Revelation 6:5-6 (reconsidered)
When the Lamb* opened the third seal*, I heard the third living creature* say, “Come and see.” So, I looked and saw a black* horse and sitting on it, a rider* with the yoke of servitude* in his hands. Then, I heard a voice speaking in the midst of the four living creatures say, “A measure of grain will cost one denarius*, and a measure of barley will cost three denarius* and you will suffer without oil and wine.”
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Lamb
John 1:29 (KJV)
The next day, John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”
The Lamb is a metaphor for Jesus, the Messiah. A metaphor is a thing representing something else or symbolic of something else.
Seal
Living Creature
Black
Seal
Sphragis-a signet; by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness) on a book or document or scroll :- a seal. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
In the first century, when Revelation was written, a person of authority would seal important documents to keep them secret or to authenticate them. Roman law required a last will and testament to be sealed 7 times, as the wills of Caesar Augustus and Emperor Vespasian were. This scroll with 7 seals, appears to be the last will and testament of Jesus, the Messiah.
Living Creatures
Zoon-neuter of a derivative of <G2198> (zao); a live thing, i.e. an animal :- beast.
Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Revelation 4:6-8 (reconsidered)
6 And round about the throne, were four beasts (Greek word zoon; living creature) with bulging eyes in front and in back. The first beast (zoon; living creature) was like a lion, and the second beast (zoon; living creature) like an bullox, and the third beast (zoon; living creature) had a face like a human being, and the fourth beast (zoon; living creature) was like a flying eagle. Each of the four beasts (zoons; living creatures) had six wings all around it; and the bulging eyes are within the wings (or this could imply the zoon have “eyes to see within” the heart of man like the statement “have eyes to see” which is stated to the called out in all the letters to the churches) . The zoon do not rest day or night. They are continually saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.”
Rider
This word is not in the text. There isn’t a noun or pronoun, male or female, in the text to describe the rider. If the noun man/rider isn’t added, then the verse implies the horse is given the crown to wear and is holding the bow when it goes forth subdue and conquer.
Yoke of Servitude
Zygos: from the root of zeugnumi (to join, especially by a “yoke”); i.e. (figurative) servitude (a law or obligation) :- pair of balances, yoke. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Denarius
Denarion: of Latin origin; a denarius (or ten asses) :-a silver coin worth a day’s wages; pence, penny. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Reconsider: Repent 