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The world has long been fascinated by the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, representing a sequence of end-time events foretold in the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. You can read about them in the sixth chapter.
The first horseman rides a white horse and carries a bow, "and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer" (Revelation 6:2). This horseman symbolizes false religion, which often can have a political component. Jesus Christ said that His Kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36). In stark contrast, false religions are often very political. The system prophesied here is also political, symbolized by the horseman's crown.
It's interesting to note that when Jesus Christ was asked about the sign of His second coming (Matthew 24:3), His first response was to warn the disciples of false religion-later explaining that false prophets and even false Christ figures would arise (verses 4-5,24).
Jesus, in verses 4-8, showed that false religion inevitably leads to armed conflict, which in turn leads to famine and pestilence-disease epidemics.
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