Revelation 6:2

And 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. Christ, whether in person or by His angel, preparatory to His coming again, as appears from Revelation 19:11. BOW - (Psalms 45:4.) CROWN, [ stefanos (G4735)] - the wreath of a conqueror: also implied by His white horse, white being the emblem of victory. In Revelation 19:11, the last step in His victorious progress: accordingly there He...

1-8 Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion, seems to be intended; its going forth in purity, at the time when its heavenly Founder sent his apostles to teach all nations, adding, Lo! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world. The Divine religion goes out crowned, having the Divine favour resting upon it, armed spiritually against its foes, and destined to be victorious in the end. On opening the second seal, a red horse appeared; this signifies desolating judgments. The sword of war and persecution is a dreadful judgment; it takes away peace from the earth, one of the greatest blessings; and men who should love one another, and help one another, are set upon killing one another. Such scenes also followed the pure age of early...

Verse Revelation 6:2. _A WHITE HORSE_] Supposed to represent the _Gospel system_, and pointing out its excellence, swiftness, and purity. _HE THAT SAT ON HIM_] Supposed to represent _Jesus Christ_. _A BOW_] The _preaching of the Gospel_, darting _conviction_ into the hearts of sinners. _A CROWN_] The emblem of the _kingdom_ which Christ is to establish on earth. _CONQUERING, AND TO CONQUER._] Overcoming and confounding the _Jews_ first, and then the _Gentiles_; spreading more and more the doctrine and influence of the cross over the face of the earth....

AND I SAW, AND BEHOLD - A question has arisen as to the mode of representation here: whether what John saw in these visions was a series of pictures, drawn on successive portions of the volume as one seal was broken after another; or whether the description of the horses and of the events was written on the volume, so that John read it himself, or heard it read by another; or whether the opening of the seal was merely the occasion of a scenic representation, in which a succession of horses was introduced, with a written statement of the events which are referred to. Nothing is indeed said by which this can be determined with certainty; but the most probable supposition would seem to be that there was some pictorial representation in form and appearance, such as he describes in the opening of the six seals. In favor of this it may be observed: (1)That, according to the interpretation of...

EXPOSITION REVELATION 6:1 AND I SAW. A new departure in the series of visions is marked (see on Revelation 4:1). We have here the commencement of the Revelation proper, to which the first five chapters have formed an introduction (cf. Tabular analysis). The vision of the _seals, _which, although related first, exhibits events concurrent with those symbolized by the _trumpets _and _vials, _is contained chiefly in Revelation 6:1. Revelation 7:1 is occupied with an account of an episodal character, similar to that which occurs in...

AND I SAW, AND BEHOLD A WHITE HORSE,.... Representing the ministration of the Gospel in the times of the apostles, which were just now finishing, John being the last of them, who saw this vision; and the "horse" being a swift, majestic, and warlike creature, and fearless of opposition and war, may design the swift progress of the Gospel in the world, the majesty, power, and authority with which it came, and opposition it met with, and which was bore down before it; and its "white" colour may denote the purity of Gospel truths, the peace it proclaims, the joy brings, and the triumph that attends it, on account of victories obtained by it, and which is afterwards suggested: white horses were used in triumphs, in token of victory n; a white horse, in a dream, is a good sign with the Jews o; and Astrampsychus says p, a vision of white horses is an apparition of angels; and so one of those an...

A WHITE HORSE See (Zechariah 6:3); Compare Christ in (Revelation 19:11) whom the Beast imitates....

REVELATION 6:2 kai. ei=don {B} The words kai. ei=don are absent from 046 about 100 minuscules (most of which add kai. i;de in ver. Revelation 6:1; see previous comment) _al_. The Committee preferred to include the words (_a_) because of preponderant testimony, including a (A C i;don) P 1 1006 1611 2053 2344 itgig vg syrh copbo arm _al,_ and (_b_) because the omission can be either accidental (kaieidonkaiidou), or deliberate on the part of copyists of the manuscripts that read kai. i;de at...

CHAPTER S 6 The Opening of the Seven Seals _ 1. The first seal (Revelation 6:1)_ 2. The second seal (Revelation 6:3) 3. The third seal (Revelation 6:5) 4. The fourth seal (Revelation 6:7) 5. The fifth seal (Revelation 6:9) 6. The sixth seal (Revelation 6:12) 7. Parenthesis: The remnant of Israel (Revelati

REVELATION 6. THE OPENING OF THE SEALS. When the seals of the book are opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The first four are described under the figure of horses of different colour, the first white, the second blood-red, the third black, the fourth pale or livid. The best interpretation regards these woes as (1) triumphant militarism, (2) slaughter, (3) famine, (4) death. The other two woes are described without this metaphor martyrdom and earthquake. The seventh seal is not opened till ch. 8. REVELATION 6:1. ONE OF THE SEVEN SEALS: belonging to the book of destiny (_cf. Revelation 5:1_). LIVING CREATURES: REVELATION 4:6 *. COME: to whom was the order