The fourth seal can be found in Revelation 6:7-8.

“When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth” (Revelation 6:8).

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The Fourth Seal: A Pale Horse

The pale horse is the color of death symbolizing the spiritual death of the church during the Dark Ages. During this time God’s truth continued to be trampled underfoot by the religious leaders. Afraid that the people would read the Bible for themselves and discern the errors of the church, leaders outlawed the reading of the Bible in one’s own language and insisted that priests function as its sole interpreters. Political powers united with religious powers to enforce these laws.

Still, there were a few faithful followers of God who refused to bend the knee to pagan practices. These few suffered horribly for their faith, losing sustenance, family and fortune to the agents of papal Rome. Some paid for their faith with their lives.

Many faithful Christians were forced to flee to the mountains, hiding their faith and often preserving small portions of scripture which they carefully passed on to others who hungered for the Word of God. In this way, the truth of God and His written Word were preserved when all hope seemed lost.