The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Conquest, War, Famine and Death.
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
I think the writer got through the first three and suddenly realized he was going to need a horse for every type of demise imaginable at that time, so they just said ‘fuggit’ and made the last one Death.
And apparently somebody realized that Conquest and War were also redundant. The version I remember had replaced Conquest with Pestilence (which was supposed to include Plague, I think…)
This is what happens when you learn your biblical history from comic books.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Conquest, War, Famine and Death.
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 6 1-8
AW SHIT MAN, JESUS IS GOING TO GET THEM!
And the second pic is Terry Pratchett, aw yeah! Love his version of the Horsemen!
That first picture just screams “Jesus thinks women should be subservient.”
The third picture is my favorite.
The thing that always bothers me is in Rev 6:8 it says that Death kills with death – isn’t that a bit redundant?
I think the writer got through the first three and suddenly realized he was going to need a horse for every type of demise imaginable at that time, so they just said ‘fuggit’ and made the last one Death.
And apparently somebody realized that Conquest and War were also redundant. The version I remember had replaced Conquest with Pestilence (which was supposed to include Plague, I think…)
This is what happens when you learn your biblical history from comic books.
1st pic; Jesus doing one of his magic tricks with his classic misdirection “oh look over there, 4 ponies!”