What did the pale horse of Revelation 6 symbolize?
The pale horse symbolized famine and inflation. Revelation 6 presents it as a sign of scarcity and economic turmoil. It follows wars among nations that cause a great dent in food supply and distribution, resulting in tremendous inflation, food rationing, and massive destruction, along with earthquakes in diverse places.
Les explains that the pale horse in Revelation 6 indicates famine and inflation. In the sequence he describes, it is the third horseman, and it correlates with Jesus' teaching that nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. As a result of those wars among the nations, there will be a great dent in the food supply and distribution, leading to tremendous inflation and food rationing because of massive destruction. He then ties this to earthquakes in diverse places, noting a tremendous increase in earthquakes since about 1970; they occur almost daily, though the news often no longer records most of them.