The Book of Revelation: The Sixth Trumpet (2)

If we would find an answer to the question as to what sort of plague does this sixth trumpet bring upon the world, and as to how it is historically realized, we must undoubtedly direct our attention, first of all, to the horses that are pictured in the vision and to their riders. John receives a vision of an awful and terrible-looking host of cavalry, two hundred million in number and with fearful description. And it is clear that this infernal troop of cavalry is the symbol of the plague that...