The Rider on the Black Horse (Third Seal)
The Rider on the Black Horse (Third Seal) (descriptive)Rider with the Pair of Scales (descriptive)
The third horseman of Revelation 6:5–6 holding a pair of merchant scales in his hand — whose famine inflation is strictly capped by a voice from the midst of the four living creatures: 'Do not harm the oil and wine!'
Testament
NT
Historical Era
Prophetic Future (Revelation)
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Season 15
Key Passage
Revelation 6:5–6
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Revelation 6:5–6
Revelation 6:5–6
Even when the black horse of economic scarcity rides, a voice from the throne room draws a line he cannot cross: 'Do not harm the oil and wine!'
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When the Lamb opens the third seal, a black horse appears whose rider holds a pair of balances/scales in his hand to ration grain during severe scarcity. Yet from the very center of the throne room, a voice sets a hard ceiling on his reach: 'A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!' (Revelation 6:5–6).
How Students Search & Remember The Rider on the Black Horse (Third Seal):
“third horseman on a black horse holding a pair of scales”“a quart of wheat for a denarius and do not harm the oil and wine”“revelation 6:5-6 black horse”
ESV Scripture Index:
Revelation 6:5–6
Season 15 • Episode 1
Storytime Figure
Revelation 5–6
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The Four Horsemen — The Weeping Apostle in the Throne Room, The Worthy Lamb & The Leashed Horsemen of the Seals
Role in Storytime: Third Seal horseman with merchant scales who is forbidden by a voice from the throne from harming the oil and wine.
The slain Lamb opens the first four seals of the scroll, commanding the four horsemen on a strict sovereign leash while preserving the oil and the wine.
✦ Storytime Broadcast Theater • S15E1
The Weeping Apostle in the Throne Room, The Worthy Lamb & The Leashed Horsemen of the Seals (Revelation 5–6)
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Greek • G4735
Stephanos — “Crown of Victory / Laurel”
A woven wreath or garland of foliage awarded to a victor in ancient athletic games or military triumphs (Revelation 6).
Greek • G1325
Edothe — “Was Given / Granted Authority”
Aorist passive indicative of *didomi*—meaning 'it was given,' 'granted,' or 'permitted' from a higher authority (Revelation 6).
Greek • G3528
Nikao — “Conquering / Overcoming”
To conquer, prevail, carry off the victory, or come off victorious in a decisive battle or legal trial (Revelation 5 & 6).
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