The «Krieg Reiter» T-shirt

Apokalyptische Reiter

War is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation (Revelation 6:3–4), the final book of the New Testament.

"When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, ‘Come!’ Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword."

Symbolism:

• Horse color: Red

• Weapon: Great sword

• Mission: To take peace from the Earth, causing people to kill one another

• Represents: Armed conflict, violence, bloodshed, and destruction of peace

Look:

• Rides a red horse

• Wields a massive sword, sometimes flaming

• Often wears armor or a warlord’s cloak

• Surrounded by fire, chaos, or battle imagery

• Sometimes depicted with glowing eyes or in a ghostly, skeletal form

Interpretation:

• Religious meaning: War as divine punishment or judgment upon mankind

• Cultural meaning: Symbol of war and human self-destruction