Revelation 6:2

Amplified Bible

²I looked, and behold, a ^[a]white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a ^[b]bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.^(A)

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Footnotes

Revelation 6:2 Some interpreters note that the rabbis said that if one sees a white horse in a dream, it is a good sign (Talmud). Jewish believers who heard these words being read in their church (see 1:3) probably would think that the vision indicated Israel would soon be freed from foreign domination. In the Roman world a white horse was a symbol of victory in battle. In this case the peace is deceptive because it will not be lasting. Other interpreters argue that the horseman represents the conquering Christ, as in 19:11.
Revelation 6:2 Without an arrow (if arrows are not to be assumed) the bow may symbolize a bloodless victory or conquest.

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Revelation 6:8

Amplified Bible

⁸So I looked, and behold, an ashen (pale greenish gray) horse [like a corpse, representing death and pestilence]; and its rider’s name was Death; and Hades (the realm of the dead) was following with him. They were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword and with famine and with ^[a]plague (pestilence, disease) and by the wild beasts of the earth.^(A)

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