Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(əpŏkˈəlĭps) [key], allegorical figures in the Book of
Revelation in the Bible. The rider on the white horse has many
interpretations—one is that he represents Christ; the rider on
the red horse is war; on the black horse is famine; and on the
pale horse, death. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
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