Revelation 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
There are many things I struggle with in Revelation. My profession as an English teacher for one. I encourage students to dig into a text, form opinions, and support them with specifics. It is exciting and exploratory and we build meaning as a group through the process.
Revelation 6:4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.
I feel like commentary gives a glancing look at potential meanings and then discards them and tells me—as point of fact—what Revelation means. No support. No discussion. No wonder.
Revelation 6:5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
Lord, The book of Revelation is so different from the rest of Your word. I feel like that has to be significant, like that means we should look at it differently. And while I don’t mean to suggest that it can mean anything we want, I feel like the fact that Your word is alive and active is important and should lead to rich discussion instead of easy, solid answers. Help me, Lord. Amen.
Revelation 6:8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Have a blessed day.