Four+Horseman


 * Background Story: **

Revelations 6 details the coming of the four horseman of the apocalypse that come riding onto earth once their seals have been broken. The first horseman is described as a man in white with a bow and crown, who sets out to conquer. The second is a man who is given a great sword and is permitted to remove peace from the earth. The third man is in full black and holding a balance. The fourth rider was named Death, and he came out onto a pale horse with Hades following him.

*This chapter of the bible seems to exist to detail the four primary causes of destruction and suffering, one characterized by each rider: conquest, war, starvation, and death.


 * Allusions: **


 * Novel || * Series: "Incarnation of Immortality"- Piers Anthony ||
 * Poem || * "Four Horseman of the Apocalypse"- Denis Martindale ||
 * Music || * "War, Plague, Famine, Death"- Entombed ||
 * Movies || * "Tombstone"- directed by George P. Cosmatos
 * "Elf"- John Favreau ||

In the bible, each one of the four horseman is represented and characterized by something different, each of these riders separately representing conquest, famine, death, and war. In a form of literature, a group of people may be referred to as the "Four Horseman", meaning that they loosely carry the traits of their biblical counterparts. In some examples, one person may be referred to as a single rider, based on whatever impact he/she has on those he/she influence.

** Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ** Denis Martindale I saw them riding in a dream, Hell-bent upon their course, And each one with a sickening scheme as he rode on his horse... And so they moved, this world to claim with utmost misery, With death and suffering as their aim, their shame and infamy! I saw them riding coast-to-coast, on sturdy steeds at night And evil had them all engrossed, as if they were held tight... And so they moved, one thought in mind, to bring the world despair, Until the time four horsemen find their victims unaware!

I saw them riding recklessly, regardless, side-by-side, As if their perfect destiny, each smiled with stubborn pride... And so they moved and cut to shreds the mortal flesh of Man, While moonbeams shone upon their heads as all four horses ran! I saw them riding to my town and to my very street And there they cast their curses down upon men's hands and feet... And so they moved, unmerciful, upon the young and old, To fill up every hospital with fever and with cold!

I saw them riding from my home, to Europe, for a spell And I beheld that even Rome was subject to their Hell... And so they moved, unmoved by deeds, unspeakable and foul, Men's lives to quench like choking weeds or wicked wolves that howl! I saw them riding, north and south, and east and west in time, With blasphemies to fill each mouth, as if their perfect crime... And so they moved, sharp tiger-toothed, repentant, not at all... Four horses and four horsemen proved that even the mighty fall...

Anthony, Piers. //On a Pale Horse //. New York: Ballantine, 1983. Print.

//Elf //. Dir. Jon. Favreau. 2003.

Entombed. "War, Plague, Famine, Death." N.d. MP3. //Revelation. The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version//. New York: World, 1962. Print.

Martindale, Denis. "Four Horseman of the Apocalypse" Poemhunter. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014

//Tombstone //. Dir. George P. Cosmatos. By Kevin Jarre. Perf. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, and Sam Elliott. Hollywood Pictures, 1993.