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In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
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The Colors of Judgment
Commentators widely agree that the colors of the horses are symbolic. The red horses are seen to represent war, bloodshed, and divine judgment. The black horses signify the grim consequences that follow war, such as famine, pestilence, death, and the sorrowful conditions experienced by the Jews under foreign powers.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The symbol is different from that in the first vision. There (Zechariah 1:8), they were horses only, with their riders, to go back and …
19th Century
Anglican
Red. —Better, bay, as in Zechariah 1:8. “Red” is applicable to cows, but “bay” to horses.
16th Century
Protestant
Here we have another vision, and the Prophet distinguishes it from the former visions by saying that he turned, as if to say that some tim…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the first chariot [were] red horses If these are to be understood of the apostles of Christ, and ministers of the Gosp…
This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever God's providences concerning us may be, in public …
