The Color Black

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.

wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism; — read the full passage →

saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!

merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. — read the full passage →

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

For there is no partiality with God.

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’

but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. — read the full passage →

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”