90 Iwan M. Whiteley The conclusion of this analysis is that although the colours of the horses in Revelation 6:1-8 may have communicated ideas that reflected the nature of the horsemen yet this explanation was not satisfactory. Apart from the fact that the text is referring to Zechariah, a search for a suitable presupposition pool to import significance for the colours proves to be an impossible task. The reader would have allowed for the possibility of further clarification. This sense of frustration remains until there is clarification later in the text. John seems to use the colours as a marker to connect two units of text together. Conclusion This article has sought to explore John’s use of a lack of clarity as a means of communication. He appears to utilize the lack of referential and semantic significance to words/clauses as a strategy to make the reader become frustrated and ask questions. Later in his discourse, he expresses himself clearly and the rhetorical force that inevitably comes impresses upon the reader the weight of what John is communicating. It was noted that his use of the asyndeton, καί, and anarthrous noun demonstrate his drive towards ambiguity and vagueness. There was a study of Revelation 1, ἂ δεῖ γενέσθαι and the colours of the horses. The conclusion is that commentators have at times felt obliged to provide an explanation for texts that are not meant to be fully explained until further information is provided by the author. This has led to a distorting and destabilizing of the interpretational approaches of many and to confusion of the book of Revelation as a whole. Iwan WHITELEY Tyndale House 36 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge ENGLAND