The Meaning of Revelation 6:7 Explained

Revelation 6:7

KJV: And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

YLT: And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, 'Come and behold!'

Darby: And when it opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come and see.

ASV: And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  when  he had opened  the fourth  seal,  I heard  the voice  of the fourth  beast  say,  Come  and  see. 

What does Revelation 6:7 Mean?

Study Notes

beast living creatures. (See Scofield " Ezekiel 1:5 ") .
Come and see Come! Omit "and see." So Revelation 6:1 ; Revelation 6:3 ; Revelation 6:5

Verse Meaning

The Lamb broke the fourth seal, and the fourth living creature called the fourth horseman out.

Context Summary

Revelation 6:1-8 - The Riders On The Four Horses
The seals signify those events which prepare the way for the coming of the Kingdom. The breaking of the first seals is accompanied by the summons of one of the living creatures to the glorified Lord to hasten His advent. Come, glorious Redeemer, and bring about the wondrous consummation for which thy bride is waiting. The white horse signifies the victorious progress of the gospel; the red, war with its bloodshed; the black, scarcity and want; the pale, or livid, pestilence and death. Compare with Ezekiel 14:21 and Matthew 24:6-14. "Thus good and bad their several warnings give of his approach, whom none can see and live. Faith's ear, with awful, still delight, counts them as minute bells at night."
Three lines of interpretation have been adopted for these and the following mysterious utterances of this book. We shall not go into these questions, but present the main spiritual lessons which are generally accepted. That treasure is buried here none can deny; and the perpetual turning over of these sods to discover it, has greatly enriched the Church. [source]

Chapter Summary: Revelation 6

1  The First Seal: Rider on White Horse
3  The Second Seal: War
5  The Third Seal: Famine
7  The Fourth Seal: Death
9  The Fifth Seal: Martyrs
12  The Sixth Seal: Terror

What do the individual words in Revelation 6:7 mean?

And when He opened the seal - fourth I heard [the] voice of the fourth living creature saying Come
Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην ἤκουσα φωνὴν τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγοντος Ἔρχου

ἤνοιξεν  He  opened 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀνοίγω 
Sense: to open.
σφραγῖδα  seal 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: σφραγίς  
Sense: a seal.
τὴν  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
τετάρτην  fourth 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: τέταρτος  
Sense: the fourth.
ἤκουσα  I  heard 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: ἀκουστός 
Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.
φωνὴν  [the]  voice 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: φωνή  
Sense: a sound, a tone.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
τετάρτου  fourth 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: τέταρτος  
Sense: the fourth.
ζῴου  living  creature 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: ζῷον  
Sense: a living being.
λέγοντος  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
Ἔρχου  Come 
Parse: Verb, Present Imperative Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.

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