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I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
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The Victorious Rider
A strong consensus among commentators is that the rider on the white horse represents Jesus Christ and the victorious spread of the Gospel. The horse's white color signifies the purity of the message, the peace it brings, and the triumph it achieves. The rider's mission, "conquering, and to conquer," points to the initial, powerful advance of Christianity and its ultimate, guaranteed victory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I saw, and behold. A question has arisen as to the mode of representation here: whether what John saw in these visions was a series of…
And I saw and behold (κα ειδον κα ιδου). This combination is frequent in the Apocalypse (4:1; 6:2,5,8; 14:1,14; 19:11).
19th Century
Anglican
Conquering, and to conquer.—Better, conquering, and that he might conquer. One version has, “and he conquered.”<…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I saw, and behold a white horse Representing the ministration of the Gospel in the times of the apostles, which …
Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, o…
