What was the pale horse in Revelation 6 allowed to do?
The pale horse in Revelation 6 was given power, with death riding it and hell following, to kill with the sword and other means. That authority extended over one-fourth of the world, whether one-fourth of the geographical area or one-fourth of the population, marking the beginning of tribulation.
Les explains that the pale horse appears after the black horse's famine and the demise of two great power structures. On this horse are death, and hell follows with him. Power was given over them to kill with the sword and other judgments, over one-fourth of the world—whether one-fourth of geographical area or one-fourth of population. Les stresses this is tribulation, just the beginning, and the horsemen are symbolic of coming events, not literal riders. He connects it to Matthew 24, where Jesus says there will be famine, pestilence, and earthquakes in diverse places, all the beginning of travail.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
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Why does the pale horse appear in Revelation 6?
The pale horse appears as a result of the famine and the great collapse of two major power structures.