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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
( p k´l ps) (KEY) , allegorical figures in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The rider on the white horse has many interpretations—one is that he represents Christ; the rider on the red horse is war; on the black horse is famine; and on the pale horse, death. |
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