''When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.'' (Revelation 6:7-8)
翻译大概是："羔羊揭开第四印的时候，我听见第四个活物的声音说，你来。我就观看，看哪，有一匹灰马，骑在马上的，名字叫作死，阴间也随着他。有权柄赐给他们管辖地的四分之一，用刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫、地上的野兽去杀害人。"
同一个典故，看过 The West Wing的可能也有印象，第一季里印巴冲突英国奇葩外交官Lord John Marbury的那段：
