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From:
Symbols of the Apocalypse Briefly Defined
By:
Alfred Henry Burton
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Revelation 6 • 1 min. read • grade level: 11
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2.
White Horse:
Conquering aggressive power in providential action (Zech. 6).
Bow:
Victorious warfare (
Psa. 7:12-13
12
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. (Psalm 7:12‑13)
).
Crown:
Imperial authority.
Red Horse:
Power with frightful carnage.
Sword:
War. Slaughter.
5.
Black Horse:
Sorrow and mourning.
Pair of Balances:
Accuracy in measure because of scarcity (
Ezek. 4:16; 5:1, 10, 12; 14:13
16
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: (Ezekiel 4:16)
1
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. (Ezekiel 5:1)
10
Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. (Ezekiel 5:10)
12
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. (Ezekiel 5:12)
13
Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: (Ezekiel 14:13)
).
6.
Oil and Wine:
The luxuries of the rich.
8.
Pale Horse:
Excessive mortality by sword, famine and pestilence (
Ezek. 5:16-17; 14:12-21
16
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17
So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the Lord have spoken it. (Ezekiel 5:16‑17)
12
The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
13
Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
14
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
15
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
16
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
17
Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
18
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
19
Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
20
Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
21
For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? (Ezekiel 14:12‑21)
).
Fourth Part of the Earth:
A limited portion of the Roman earth.
9.
Under the Altar:
As having been as sacrifices to God; their lives offered up.
11.
White Robe:
Recognition of practical righteousness (
Rev. 19:8
8
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (Revelation 19:8)
).
12.
Earthquake:
Convulsion of the whole structure of society. Darkening and subversion of established authorities.
Sun Black as Sackcloth:
Alienation from God and Satanic darkening of the ruling power.
Moon as Blood:
All derived authority in a state of death morally.
13.
Stars Fallen from Heaven:
Open apostasy of subordinate authorities.
14.
Heaven Departed as a Scroll:
General convulsion and overthrow of all governmental order.
Mountains:
Seats of authority in stability.
Islands:
Mercantile seaports as sources of wealth: independent interests (
Isa. 23:2, 6
2
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. (Isaiah 23:2)
6
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. (Isaiah 23:6)
;
Jer. 25:22
22
And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, (Jeremiah 25:22)
;
Ezek. 27:3, 15
3
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. (Ezekiel 27:3)
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The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. (Ezekiel 27:15)
).
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