Ed Walsh
Puritan Board Senior
Greetings Pilgrims,
I've come across a tradition that the four beasts in Revelation 6 represent the four evangelists, Matthew Mark Luke and John. It seems to be a Catholic tradition, but Matthew Henry alluded to it in his introduction to Mark saying, "the second beast said come and see."
Here are the four verses:
I wonder if any of you know if there's anything to this?
Thanks
I've come across a tradition that the four beasts in Revelation 6 represent the four evangelists, Matthew Mark Luke and John. It seems to be a Catholic tradition, but Matthew Henry alluded to it in his introduction to Mark saying, "the second beast said come and see."
Here are the four verses:
Revelation 6:1, 3, 5, 7 KJV
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
I wonder if any of you know if there's anything to this?
Thanks