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Zech. 6:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In the first chariot were redv horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Rev. 6:2‑5• ²And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
³And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
⁴And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (Rev. 6:2‑5)

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Rev. 6:2‑5• ²And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
³And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
⁴And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (Rev. 6:2‑5)

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Rev. 12:3• ³And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. (Rev. 12:3)

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Rev. 17:3• ³So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (Rev. 17:3)

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Zech. 6:6• ⁶The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. (Zech. 6:6)

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Rev. 6:5‑6• ⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
⁶And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (Rev. 6:5‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

W. Kelly Translation

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In the first chariot were red horsesa; and in the second chariot black horses;

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"The red" in this connection here presents a difficulty at first sight when compared with chapter 1 where the second empire is so characterised. But we must not forget that abstractions alone meet symbols. And Babylon in its day had been an instrument of God’s judgment, as Persia afterwards became to Babylon itself. Hence Persia might be seen of such a colour among the three, as Babylon had been when the first of the four.