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.
2 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.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And 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.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third 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.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
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.
9 And 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:
10 And 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?
11 And 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 fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And 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 as blood;
13 And 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.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
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;
16 And 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:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

1And I sawe when the Lambe opened one of the seales, and I heard as it were the noise of thunder, one of the foure beastes, saying, Come and see.

2And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and hee that sate on him had a bowe, and a crowne was giuen vnto him, and hee went foorth conquering, and to conquere.

3And when hee had opened the second seale, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was giuen to him that sate thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was giuen vnto him a great sword.

5And when hee had opened the third seale, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and loe, a blacke horse: and hee that sate on him had a paire of balances in his hand.

6And I heard a voice in the midst of the foure beastes say, A measure of wheate for a penie, and three measures of barley for a penie, and see thou hurt not the oyle and the wine.

7And when hee had opened the fourth seale, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, & his name that sate on him was Death, and hell followed with him: and power was giuen vnto them, ouer the fourth part of the earth to kill with sword, & with hunger, and with death, and with the beastes of the earth.

9And when hee had opened the fift seale, I saw vnder the altar, the soules of them that were slaine for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.

10And they cried with a lowd voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, doest thou not iudge and auenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11And white robes were giuen vnto euery one of them, and it was sayd vnto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, vntill their fellow seruants also, and their brethren that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

12And I beheld when he had opened the sixt seale, and loe, there was a great earthquake, and the Sunne became blacke as sackecloth of haire, and the Moone became as blood.

13And the starres of heauen fell vnto the earth, euen as a figge tree casteth her vntimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty winde.

14And the heauen departed as a scrowle when it is rolled together, and euery mountaine and Island were moued out of their places.

15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chiefe captaines, and the mighty men, and euery bondman, and euery free man, hid themselues in the dennes, and in the rockes of the mountaines,

16And said to the mountaines and rockes, Fall on vs, and hide vs from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lambe:

17For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?

 

1 Then I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, "Come forward." 2 I looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories. 3 When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, "Come forward." 4 Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And he was given a huge sword. 5 When he broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature cry out, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a black horse, and its rider held a scale in his hand. 6 I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures. It said, "A ration of wheat costs a day's pay, and three rations of barley cost a day's pay. But do not damage the olive oil or the wine." 7 When he broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature cry out, "Come forward." 8 I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades accompanied him. They were given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and by means of the beasts of the earth. 9 When he broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God. 10 They cried out in a loud voice, "How long will it be, holy and true master, before you sit in judgment and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?" 11 Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to be patient a little while longer until the number was filled of their fellow servants and brothers who were going to be killed as they had been. 12 Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. 13 The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind. 14 Then the sky was divided like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the military officers, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in caves and among mountain crags. 16 They cried out to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come and who can withstand it?"

Revelation 6 begins the time of the Day of The Lord. This includes the seven years of tribulation (Known as the time of Jacob’s Trouble, the 70th week of Daniel, or Day of God’s wrath.), the 1000 year millennial reign and finally the Great White Throne Judgment. The Tribulation begins gradually and increases in intensity of judgment.
As each seal is opened it coincides with a judgment on the earth. On earth, tremendous things are taking place, see Ezek. 38,39. World peace with Israel’s neighbors appears, but threat of invasion of Israel by Russia. Israel will be surrounded by unfriendly neighbors. God will intervene with “natural” disasters and nations will fight among themselves. The number of is so great that it will take six months to bury them. These events will give Israel the desire and ability to rebuild their ancient temple. The dome on the rock will be razed (Some think there will be two, side by side.) Then ten western nations will unite under a one world ruler to form alliance with Israel. This begins the seven year period, so the Rapture will have taken place at some point before this. The Rapture will have a major effect on the world, and sets the stage for Rev. 6. Wickedness will be unrestrained, and ten judgments fall.

