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Revelation 6:1

Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seals,.... Of the sealed book; one of the seven seals of it, as read the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and the Oriental versions, and the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And I saw - Or, I looked. He fixed his eye attentively on what was passing, as promising important disclosures. No one had been found in the universe who could open the seals but the Lamb of God Rev…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

When the Lamb opened one of the seals - It is worthy of remark that the opening of the seals is not merely a declaration of what God will do, but is the exhibition of a purpose then accomplished; for…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 6:1-2

Here, 1. Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal; he now enters upon the great work of opening and accomplishing the purposes of God towards the church and the world. 2. One of the ministers of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The First Seal. Chap. 6 Rev 6:1-2

1. one of the four Presumably the Lion, as the other voices are described as those of the second, third, and fourth. But the voice (so the word "noise" should be…