The vision of four chariots

6 I looked up again, and in the vision I saw four chariots coming toward me. They were coming between two mountains that were made of bronze. 2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second chariot was pulled by black horses, 3 the third chariot was pulled by white horses, and the fourth chariot was pulled by spotted gray horses. They were all very strong horses. 4 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “Sir, what do those chariots mean?”

5 The angel replied, “They have come from standing in the presence of the Lord who controls/rules the entire earth. They will go across the sky in four directions. 6 The chariot pulled by black horses will go north, the one pulled by white horses will go west, the one pulled by spotted gray horses will go south.”

7 When those powerful horses left, their chariot-drivers were eager to go throughout the world. As they were leaving, the angel said to them, “Go throughout the world and see what is happening!” So that is what they did.

8 Then the angel called to me and said, “Look/Listen, the drivers of the chariots that have gone north will do what the Spirit of Yahweh wants them to do there.”