Revelation 6:4

6:4 And another horse, fiery red, ¹  came out, and the one who rode it ²  was granted permission ³  to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher ⁴  one another, and he was given a huge sword.

Revelation 6:12

6:12 Then ⁵  I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge ⁶  earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, ⁷  and the full moon became blood red; ⁸ 

Revelation 9:17

9:17 Now ⁹  this is what the horses and their riders ¹⁰  looked like in my ¹¹  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ¹²  dark blue, ¹³  and sulfurous ¹⁴  yellow in color. ¹⁵  The ¹⁶  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹⁷  came out of their mouths.

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¹ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

² tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

³ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “it was given to him to take peace from the earth.”

⁴ tn BDAG 979 s.v. σφάζω states, “Of the killing of a person by violence…σφάζειν τινά butcher or murder someone (4 Km 10:7; Jer 52:10; Manetho: 609 fgm. 8, 76 Jac. [in Jos., C. Ap. 1, 76]; Demetr.[?]: 722 fgm. 7; Ar. 10, 9) 1J 3:12; Rv 6:4. Pass. (Hdt. 5, 5) 5:9; 6:9; 18:24.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁶ tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”

⁷ tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).

⁸ tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.

¹⁰ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

¹¹ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

¹² tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

¹³ tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”

¹⁴ tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

¹⁵ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁷ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”