Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse << uh POK uh lihps >> are beings mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. The chapter tells of a scroll in God’s right hand that is sealed with seven seals. When the first four of these seals are opened, four horsemen appear. Their horses are white, red, black, and pale green. The horsemen represent hardships that the human race must endure before the end of the world, specifically conquest, war, famine, and death.
The four horsemen are often featured in art and literature. The German artist Albrecht Dürer included a picture of them in a series of woodcuts illustrating the Book of Revelation.
