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by Asterios » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:59 am
the rider on the white horse may be considered Conquest : "Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer."
the rider on the red horse could symbolize War: "When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him."
the rider on the black horse could be famine (alluded to by the high prices of food): "When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”"
the rider on the Pale Horse is Death: "When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth."
now the interesting thing is the last part is where people get the idea of the names of the four horsemen, but nothing said it was for the four riders, it could have been for Death and Hades (Strong Greek influence).
Master of the Armies
Yes but the Four Biblical Horsemen include Conquest; Pestilence is (possibly) an understudy for Famine.
lol j/k
