A terror shall fall upon all sorts of men, high and low; and, like men affrighted, they shall seek for themselves hiding places, where they can think themselves most secure: see Isaiah 2:19. read more
CALAMITIES ON THE OPENING OF SIX SEALSCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESTHE first catastrophe, or overthrow of the Jewish persecuting power, is the subject of chaps. 6–11. Some take the subject in a more general way, as being the relation of Christianity to great universal evils.Revelation 6:1 One.—ἑνός, the first of the living ones. Come and see.—Properly only the word “Come.” This cry is not to the seer, but to the riders, who immediately begin to appear. Some take the invitation as “addressed to... read more
Chapter 6Now in chapter six, He begins to open the scroll.And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer ( Revelation 6:1-2 ).And so the first thing that takes place upon the earth once the church has been taken out, the moment this first seal is... read more
Revelation 6:1 . One of the living creatures, that is, the lion, with a voice roaring like thunder, said, Come and see. The saints must keep their eyes on what the Lord is doing in the earth. Revelation 6:2 . He went forth conquering, and to conquer. Christ having put down the jews, gave power to the apostles to subdue the nations to the faith; and the word of the Lord had free course, and was glorified. Revelation 6:4 . There went out another horse that was red, whose rider was... read more
Revelation 6:1-17The Lamb opened one of the seals.The development of good and evil in human historyI. The development of good in human history.1. The good is embodied in a personal life. “He that sat,” etc. “Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” He was the Right--incarnate, living, acting; and this, not only during His corporeal life here, but in all His disciples through all times.2. The good embodied in a personal life is aggressive in its action. “He went forth,” etc. Wherever the sunbeams... read more
Revelation 6:15-16Fall on us, and hide us.The last great prayer meetingIt is generally thought that none but the penitent really pray. And yet the day is coming when even impenitent people will throng together and hold a prayer meeting, and perhaps the most intensely earnest one ever upon record. Notice the time. It is future. It will be after the day of grace has passed, after the privilege for Christian prayer has ceased, and after human probation has been completed. Yes, when the righteous... read more
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; Ver. 15. And the kings of the earth ] Who came in to help their gods against the mighty, against Constantine, Theodosius, &c., that threw out their priests, and pulled down their temples. These kings and grandees were Maximianus, Maximinus, Maxentius, Galerius, Licinius,... read more
the kings: Revelation 18:9-1 Kings :, Revelation 19:13-Ecclesiastes :, Job 34:19, Job 34:20, Psalms 2:10-2 Kings :, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 49:2, Psalms 76:12, Psalms 110:5, Psalms 110:6, Isaiah 24:21, Isaiah 24:22 hid: Joshua 10:16, Joshua 10:17, Judges 6:2, 1 Samuel 13:6, Isaiah 2:10, Isaiah 2:19, Isaiah 42:22, Micah 7:17, Hebrews 11:38 Reciprocal: Numbers 16:34 - fled Deuteronomy 28:66 - General Deuteronomy 29:10 - General Joshua 8:20 - and they had Joshua 10:2 - they feared Judges 8:12 -... read more
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;And the kings of the earth — They who had been so in their day.And the great men and chief captains — The generals and nobles.Hid themselves — So far as in them lay.In the rocks of the mountains — There are also rocks on the plains; but they were rocks on high, which they besought to fall... read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:1-17
Revelation 6. The Opening of the Seals.— When the seals of the book are opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The first four are described under the figure of horses of different colour, the first white, the second blood-red, the third black, the fourth pale or livid. The best interpretation regards these woes as ( 1 ) triumphant militarism, ( 2 ) slaughter, ( 3 ) famine, ( 4 ) death. The other two woes are described without this metaphor— martyrdom and... read more