5 5:6And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four cherubs and in the midst of the elders, a lamb standing as if killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. 5:7And he came and took [the book] from the right hand of him that sat on the throne.
6 5:8And when he took the book, the four cherubs and the twenty-four elders fell down before the lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints: 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast killed and hast redeemed to God with thy blood [men] from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 5:10and hast made them a kingdom and priests, and they shall reign on the earth. 5:11And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,—and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,— 5:12saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 5:13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those which are on the sea, and all things in them, all heard I saying, To him that sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power forever and ever. 5:14And the four cherubs said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped:
CHAPTER IV.
THE FIRST SIX SEALS OF THE BOOK OF PROPHECY, THE SEALING OF GOD'S SERVANTS, ETC.
1 6:1AND I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and heard one of the four cherubs say like the sound of thunder, Come. 6:2And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it had a bow, and a crown was given him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer.
2 6:3And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second cherub say, Come. 6:4And there went out another fiery horse, and it was given to him that sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another, and there was given him a great sword.
3 6:5And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third cherub say, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and he that sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four cherubs, saying, A choenix 4 6:7And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth cherub say, Come. 6:8And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, and one sat on it, whose name was Death, and Hades followed him, and there was given him power over a fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the beasts of the earth. 5 6:9And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those killed for the word of God and for the testimony which they had. 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, Master, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell on the earth? 6:11And a white robe was given them, and it was told them to rest yet a little while, till their fellow servants and their brothers and those about to be killed as they also had been should finish [their testimony]. 6 6:12And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and all the moon became as blood, 6:13and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts down its unseasonable figs when shaken with a mighty wind, 6:14and heaven departed like a book rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved from their places. 6:15And the kings of the earth and the great men and the chiliarchs and the rich and the mighty and every servant and freeman hid themselves in caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 6:16and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 6:17for the great day of his wrath has come, and who can stand?