7. During the second year that Darius was king, a message came to me from the Lord. It was the 24th day of the 11th month. That's the month of Shebat.
8. I had a vision at night. I saw a man riding a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in a valley. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.
9. An angel was talking with me. I asked him, "Sir, what are these?" He answered, "I will show you what they are."
10. Then the man who was standing among the myrtle trees said, "They are the messengers the Lord has sent out. He told them to go all through the earth."
11. They brought a report to the angel of the Lord. He was standing among the myrtle trees. They said to him, "We have gone all through the earth. We've found the whole world enjoying peace and rest."