Four seals riders on four horses. The 7 seals signify those events which prepare the way for the coming of the Kingdom. Rev 6:1-8
OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION
II. THE PERIOD OF STRUGGLE AND SUFFERING, Revelation 4-7
3. The Opening of the Seven Seals, Rev_6:1-17
13. What do the riders on the four horses signify?
Revelation 6:1-8
THE FIRST FOUR SEALS BROKEN OPEN
Then I saw as the Lamb (Christ) broke one of the seven seals [of the scroll initiating the judgments], and I heard one of the four living creatures call out as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”
I looked, and behold, a white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer. [Psa_45:4-5; Zec_1:8; Zec_6:1-8]
When He (the Lamb) broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, “Come.”
And another, a fiery red horse [of bloodshed], came out; and its rider was empowered to take peace from the earth, so that men would slaughter one another; and a great sword [of war and violent death] was given to him. [Zec_1:8; Zec_6:1-8]
When He (the Lamb) broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse [of famine]; and the rider had in his hand a pair of scales (a balance). [Zec_6:1-8]
And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius (a day’s wages), and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.” [2Ki_6:25]
When He (the Lamb) broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, “Come.”
So I looked, and behold, an ashen (pale greenish gray) horse [like a corpse, representing death and pestilence]; and its rider’s name was Death; and Hades (the realm of the dead) was following with him. They were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence, disease) and by the wild beasts of the earth. [Eze_14:21; Hos_13:14]
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Revelation 6:1-8
THE RIDERS ON THE FOUR HORSES
The seals signify those events which prepare the way for the coming of the Kingdom. The breaking of the first seals is accompanied by the summons of one of the living creatures to the glorified Lord to hasten His advent. Come, glorious Redeemer, and bring about the wondrous consummation for which thy bride is waiting. The white horse signifies the victorious progress of the gospel; the red, war with its bloodshed; the black, scarcity and want; the pale, or livid, pestilence and death. Compare with Eze_14:21 and Mat_24:6-14. “Thus good and bad their several warnings give of his approach, whom none can see and live. Faith’s ear, with awful, still delight, counts them as minute bells at night.”
Three lines of interpretation have been adopted for these and the following mysterious utterances of this book. We shall not go into these questions, but present the main spiritual lessons which are generally accepted. That treasure is buried here none can deny; and the perpetual turning over of these sods to discover it, has greatly enriched the Church.
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