Zechariah 6:2

In the first chariot were red horses,.... If these are to be understood of the apostles of Christ, and ministers of the Gospel, they may be compared to "horses", for bearing the name of Christ, and…

The symbol is different from that in the first vision. There Zec 1:8, they were horses only, with their riders, to go to and fro to enquire; here they are war-chariots with their horses, to execute…

In the first chariot were red horses - The empire of the Chaldeans, which overthrew the empire of the Assyrians.

The second chariot black horses - The empire of the Persians founded by Cyrus, which…

The prophet is forward to receive this vision, and, as if he expected it, he turned and lifted up his eyes and looked. Though this was the seventh vision he had had, yet he did not think he had had…

red horses The colours of the horses are not necessarily significant (see Zec 1:8, and note there). They have, however, been interpreted, as for example by Pusey: "Red, as the colour of blood,…