Four horsemen of the apocalypse

The Book of Revelation speaks of seven seals opened by the Lamb Christ. The first four seals are Four Horsemen. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is one of the first images people conjure up when they think of the Book of Revelation.

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It is one of the most iconic scenes in the book, though it spans only a few verses. The first horseman carries a bow. The Bible narrative associates him with conquest and conquering. Some view this rider of a white horse as pestilence rather than conquest. The second rider seems warlike and rides a red horse. The black horse carries a rider with scales in his hands.

He brings famine and scarcity. The last rider is Death on a pale horse. In Revelation , the first horseman rides a white horse and wears a stephanos crown — a crown of victory.