Revelation 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Revelation 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Revelation 6:8 is a verse from the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Revelation 6:8 — KJV
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. unto them: or, to him”
— Revelation 6:8 (KJV)
Revelation 6:8 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 6:8
“And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:8: horse, sat, power
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:8: looked, behold, over
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:8: looked, behold, over
“And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:8: behold, name, earth
“And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 6:8: looked, behold, sat
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