The Meaning of the Book of Revelation: the Four Horsemen
By Jonathan S. Rose, Curtis Childs
Transparency is needed to sort things out. Before big change happens, God first reveals what’s really going on.
In the Book of Revelation - the last book of the Word - the apostle John describes a series of apocalyptic visions that he experienced during his exile on the Isle of Patmos, in the Aegean Sea.
In one of these visions, he saw four horsemen, the first riding a white horse, the second a red horse, the third a black, and the fourth - named Death - riding a pale horse. These "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" - oft-pictured - are described in Revelation 6:1-8.
What do these horses, and their riders, represent? What do they have to do with us, today? Watch as Curtis Childs and Jonathan Rose explore the hidden Bible meaning of the Four Horsemen in the Book of Revelation, in this video from the Swedenborg and Life Series, from the Swedenborg Foundation.
Plus, to go straight to the source, follow the links below to the places in "Apocalypse Revealed" where Swedenborg explained the inner meaning of this famous Bible story. A good place to start would be Apocalypse Revealed 298.
(References: Apocalypse Explained 315; Apocalypse Revealed 262-263, 301, 306, 314, 316, 320, 322-323)
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Psalms 77
1
My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
2
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
3
I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.
4
You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak.
5
I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
6
I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:
7
"Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?
8
Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?
9
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?" Selah.
10
Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: the years of the right hand of the Most High."
11
I will remember Yah's deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.
12
I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.
13
Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What God is great like God?
14
You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.
15
You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
16
The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
17
The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around.
18
The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
19
Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
20
You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. A contemplation by Asaph.
