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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 6:4

And there went out another horse - In this symbol there were, as in the others, several particulars which it is proper to explain in order that we may be able to understand its application. The particular things in the symbol are the following:(a) The horse. See this explained in the notes on Revelation 6:2.(b) The color of the horse: another horse that was red. This symbol cannot be mistaken. As the white horse denoted prosperity, triumph, and happiness, so this would denote carnage, discord,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 6:3-4

Revelation 6:3-4. When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature Which was like an ox, and had his station toward the west; say, Come and see As the former had done when the first seal was opened; and there went out another horse that was red Seeming to betoken great slaughter and desolation by approaching wars: and to him that sat thereon was given to take peace from the earth In the year 75, Vespasian had dedicated a temple to Peace: but after a time we hear no... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 6:1-17

6:1-8:5 THE SEVEN SEALSMuch of the next part of the book records three series of judgment visions that John saw - the seven seals (6:1-8:5), the seven trumpets (8:6-11:19) and the seven bowls of wrath (15:1-16:21). John also saw another series of visions, the seven thunders, but God did not allow him to record them (10:3-4). This is a reminder that God has not given us all the information about what he is doing, and will yet do, as he brings his purposes in the world to fulfilment.In the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 6:4

went out. Greek."came forth". another. App-124 . power. Read "it". thereon = on him, as Revelation 6:2 . peace = the peace. earth. App-129 . that = in order that. Greek. hina. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 6:3-4

Revelation 6:3-4. And when he had opened the second seal,— The second seal or period is noted for war and slaughter; and was proclaimed by the second living creature, which was like an ox, and had his station in the West: and in the account hereof, Bishop Newton, Lowman, &c. nearly agree. The second period, says the former, commenced with Trajan, who came from the West, being a Spaniard by birth, and was the first foreigner who was elevated to the imperial throne. In his reign, and that of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 6:4

4. red—the color of blood. The color of the horse in each case answers to the mission of the rider. Compare :-, "Think not I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword." The white horse of Christ's bloodless victories is soon followed, through man's perversion of the Gospel, by the red horse of bloodshed; but this is overruled to the clearing away of the obstacles to Christ's coming kingdom. The patient ox is the emblem of the second living creature who, at the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 6:3-4

2. The second seal 6:3-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 6:4

The red horse probably symbolizes bloodshed and war. The rider of this horse removes peace from the earth and begins war. There do not seem to me to be sufficient similarities between this red horse rider and the one in Zechariah 1:8 to identify them as the same individual. The one in Zechariah is probably the Angel of the Lord. [Note: See Merrill F. Unger, Zechariah, p. 27.] If we observe the Olivet Discourse parallelism, the time when peace ends is probably before the middle of the... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 6:4

6:4 given (c-36) Or 'had been given to him.' It is not expressive of a particular time. He had one which was given him. It is the aorist, as 'went forth.' take (d-21) slay (d-30) Aorist tense, see Note, ver. 2. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 6:1-17

The Six SealsThe afflicted Church has been reminded in Revelation 4 f. that God is over all, and that the future is committed to the Lamb. Now (Revelation 6 - Revelation 8:1) she is shown that future, unrolling to its appointed end, i.e. the judgment of the enemies of God and the triumph of those who ’overcome.’ The Lamb opens the seven seals. Apparently we are to understand that, as each seal is opened, a portion of that which is written in the book is revealed pictorially. Revelation 7... read more

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