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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.

(Referenties: Apocalypse Explained 315; Apocalypse Revealed 262-263, 301, 306, 314, 316, 320, 322-323)

6951. 'And Jehovah said to Moses' means providence on the part of the Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when used in reference to Jehovah or the Lord, as foresight, dealt with above in 6946, and as foresight is meant, so also is providence (the two go together, for the Lord's providence is at work in the things He foresees, in that He foresees what is evil, yet provides what is good), and therefore here 'Jehovah said' means providence because now the serpent is turned into a rod, that is, evil is turned into good; and from the representation of 'Moses' as the Lord in respect of God's truth. Thus the expression 'providence on the part of the Divine' is used in reference to the Lord's Human when He was in the world.