Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
A black
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Bible References
He had
Revelation 6:1
Then I saw as the Lamb (Christ) broke one of the seven seals [of the scroll initiating the judgments], and I heard one of the four living creatures call out as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”
Revelation 4:6
and in front of the throne there was something like a sea or large expanse of glass, like [the clearest] crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living creatures who were full of eyes in front and behind [seeing everything and knowing everything that is around them].
Revelation 5:5
Then one of the [twenty-four] elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and [break] its seven seals.”
A black
Zechariah 6:2
The first chariot had red horses (war, bloodshed), the second chariot had black horses (famine, death),
Had
Leviticus 26:26
When I break your staff of bread [that is, cut off your supply of food], ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will ration your bread; and you will eat and not be satisfied.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as [the heat of] an oven
Because of the burning heat of [the fever of] famine.
Our skin is as hot as [the heat of] an oven
Because of the burning heat of [the fever of] famine.
Ezekiel 4:10
The food you eat each day shall be [measured] by weight, twenty shekels, to be eaten daily at a set time.
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Revelation 6:7
When He (the Lamb) broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, “Come.”