1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures {beasts} saying, Come {and see}. 2And 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.

3And when He had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature {beast} say, Come {and see}. 4And there went out another horse that was red; and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another; and there was given unto him a great sword.

5And when He had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature {beast} say, Come {and see}. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures {beasts} say, A measure of wheat for a denarius {penny}, and three measures of barley for a denarius {penny}; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7And when He had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature {beast} say, Come. 8And I looked and, behold, a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hades {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.

9And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. 10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they 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.

12And I beheld, when He had opened the sixth seal and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood; 13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every slave {bondman}, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains, 16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?