Revelation 6:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measurea of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. ”

• Revelation 6:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And when he had opened the third seal - Unfolding another portion of the volume. See the notes on Revelation 5:1 . I heard the third beast say, Come and see - See the notes on Revelation 4:...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A (a) measure of wheat for a penny, (5) and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (a) It is her...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Revelation 6. The Opening of the Seals. When the seals of the book are opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The first four are described under the figure of horses of...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  heard. The texts add "as it were". voice. Same as noise, Revelation 6:1 . measure. Greek. choenix .. App-51. penny. App-51. Bread by weight means scarcity (compare Ezekiel 4:10 ; Ezeki...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. A measure of wheat for...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  When he had opened the third seal, &c.— The third seal or period is characterized by the strict execution of justice and judgment, and by the procuration of corn, oil, and wine; and was proclai...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. A voice. So B; b...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Six Seals The afflicted Church has been reminded in Revelation 4 f. that God is over all, and that the future is committed to the Lamb. Now (Revelation 6 - Revelation 8:1 ) she is shown that...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  When He had opened. — Better, When he opened. The words “and see” are to be omitted here, as in the other seals. And I saw, and behold a horse, black, and he that sat on him having a balance in...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER IV. THE SEALED ROLL OPENED. Revelation 6:1-17 . WITH the sixth chapter of the Apocalypse the main action of the book may be said properly to begin. Three sections of the seven into whi...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Riders on the Four Horses Revelation 6:1-8 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...

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• Revelation 6:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  We now pass to that section of the Book in which, under the heavenly order by earthly administration, events proceed toward the great consummation. The Lamb, holding the book, breaks the seals. The...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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...

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• Revelation 6:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say ,.... Not the voice of Agabus to the Apostle Paul, Acts 11:28 ; but rather of Christ, who was in the midst of them, Revelation 5:6 ; the Eth...

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• Revelation 6:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 6. In the mid...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And when he had opened the third seal I heard the third living creature Which was like a man, and had his station in the south; say As the two former had done; Come and see. And I beheld, and lo...

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• Revelation 6:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The First Seal: The White Horse (vv. 1-2) In the Lamb's opening of the seals our sight is transferred again to earth, but John does not return there. His vision is from heaven. The first seal (v...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Opening of the Seals. A. D.  95.       3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the se...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny: interpreters are at so great a loss here to fix the sense, that some think this phrase signifies famine and scarcity; other...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Go!”. And I saw and behold a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow,...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CALAMITIES ON THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE first catastrophe, or overthrow of the Jewish persecuting power, is the subject of chaps. 6–11. Some take the subject in...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Scofield Reference Notes

  beasts Living creatures. ( See Scofield) - ( Ezekiel 1:5 ).

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• Revelation 6:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Revelation 6:1 . One of the living creatures, that is, the lion, with a voice roaring like thunder, said, Come and see. The saints must keep their eyes on what the Lord is doing in the earth....

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• Revelation 6:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Revelation 6:1 And I saw . A new departure in the series of visions is marked (see on Revelation 4:1 ). We have here the commencement of the Revelation proper, to which the fi...

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• Revelation 6:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Opening of Six Seals of the Scroll. The opening of the first three seals:

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• Revelation 6:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Psalms 76:10 ; Revelation 9:4

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• Revelation 6:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Opening of the Seals Revelation 6:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS This study will discover unto us those events which will particularly mark the beginning of sorrows. There are four horse riders...

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• Revelation 6:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And I heard a voice — It seems, from God himself. Saying — To the horseman, "Hitherto shalt thou come, and no farther." Let there be a measure of wheat for a penny — The word translated measure, wa...

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