You’ve probably heard of them: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Conquest. War. Famine. Death. They’ve shown up in paintings, metal albums, political cartoons, and even sermons.

If you’re here, maybe you’re wondering what they mean. What they symbolize. Whether they’re just distant biblical images or something we’re still supposed to reckon with.

As someone who’s studied the Bible in University and ended up with more questions than answers, I can say this: the Four Horsemen don’t let you off easy. They show us something about the world, about collapse, power, fragility, that feels uncomfortably familiar. 

In the Bible, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in Revelation 6:1-8. These four horsemen appear as part of the vision the apostle John received while on the island of Patmos. They are symbolic figures, each riding a different-colored horse and representing various aspects of the end times.

You could scroll past, but you might miss something important, because this isn’t just about Revelation. It’s about what we fear, what we ignore, and what we still have time to face.

We’ll walk through the text itself, take a close look at each horseman, and go into how different people (across time, faith, and even art) have made sense of them. And maybe by the end, we’ll see the vision for what it really is.