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	Topics Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Topic Home The "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is a term used to describe four horsemen that appear in the Christian Bible Bible The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations.... in chapter six of the Book of Revelation Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John , and Revelation of Jesus Christ is the last Biblical canon of the New Testament in the Christian Bible.... . The verses traditionally describe the four horsemen as Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. le class="wikitable">
Conquest Conquest Conquest may refer to:...	White White White is a color, the Color vision#Physiology of color perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in near equal amount and with high brightness compared to the surroundings....	Carries a bow (old Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe.... translation is standard Heraldic flag In heraldry, an heraldic flag is any of several types of flags, containing coat of arms, heraldic badges, or other devices, used for personal identification.... )	Is given a Crown	?pp?? ?e???? (híppos leukós), [The] White Horse
War War ...	Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625?740 Nanometer....	Carries a sword Sword A sword is a long, edged piece of metal, used as a cutting, thrusting, and clubbing weapon in many civilizations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old English language wikt:sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, Middle Dutch swaert, Old Norse sver? Old Frisian and Old Saxon swerd and Dutch langua...	To take peace Peace Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re... from the earth, and let men kill one another	?pp?? p????? (híppos purrós), [The] Red Horse
Famine Famine A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species, which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased death....	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflection light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light....	Carries a balance Weighing scale A weighing scale is a measuring instrument for measuring the weight or mass of an object. They use one of two techniques. A spring scale measures weight by the distance a spring deflects under its load.... (weighing scale)	To bring famine Famine A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species, which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased death.... .	?pp?? µ??a? (híppos mélas), [The] Black Horse
Death Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....	Pale Green Green Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520?570-Nanometre....	Death Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby.... , followed by Hades Hades Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades"....	Over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.	?pp?? ??????, ???at?? (híppos khlorós, thánatos Thanatos (disambiguation) Thanatos, or Thanatus, may refer to: In Greek mythology:* Thanatos, the god of deathIn science:* Thanatos , a Freudian psychoanalytic term for death drive... ), [The] Pale Horse

The White Horse
Revelation 6:1 - 6:2 - "...When the Lamb had opened the first of the seven seals

Seven Seals

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The "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is a term used to describe four horsemen that appear in the Christian Bible

Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
in chapter six of the Book of Revelation

Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John , and Revelation of Jesus Christ is the last Biblical canon of the New Testament in the Christian Bible....
. The verses traditionally describe the four horsemen as Conquest, War, Famine, and Death.

Horses and their riders

Name	Horse	Rider	Power	Original Greek Description
Conquest Conquest Conquest may refer to:...	White White White is a color, the Color vision#Physiology of color perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in near equal amount and with high brightness compared to the surroundings....	Carries a bow (old Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe.... translation is standard Heraldic flag In heraldry, an heraldic flag is any of several types of flags, containing coat of arms, heraldic badges, or other devices, used for personal identification.... )	Is given a Crown	?pp?? ?e???? (híppos leukós), [The] White Horse
War War ...	Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625?740 Nanometer....	Carries a sword Sword A sword is a long, edged piece of metal, used as a cutting, thrusting, and clubbing weapon in many civilizations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old English language wikt:sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, Middle Dutch swaert, Old Norse sver? Old Frisian and Old Saxon swerd and Dutch langua...	To take peace Peace Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re... from the earth, and let men kill one another	?pp?? p????? (híppos purrós), [The] Red Horse
Famine Famine A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species, which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased death....	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflection light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light....	Carries a balance Weighing scale A weighing scale is a measuring instrument for measuring the weight or mass of an object. They use one of two techniques. A spring scale measures weight by the distance a spring deflects under its load.... (weighing scale)	To bring famine Famine A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species, which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased death.... .	?pp?? µ??a? (híppos mélas), [The] Black Horse
Death Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....	Pale Green Green Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520?570-Nanometre....	Death Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby.... , followed by Hades Hades Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades"....	Over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.	?pp?? ??????, ???at?? (híppos khlorós, thánatos Thanatos (disambiguation) Thanatos, or Thanatus, may refer to: In Greek mythology:* Thanatos, the god of deathIn science:* Thanatos , a Freudian psychoanalytic term for death drive... ), [The] Pale Horse

The White Horse

Revelation 6:1 - 6:2 - "...When the Lamb had opened the first of the seven seals

Seven Seals

Seven seals may refer to:* Seven seals, mentioned in the Book of Revelation whose opening is said to signal the end of the world* The Seventh Seal, a 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman...
, I heard the first of the four beasts say with a thundering voice, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a white horse; and he that sat on him had a bow: and there was given unto him a crown, and he departed as conqueror and to conquest."

The white horse of the apocalyptic four may represent polar qualities of evil or righteousness, depending on interpretation. The German-language Lutheran Stuttgarter Erklärungsbibel sees him as civil war

Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups to take control of a nation or region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving Regular Army, that is sustained, organized and large-scale....
and internal strife.

As evil

Some interpret the rider of the white horse to be the anti-christ, or a representation of false prophets, citing differences between the white horse in Revelation 6 and Jesus on the white Horse in Revelation 19. Revelation 19 Jesus has many crowns, but in Revelation 6 the rider has one. In Revelation 19, the rider on the horse is depicted as "The Word of God". The rider of the white horse may represent the second coming of Christ during which the end of the world/judgment day would occur. He may also just represent judgment of the living and the damned.

As righteous

Some say that the white horse representing Jesus Christ better represents Revelation as a whole. White is seen as a symbol of holiness, and Jesus is seen wearing a golden crown in Revelation 14:14.

Besides Christ, the horseman could represent the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit

In Christianity, the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the spirit of God. The term Christ , is also used to refer to this presence. That is, the Spirit is considered to act in concert with and share an essential nature with God the Father and God the Son ....
. The Holy Spirit was understood to have come upon the Apostles at Pentecost

Pentecost

Pentecost is one of the prominent feasts in the Christianity liturgical year, celebrated the 49th day after Easter Sunday?or the 50th day, inclusively, whence its name is derived from the Greek....
after Jesus' departure from earth. The appearance of the Lamb

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei is a Latin language term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial lamb that atonement for the sins of humanity in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices....
in Revelation 5 shows the triumphant arrival of Jesus in heaven, and the white horseman could represent the sending of the Holy Spirit by Jesus and the advance of the gospel

Gospel

In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus....
of Jesus Christ

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Horses and their riders

The White Horse

As evil

As righteous

Red Horse