1 (NIV) I watched as the
Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of
the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder,
"Come!" 2 I looked, and
there before me was a white horse! Its
rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as
a conqueror bent on conquest. 3 When the Lamb opened the
second sealÉ 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery
red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth
and to make men slay each otherÉ 5 When the Lamb
opened the third sealÉ there before me was a black
horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard É a voice É saying,
"A quart of wheat for a day's
wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do
not damage the oil and the wine!"