Revelation 6:4

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another, and he was given a great sword.

Cross References

Psalm 17:13

Rise up, O Lord, confront them, overthrow them! By your sword deliver my life from the wicked,

Daniel 5:19

And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed those he wanted to kill, kept alive those he wanted to keep alive, honored those he wanted to honor, and degraded those he wanted to degrade.

Zechariah 1:8

In the night I saw a man mounted on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the shadows, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

Zechariah 6:2

The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot black horses,

Matthew 10:34

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

Matthew 24:6

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

John 19:11

Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Revelation 12:3

Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and seven diadems on his heads.

Revelation 13:10

If you are to be taken captive, into captivity you go; if you kill with the sword, with the sword you must be killed. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

Revelation 17:3

So he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly amazed.