The chapter has three sections:
1. the opening of the first four seals; these four have horses with riders in common (Revelation 6:1–8);
2. the opening of the fifth seal with the vision of the souls under the altar (Revelation 6:9–11);
3. the opening of the sixth seal (Revelation 6:12–17).
1 Je regardai, quand l'Agneau ouvrit un des sept sceaux, et j'entendis l'un des quatre êtres vivants qui disait comme d'une voix de tonnerre: Viens.