Revelation: Chapter 6 Timelines

Setting

Revelation 6:1-17 shows the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, opening the first six of seven seals. It appears from this chapter that all the seals are opened in rapid succession. As shown below in the timeline for this chapter, the revealing of all these events occur at the beginning of the tribulation and their influence on the world will continue to the end of the seven years of tribulation, which is Armageddon.

The first seal opened revealed the Antichrist riding on a white horse.

The second seal opened revealed the rider on a black horse, which is war.

The third seal opened revealed the rider on a black horse, which is famine.

The fourth seal opened revealed the rider on a pale horse, which is death, and hell followed after him.

The fifth seal opened revealed under the altar, the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.

The sixth seal opened revealed the Lamb's wrath.

The following is the aggregated chart for the first six seal judgments.