4 horsemen of the apocalypse

Members:

Guillermo Galleguillos Felipe Baez Carlos Tarpen Sofia Sotomayor

IntroductionThe Bible is not just a collection of texts, it is also the word of God to the religions of Judaism and Christianity. The Book of Revelation or Apocalypse of San Juan is the last book of the New Testament, by gender is considered by some scholars as the only New Testament book of a purely prophetic character and is considered one of the most controversial and difficult books bible. Chapter 6 of this, deals with a scroll in the right hand of God, sealed with seven seals which Jesus opens the first four seals, freeing 4 riders.

Horsemen of the ApocalypseThe four horsemen of the apocalypse are four gentlemen described in the sixth chapter of the Apocalypse. The chapter speaks of a scroll in the right hand of God that is sealed with seven seals. Which Jesus opens the first 4 thus releasing the 4 riders mounted on a horse: white, red, black and fawn

white horseRidden by the jockey of Victory

Carrying a bow. Representa lo que hicieron los reinos cristianos apoyando y llevando la evangelización a pueblos lejanos

red horseRidden by the jockey of war

Is armed with a big sword. Its function is to remove the peace of the world, make them kill each other

black horseRidden by the jockey of hunger

The third horseman rides a black horse, is generally understood as famine. Bring a pair of scales

indicating the way that the bread is weighed during a famine

Horse Bay or PaleRidden by the jockey's death

The last jockey is called death .of all jockey is the only one where his name appears in the Bible explicitly which is Hades. Unlike the others it is not described a weapon or object

ConclusiónIt concludes that there are four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which represent

allegories of the victory , war , famine and death

In conclusion, the riders appear briefly in the book, but the importance that they have is the influence they had on Western culture