 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. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of...  Illustrations of Prophecy ... - Page 51by Joseph Towers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Fuller - 1825 - 480 pages
...Christ and his followers Chapter vi. 3, 4. The opening of the third seal — on which there appeared " a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand, &c."— denotes a famine, or scarcity approaching to famine, in which the neces* sariesof life would... | |
 | Alexander Smyth - Bible - 1825 - 60 pages
...Gaul, and was near effecting a design ibrmed 'by 'him, to murder Commodus, and usurp 'the throne. " A black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.** A quart of wheat for a bit."* This is * The chcenix contained near three half pints ; the denarius... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 pages
...sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley, for a shekel :" And John, in the book of Revelation ; " a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny." Our translators, therefore, have taken a just view of this text, and given a correct version. It is... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1825 - 496 pages
...were slain on the side of the Romans." DISCOURSE VII. THE OPENING OF THE SEALS, CONTINUED. Chap. r ' . And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come, and see. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse ; and he that sat on him had... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1822 - 814 pages
...good things of this life. Vers. 5, 6 : " And when he had opencu the third seal, I heard the thin I beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black...penny, and three measures of barley for a penny ; and tee them hurt not the oil and the wine." Can the Christian Church apostatize more completely from every... | |
 | Robert Culbertson - 1826 - 584 pages
...branches to wither, and its roots to quit their bold of the soil. LECTURE XLIL THIRD SEAL. REv. vi. 5, 6. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I belield, and lo a black horse ; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 572 pages
...and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the h third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo...that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure 3 of wheat for a penny, and three... | |
 | Samuel Hutchinson - Bible - 1827 - 214 pages
...at that time kill with the sword abundantly. VERSE 5, " And when he had opened the third seal fyc. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse ; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hnnd.n The word " horsji' is used as a figure of the abilities, or facnUie#«Bmen ; as " white horse"... | |
 | George Croly - Bible - 1827 - 344 pages
...unparalleled havoc and misery the empire was at an end. THE THIRD SEAL. THE PROPHECY OF THE POPEDOM. Ver. 5. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And 1 beheld, and lo a black horse i and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6. And... | |
 | John Callaway - 1827 - 110 pages
...prophecy of Scripture is of self-interpretation;"—but is explained by its fulfilment. Revelation, vi. 6. A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny. This seems written in conformity with the practice, as in India, of sending daily to the bazar for... | |
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