Revelation 6:8 (WEB)
And behold, a pale horse, and the name of he who sat on it was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
Fathers and councils · 2
Catena Aurea on Luke
- Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke
“By the shadow of death also is represented the following of the devil, who is called Death (Rev. 6:8.) in the Revelations, because as a shadow is formed according to the quality of the body, so the actions of the wicked are expressed according to the manner of their following him.” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“…sanguinary passions “be extracted” and “cast away” out of doors—for the Apocalypse withal has set “death” upon a “green horse,” but a “warrior” upon a “red”—and in their stead must be under-strewn stones polished and apt for conjunction, and firm,—such as are made (by God) into (sons) of Abraham,—that thus the man…” — editor's note: See Rev. vi. 4, 8.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together with
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Luke 1:79 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Luke 1:79 (Catena Aurea).
Quotes
Revelation 6:8 takes up the words of Jeremiah 15:3 (8 words in common).
Revelation 6:8 takes up the words of Jeremiah 29:18 (8 words in common).