Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

This was Jesus Christ, whose pure Gospel may be understood by the white horse. The punishments which overtake His enemies, may be likened to arrows shot from His bow : or the merciful visitations of His grace, by which He subdues His enemies to His faith and love, may be represented by them,

As when the scroll is rolled up, the writing is no longer legible, so the heavens appeared as a closed book — nothing more was discoverable to the ob- server.