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When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, “Come forward.” [a](A)Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And he was given a huge sword.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:4 Huge sword: this is a symbol of war and violence; cf. Ez 21:14–17.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature(A) say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.(B) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth(C) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

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