Rev 6:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 6:5-6: 6:5-6 The black horse represents economic and social dysfunction, indicated by scales used in commerce. Rampant inflation is shown by the cost of the staples of life: A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay . Yet the prices of luxuries such as oil and wine would remain unchanged. It is an image of social and economic imbalance.

‏ Revelation of John 6:5-6

Summary for Rev 6:5-6: 6:5-6 ^a The black horse represents economic and social dysfunction, indicated by scales used in commerce. Rampant inflation is shown by the cost of the staples of life: A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay. Yet the prices of luxuries such as oil and wine would remain unchanged. It is an image of social and economic imbalance.