Revelation 6 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

Then I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!"

I looked, and there was a white horse. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror on a mission to conquer.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"

Then another horse came out — fiery red. Its rider was given the power to take peace from the earth and to make people slaughter each other. He was given a massive sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there was a black horse. Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

Then I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages — but don't damage the olive oil and the wine!"

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"

I looked, and there was a pale greenish horse. Its rider's name was Death, and the Grave followed right behind him. They were given authority over a quarter of the earth — to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had held on to.

They cried out in a loud voice, "How long, Master — you who are set apart and trustworthy — how long until you judge the people living on the earth and hold them accountable for our blood?"

Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer — until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers and sisters who were going to be killed just as they had been would be complete.

I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal. There was a massive earthquake. The sun turned black like rough sackcloth, and the entire moon turned blood-red.

The stars in the sky fell to the earth like figs dropping from a tree shaken by a strong wind.

The sky split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Then the kings of the earth, the powerful, the military commanders, the wealthy, the influential, and every enslaved person and every free person — they all hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

They called out to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us! Hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the fury of the Lamb!"

Because the great day of their fury has arrived — and who can stand?