Angels and Beasts: The Relationship between the Four Living Creatures and the Four Riders in Revelation 6:1-8

Angels and Beasts looks into the interplay between the angelic figures in the vision of the seven seals. John creates a relationship between the four living creatures and the four riders in Revelation 6:1-8 that must not be overlooked. This connection works between the two groups as a whole and at the one-to-one level. The blending of symbols and the communication between these symbolic figures reveal exegetical, theological, and spiritual lessons. Both the scenario and the script of John's vision talk about terms and ties in the realm of angelic beings. For John these relations in the world above are a code to unlock relations in the world below.

Laurențiu Florentin Moț is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Dean of the Adventist Theological Institute, Cernica, Romania. He is the author of Morphological and Syntactical Irregularities in the Book of Revelation (Brill, 2015).