FIRST SEAL: THE WHITE HORSEMAN REVELATION 6.1 I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!” 6.2 And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. -WEB Bible.
The Four Horsemen are metaphors for disasters that will happen on earth. The Horsemen don't ride as a group: they are sent out one at a time. The first Horseman lays groundwork for the second Horseman, and the second Horseman lays groundwork for the third, etc. Each Horseman is worse than the one before it.
The Tribulation doesn't begin with a lot of drama. The White Horseman doesn't look very dangerous. But the other three Horsemen are definitely very vile, so this White Horseman can't be up to any good either. What, then, is the White Horseman sent out to conquer? 
Jesus predicted that a great time of Deception would happen during the end times. In fact, he told his disciples that DECEPTION would be the first major sign of the end:
MATTHEW 24:3-4 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.”
MATTHEW 24:24-25 For false messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will give great signs so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Jesus predicted that the era of deception would be so powerful, everyone on earth would be deceived in some way or other. Jesus said that only the "elect" would escape the great time of deception, and even some of those would be at risk. White Horseman continued on Tuesday.
IMAGE CREDIT: Image of the 1st Horseman, generated by
ChatGPT DALL-E3 and edited by C.A. Stevens. 
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