Revelation 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Revelation 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Revelation 6:6 is a verse from the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley fo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Revelation 6:6 — KJV
“And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. A measure: the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart”
— Revelation 6:6 (KJV)
Revelation 6:6 in Context — About the Book of Revelation
Revelation pulls back the curtain on history's finale: the risen Christ walking among His churches, the throne room of heaven, judgment on evil, and a new heaven and new earth where God wipes every tear away. Written to persecuted believers, its message is singular — the Lamb wins.
Cross-References for Revelation 6:6
“And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:6: measure, wheat, measures
“And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. measures: the word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons three quarts”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:6: measure, three, measures
“Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:6: four, measure, wheat
“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:6: heard, four, beasts
“And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:6: four, oil, wine
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