Revelation 6: Group Study Handout

Overview

The Lamb opens the first seal, revealing a rider on a white horse given a crown and a bow who comes out to conquer (vv. 1-2). The second seal brings a red horse and a rider given power to take peace from the earth, leading to killing among people (vv.

Key verse

“for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?”

Revelation 6:17 (WEB)

Outline

1. Revelation 6:1–2 The First Seal: Conquest
2. Revelation 6:3–4 The Second Seal: War
3. Revelation 6:5–6 The Third Seal: Famine
4. Revelation 6:7–8 The Fourth Seal: Death
5. Revelation 6:9–11 The Fifth Seal: Martyrs' Cry
6. Revelation 6:12–14 The Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
7. Revelation 6:15–17 Human Response to Wrath

Discussion questions

1. In v2, what was given to the rider on the white horse?
2. In v10, what do the souls under the altar cry out for?
3. The phrase 'they should rest yet for a while' in v11: what does it indicate about the timing of justice?
4. The imagery of the 'great earthquake' in v12: how does it connect to the response of those who hide?
5. When have you felt overwhelmed like the people hiding from the 'wrath of the Lamb' in v16?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Revelation 6: Matthew 24, Revelation 16, Joel 2.

Before next time: read Revelation 7.