Messengers of Judgment, War & Restoration Thru the Bible: Zechariah 6 In this chapter Zechariah is shown 4 spirits who are before God's throne. They go out as 4 horses into the earth, apparently as witnesses and messengers. They "patrol" places in the earth where they are sent with the job of accomplishing God's directives and reporting back to God. In this case, two of the four are sent to the north and one to the south with no mention of the fourth. The ones who were sent to the north, were sent to Babylon. They were the black horse and then the white horse in succession. The black horse probably was there to confirm the accusations of the tryany of Babylon against Israel when they were captives there. The white horse represented God's judgment in rising up and sending Cyrus the Great to conquer Babylon JUST as He prophecied through Isaiah 200 years before Cyrus was even born. [See - https://grace-life.org/2022/06/cyrus-the-great-deliverer-of-israel/] Following this vision, Zechariah was told to take up an offering from certain exiles who had returned from Babylon and make a crown for Joshua the High Priest who was a type of Christ as he is referred to as 'The Branch'. The crown was to be set aside for a future High Priest and King who would come when Israel had fully obey the LORD their God with all their hearts. Blessings!