Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
The question belongs to one of the visions given to encourage God's people at a time of uncertainty about the rebuilding of the temple. In it the prophet turns to the angel that talked with him and asks what these are, seeking the meaning of the symbols he has seen. What he is asking about is four chariots coming out from between two mountains of brass, the first chariot with red horses, the second with black horses, the third with white horses, and the fourth with grizzled and bay horses.
The answer given is that they are the four spirits of the heavens going forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth, sent into the north country and into the south country and to walk to and fro through the earth to quiet His Spirit. In this the verse teaches that the Lord's eyes are open to the working of His whole cause in every place. Apart from placing the question in its encouraging vision of the temple work, no specific explanation of the symbol or of the question itself is added.
The question belongs to one of the visions given to encourage God's people at a time of uncertainty about the rebuilding of the temple. In it the prophet turns to the angel that talked with him and asks what these are, seeking the meaning of the symbols he has seen. What he is asking about is four chariots coming out from between two mountains of brass, the first chariot with red horses, the second with black horses, the third with white horses, and the fourth with grizzled and bay horses.
The answer given is that they are the four spirits of the heavens going forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth, sent into the north country and into the south country and to walk to and fro through the earth to quiet His Spirit. In this the verse teaches that the Lord's eyes are open to the working of His whole cause in every place. Apart from placing the question in its encouraging vision of the temple work, no specific explanation of the symbol or of the question itself is added.