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When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
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God's Sovereign Revelation
Commentators note that the call comes from the 'second living creature,' often symbolized as an ox. This creature's involvement, representing God's providential government, signifies that the chaotic events about to unfold are not random but are being revealed under God's sovereign watch.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And when he had opened the second seal. So as to disclose another portion of the volume.
I heard the second beast say. The…
The second seal (την σφραγιδα την δευτεραν). "The seal the second." The white horse with his rider vanished from the scene bent on…
19th Century
Anglican
And when he had opened... —Better, And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living being saying, Come. And there…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he had opened the second seal Of the sealed book; that is, the Lamb, as before:
I heard …
Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, o…
