THE INTERMEDIATE STATE‘And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain.… And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that thy should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.’ Revelation 6:9-1 Kings : Our Church, while refusing to give an opinion on matters not revealed in the Bible, leaves a very wide margin for the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:1-17

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 history. It is the beginning of the end! However we know that it will take two thousand years and more to come to completion. But that was not apparent then. The passage has many parallels with the apocalyptic discourse of Jesus in Mark 13:0, Matthew 24:0 and Luke 21:0, and is mainly based on that... read more