Covenant Reformed News – December 2021 • Volume XVIII, Issue 20
This article introduces a series examining the Four Horsemen of Revelation 6, exploring their identity and theological significance within the eschatological framework of Scripture. The author establishes the temporal context of the seals by comparing Revelation 6 with Christ's Olivet Discourse, demonstrating how the sixth seal points directly to the final judgment and Christ's second coming. This is a detailed exegetical study rooted in Reformed hermeneutical principles for understanding biblical prophecy.
Introducing the Four Horsemen of Revelation 6 Horses and horsemen are mentioned some 300 times in the Bible. Zechariah 1 and 6 speak of various coloured horses. John’s vision in Revelation 19 portrays Christ on a white horse followed by His armies of saints upon white horses. But it is the four horsemen of Revelation 6 that are the most famous, and always provoke interest and wonder. In this series of articles, we will study the identity and meaning of the four horsemen. We shall learn to...