What were the colour and character of the fourth symbol?
Answer
"And when He had opened the fourth seal, . . . behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell [Greek, Hades, the grave] 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." Verses 7, 8.
NOTE - This is an unnatural color for a horse. The original denotes the pole or yellowish color
seen in blighted plants. The symbol evidently refers to the work of persecution and death carried on by the
Roman Church against the people of God from the time of the beginning of papal supremacy in AD. 538 to
the time when the Reformers commenced their work of exposing the true character of the Papacy, and a
check was placed upon this work of death.
How did the people of Samaria publicly testify to their faith in the preaching of Philip?
Through what does grace reign unto eternal life?
In whose name should everything be done?
19. What message did Christ send to John the Baptist while John was in prison, to strengthen his wavering faith?
What was the result of this great miracle?
What is sin declared to be?
24. What psalms seem to have been written especially for the comfort and encouragement of God's people during the time of the seven last plagues?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle