Then in chapter 6 we finally start opening the seals. The first four seals have a series of horses and riders going out and doing terrible things. It might make a good fantasy movie but I am not sure what the moral of the story is.
The forth seal indicates to me the figurative quality of Revelation,
(Rev 6:8 KJV) And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.I can see calling the creature on the pale horse “Death”. People and animals have some strange names. The figurative part is how Hell follows him. Hell is a place. It is hard to imagine how it could pick up and follow a creature on a horse. That is the point. This is a product of the divine imagination. It is not meant to be taken literally. What it actually means is anybody’s guess and I imagine they all have an opinion.
Then look at the power given to this rider. He is set loose to kill a fourth of the earth. He is going to be in competition with the second horse who is already on its way to kill. Then you have the thirds that will come in chapter 8.
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