The woman gives birth to a male child who is threatened by a dragon, identified as the Devil and Satan, who intends to devour the child as soon as he is born. The world is in the grips of a coronavirus epidemic unlike anything seen since the outbreak of SARS in 2002. A cursory look around our globe reveals some terrifying realities --war, starvation, diseases with no cure, uncontrollable dictators, biological terrorism. What if the Horsemen of the Apocalypse are not symbolic references pertaining to war in general, but perhaps something else? Revelation 6:3-4 The second horseman is perhaps the most easily identifiable of the famed Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, since both of its symbols, the fiery red color and the great sword, are well known to represent war.However, underlying this facile identification of the symbols are a few interesting details that add depth to them. (Batchheizer / Public Domain ) War as an apocalyptic aspect was always present throughout time and is the most straightforward herald of death. Revelation 6:1-8 - THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Woman of the Apocalypse (or Woman clothed in the Sun, γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον; Mulier amicta sole) is a figure described in Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation (written c. AD 95).. Not symbolical, but actual leaders, that appear to be engaged in wars and proxy wars. Why are people claiming the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have arrived? Learn more about the four horsemen in this article. What if these Horsemen were world leaders right here and now? The coronavirus […] CORONAVIRUS has infected more than 92,000 people around the globe, leading many to bizarrely claim COVID-19 was predicted by the Bible. OUTLINE. In this lesson we learn how a fourth of the world's population will be destroyed in the Tribulation. "Apocalypse" is another word for "Revelation", and means "the unveiling" in the Greek language. Four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in Christianity, the four horsemen who, according to the book of Revelation (6:1–8), appear with the opening of the seven seals that bring forth the cataclysm of the apocalypse. The Apostle John was given a vision by God about things that would occur in the last days immediately prior to the second coming of Christ, so in a sense God "unveiled" to John what will occur in the future. The second horseman, the Red Rider, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.