Part 1 – Behold a White Horse
The Prophecy of the Four Horsemen in Revelation 6, begins with a Lamb, identified as the Branch of David in chapter 5, opening the first four of seven seals. As the Lamb opens each seal a different colored horse and rider are revealed along with items specific to each one. Bible commentaries often identify them as personifications of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death.
Revelation 6:8 … “And power was given unto them (all four Horsemen) over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
The fourth part of the earth could also be read as the four parts of the earth which would be the whole world. The horse in scripture is a symbol of power and it is significant to notice that the horsemen work together. They represent much more than Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. These Horsemen represent the world dominating powers that bring this oppression upon the earth. What follows is an explanation of exactly who those powers are.
The method we are going to use to identify the Horsemen is called stringing pearls. This method has been used since ancient times to interpret and magnify God’s Word. It is done by comparing key words and phrases from one scriptural text with another to come to a fuller understanding of both. With that in mind, these articles are going to be scripturally heavy. If you don’t take some time to study and research on your own, you will not be able to fully grasp God’s Word. This is the seek part of “seek and you shall find.”
Revelation 6:1-2 “And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard, the first Living creature saying, as with a voice of thunder, Come. And I looked, and behold, a white horse: and he that sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.”
The color white indicates clean, light and good while the crown indicates rule, power and authority. What is interesting here is that this horseman has a bow with no arrows indicating that he appears to be armed but is not, yet he is still able to conquer. So, let’s string some pearls.
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