The White Horse, Its Rider, and the Bow

The White Horse, Its Rider, and the Bow




Main reference: Rv 6; Zec 6:1-8; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:1-9; Rv 19:1-16
What do the white horse, red horse, black horse, and pale horse signify in Rv 6:1-8 (and Zec 1:6)? What are the riders and the objects they are carrying: the bow, the sword, and the scales? When and where is Rv 6 fulfilled? What kind of event is this passage describing?

Revelation 6 shows how God and Jesus command the four living creatures, who surround God’s throne (Rv 4:6-7), to judge the Spiritual Israelites who have sinned against God. Just as God judged Adam when Adam sinned, God carries out the work of judgment on the Spiritual Israelites. The horses that appear in Rv 6 symbolize flesh (Is 31:3), and their riders symbolize spirits. The bow, the sword, and the scale represent the words of the Bible (Eph 6:17; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:4; Prv 24:12). The famine refers to a spiritual famine when the word cannot be found (Am 8:11-13).

After God’s chosen people have committed sexual immorality with Satan and eaten the food sacrificed to idols by receiving Satan’s teachings (Rv 2-3), Jesus sends them a letter asking for repentance. In spite of Jesus’ letter, they refuse to repent and are eventually expelled from Jesus’ presence just as Adam was expelled from the Garden of Eden (Gn 3:23-24). God commands his four living creatures to judge and expel his chosen people from his tabernacle. It should also be pointed out that Satan has his own army replete with cavalry—the horses and riders in Rv 9. Thus, the spiritual war between God and Satan is a battle between the flesh and spirits that belong to God and the flesh and spirits that belong to Satan (Eph 6; Rv 12).

Horses, bows, and swords were used long ago as weapons, but they are used figuratively in Rv 6. Although there seems to be just one rider on each horse in Rv 6, Zec 6 and Rv 19 make it clear that the rider on each horse in Rv 6 is a representative of all the riders. This rider on the white horse is evokes the image of a prince riding out into battle, and Rv 19:11-16 shows us that the Lord participates in the battle and in the work of judgment along with these other entities. In Lam 2 and 3 God strings a bow in the direction of his people who have sinned against him. Habakkuk 3:8-9 also mentions God riding out with his horses, uncovering his bow, and calling for many arrows. Although Rv 6 does not say it directly, if Lam 2-3, Hb 3:8-9, and Rv 19:16 are taken together, it should be clear that the rider on the white horse is Jesus.

The souls of the martyrs ask God to avenge their blood in Rv 6:9-10, and God fulfills their request in Rv 18:20. The sun, moon, and stars, which symbolize God’s chosen people (Gn 37:9-11), go dark and fall from heaven to earth in Rv 6:12-13. The heaven and earth, which disappear in Rv 6:14, are re-created in Rv 7, Rv 21, and Gn 1. Revelation 6 shows how the judgment on the betrayers (i.e. the sun, moon, and stars) occurs. Revelation 16 and 18, on the other hand, make references to the judgment on Spiritual Babylon—the beast that destroyed God’s chosen people in Rv 3.  

We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus have seen and heard the physical fulfillment of all the chapters of Revelation. We have been testifying about how Revelation has been fulfilled according to Jesus’ commands (Rv 1:1-2; Rv 10; Rv 22:16). If you believe in biblical prophecies and are eager to see the physical fulfillment, come to SCJ and verify what we have seen! Our testimony is true!




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