v 1. The Lamb is Christ in heaven surrounded by the heavenly host and New Testament saints as he opens the seals. Not thunder but as thunder. One of the living creatures invites John to see the content of the first seal. A different one bids him come see the content of each of the next three seals. Notice there are four different horses. There are no horses in heaven so these are symbolic. All have the same rider, Antichrist. Under the seven seals, destruction is basically the results of man, under the trumpets from Satan, and under the Bowls, direct from God.
That the scroll was written by God, not man, is apparent by the order of the seals and their contents. If man had written the scroll, the first seal would have been on the inside with the completion of the scroll the last thing to be unrolled. This has the beginning  on the outer portion and is  completed the farther it is unrolled. Scrolls, bottles and packages were sealed with wax or clay on which a signet ring had been stamped. Because of it’s legal character, a signet ring was a mans most prized possession. This is the significance of Jer. 22:24 where the Lord expresses extreme repudiation of Judah and her king for their sins when He says, “Though Jeconiah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck thee hence.
v 2. Some scholars believe the rider on these horses to be Christ, and present good arguments. With all respect to those who hold that view, I believe the first seal shows a false Christ with a bow and riding a white horse. The absence of arrows indicates a “cold war”. He is given a crown (world leader) and is offering false peace to the world. I believe this is Satan’s imitation of Christ on His white horse in Rev. 19:11. (Compare the deceiver in 2 Thess. 2:9,10; John 5:43.) Even Israel will sign a covenant with him because they think he is the Messiah.
v 3,4. The second seal shows a red horse and a great sword was given to the rider. This represents war, the first war of the Tribulation. At this point see Daniel 11:40 and Ezekiel 38 and 39. Ezekiel 38:7 refers to Russia and her allies, with verses 8-11; 39:4 their fateful move into Israel.
v 5,6. The third seal shows a black horse and the rider carrying a pair of balances, which were probably given to him. Perhaps at this time the two witnesses call for a 3 1/2 year drouth, as this represents famine. There is gross inflation with a quart of wheat, a days allowance for a soldier or slave, or three quarts of barley for a days wage. (Greek measure here is one quart whereas in Luke 16:7 Greek is 10-11 bushels.) However the rich will have oil, toiletries, wine and liquor. While conditions for famine exists, this is partially a contrived famine in which the leader is using food for control, distributing to those who are favorable to him. 
Zechariah saw a woman carried in a basket back to the Babylon area. With American world influence diminished, this may be commerce being reestablished at Babylon, perhaps about the time the temple in Jerusalem is being rebuilt. The voice from the midst of the beasts is God’s. 
v 7,8. The fourth seal shows a pale (yellowish green like a corpse) horse and the rider’s name is Death and Hades (The second death). He is given given power to kill one fourth of the people of the earth with sword, hunger, death (plagues and diseases that follow war including those from germ warfare and nuclear fallout), and with beasts of the earth. Environmentalists are preparing the way for the latter as their programs have resulted in vicious animals multiplying and roving even in the heart of our cities. A dry summer with shortage of food caused bears to have to be driven off park areas in 1998. This situation will be multiplied by the famine of the Tribulation. A fourth ot the world people will die. (Beasts of the earth killing people may also be political and military.} 
These four horses should not be confused with the four horses of Zachariah 6, although they too have to do with judgment in the last days. In Zach. 6:5, they are clearly the four spirits of the heavens, or angels.
v 9 In the remaining three seals John looks without being called. In the fifth seal he sees under the altar the souls of believers who were saved since the rapture and who were martyred for their faith in the first half of the tribulation period. They will have had the testimony of the two witnesses, plus many books and influences left behind by others.
v 10. Bodies and souls of our age have reunited in heaven, but only the souls of tribulation saints are there. Some of the persecutors of these are still living on the earth. There were Old Testament martyrs, but the context here does not include them. As priests poured out blood under the Levitical altar, these martyrs have poured out their blood. They are crying out to the Lord as to when their blood will be avenged on the earth. They feel as many before them, “Why is God allowing this evil to continue.
v 11. These souls are given white robes of righteousness, possibly as Christ had after resurrection. The souls of believers today are clothed upon with a heavenly tabernacle, 2 Cor. 5:1-8. They are told they must wait until after they are joined by the martyrs of the next five or more years, or at least the last half of the tribulation. Verses 9-11a are martyrs of the first half of the tribulation, 11b are those killed in the last half.
v12 Opening of The sixth seal shows a great worldwide earthquake, (and probably volcanos). Dust and steam will envelop the earth so the sun is darkened and the moon appears red like blood. Zephaniah, Isaiah and Joel 2:30-32 prophesied of this darkness in the Day of the Lord.
v 13. The Lord will also shake the heavens, earth, sea. and dry land,  Hag. 2:6 and there will be giant meteorites and swarms of asteroids pummeling the earth such as the world has never known.
v 14. Slippage of the earth’s crust may accompany the quakes and volcanos so that people will feel that the heavens are being rolled up like a scroll, Isa. 34:4.  Perhaps they get a glimpse of the throne of God. Mountains and islands will even be moved.
v 15-17. Rich, influential and poor alike will be terrified and flee to underground bomb shelters or natural caves to try to escape the falling debris.  They will know this is not just a natural phenomenon. Like Adam, they try to hide instead of repent. They cry out for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them as this is truly the day of the wrath of the Lamb, but that only transfers their existence till after death. They ask “Who shall stand?”, but their answer is found in Joel 2:32, whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord. 

Seven Seals below
1. a white horse: Rider had a bow; and a crown (false peace)

 

2. A red horse. Rider with a sword to make war.

 

3. A black horse. Rider with a pair of balances in his hand. (famine)

 4. A pale horse: Rider’s name was Death, and Hell followed

 5. Souls of martyrs under the altar crying out to be avenged

 6. Great earthquake. Turmoil in sun, moon and stars. People in fear

 7. Silence in heaven a half hour. Seven angels with seven trumpets