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On 8/9/2018 at 6:32 PM, JoeCanada said:

                                                           The Four Horsemen of Revelation 6

 

The Four Horsemen of Rev 6 are loosed upon Jesus breaking each of the first four Seals.

These four events are used by Satan to try and retain his power. Satan will know his dictatorship of this world is about to end.  He realizes that once this Scroll is opened, his dominion over the earth is lost and that the dead in Christ will rise to spend eternity with Him. Satan will attempt to thwart its opening at all costs. As Jesus opens each of the first four seals, Satan attacks the saints with cunning and malicious intent. The reaction to the opening of these first four seals represents Satan’s attempt to cause the Bride of Christ to commit apostasy. If he cannot do this, he attempts to kill her. We must remember that it is not God’s wrath being poured out  yet, it is Satan fighting back against Jesus.

Although Jesus opens the seals, the riders of the horses themselves cause all the events.

The rider of the white horse carries a bow and is intent on conquering.

The rider of the red horse takes peace of mind from the earth.

The rider of the black horse sets the high price for grain.

The rider of the green horse is death itself.

Jesus opening the seals is not proof that these events  are  the Wrath of God. The horses and horsemen that come out with the opening of the first four seals represent  Satan’s  attempts to disrupt God’s plan to redeem the world. Satan cannot stop the Scroll from opening. His only strategy will be to take down as many Christians as possible.

Before going further, we should look at the color of the fourth horse. Most Bible translations render the Greek word “CHLOROS” as ‘pale’.  But the Holy Spirit chose CHLOROS, the Greek word from which we get ‘CHLOROPHYLL”……….which is the substance in a plant that makes it green, a very deep, vibrant green.  (perhaps the translators chose pale because the horse is known as the ‘death’ horse, so pale seemed a better choice)

The White Horse and Rider:

                         “And I saw, and behold, a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer” ……. Rev 6:2

The rider of the white horse is a deceiver, just as Jesus prophesied in Math 24:4-5. He wants to appear as a messiah, so he rides a white  horse.

                        “ And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’, and will mislead many”….Math 24:4-5

and he that sat on him had a BOW’…….. If we look into Scripture for the first use of the word ‘bow’ (law of primacy)…..we find it in Gen 9:13……….

         “I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth”

This is a picture of God “hanging up His weapon in the sky” as a sign of a covenant that he would not destroy the earth with water again.

Since John was referring to this verse in Genesis, it would imply that the rider of the white horse was ‘Hanging up his weapon(s) and entering into a covenant”.

Look at these passages about a false covenant:

        “Because you have said “ We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol  we have made a pact. The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by; for we have made falsehood our refuge, and we have concealed ourselves with deception”……….Isa28:15

          “And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the midst of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate”……Dan9:27

Not only does “bow’ equate with a covenant, but scripture shows us it equates with ‘deception’ as well.

               “They are a deceptive bow; their princes fall by the sword”……. Hos7:16

“And a crown was given unto him”……..John in Revelation is here showing us that the rider of the white horse will deceptively appear as Jesus or a messiah figure, and will be both the religious and political leader at that time.

and he went forth conquering and to conquer”…… This is not a military conquer. It is used in connection with a spiritual conquering. It is the Greek word NIKAO, and is usually translated “overcoming”

                “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good”…..Rom12:21

                 “In the world you have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world”…..John16:37

                 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith”……..1 John 5:4

So…the rider of the white horse is a deceiver. He carries a false peace treaty, and his crown and white horse show that he is trying to appear as a messiah in Jesus’ place. All these descriptions fit the Antichrist very well………who is the rider of the white horse.

 

The  Red Horse and Rider

“A red horse went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him”…..Rev 6:4

Ability to take peace from the earth…… Jesus told his followers (us) that ….”You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end, for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom”….Math 24:6-7

The Antichrist appears as a man of peace and confirms the covenant with the many, and now he mounts a red horse, a war horse, and removes that peace, and the world is horrified.

The rider  of the red horse is given a great (MEGAS) sword. The word ‘’MEGAS’’ in Greek means the ‘ultimate’.  So what weapon is the ultimate in our world?  The NUCLEAR BOMB is the most fearful weapon of all time.  It is quite likely that the great sword of Rev 6:4 is a nuclear missle.

“Earthquakes in divers places”….Math 24:7…..Earthquakes is from the Greek word SEISMOS, and may be an earthquake or any natural or man-made disaster. A nuclear blast is certainly a great shaking and a disaster.

The Red Horse and Riders purpose is warfare, spiritual and military. It causes those on the earth to respect the might of the beast, eventually leading to worship. It won’t be a worship based on love, but one based on fear, fear of the Beast’s power to kill and destroy. This is why Jesus tells us in Luke 21:9 to “not be frightened” when the red horse rides.

The Black Horse and its Rider

                     “I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard something like a voice in the centre of the four living creatures saying “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine”….Rev 6:6-7

Could the Rider on the Red Horse have caused so much destruction that now the world is in an economic turmoil and subsequent famine?  It appears to be that way. The Antichrist is using the famine to his advantage and is selling food, a meal or two for one person for a day’s wages.  Is it at this time that the False Prophet begins to require the Antichrist’s Mark of the Beast? 

                “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a MARK on their right hand or their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name”…..Rev 13:16-17

The Green Horse and its Rider

After the fourth seal is broken, Satan unleashes his ultimate attempt to retain his dominion. Jesus tells us this time of the 70th week will be like nothing the world has ever experienced.

IT WILL BE THE GREAT TRIBULATION

It is at this point he begins the most wide-spread persecution of Christians and Jews that the world has ever seen.

               ‘And then there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time”…..Dan 12:1

                “For then there will be great tribulation, such as not occurred since the beginning of the worls until now, nor ever will”….Math 24:21

Let’s look at the colors of the four horses. WHITE, RED, BLACK AND GREEN. The flags of Islamic nations in the Middle East, all of them contain only these four colors. Some two, some three and some all four. But NO other colors. GREEN was Mohammed’s favorite color, and is considered the color of Islam.

                   “ An ashen (CHLOROS-Vibrant Green) horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth”…..Rev 6:8

Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth”….. could mean ¼ of the earth’s population, or it could mean their power to kill was restricted to 25% of the earth’s land mass. If declared Christianity represents approx. 30% of the world’s population,  (not all ‘born again’ believers), and is severe as Jesus and Daniel tell us, then perhaps these are the ones that the Antichrist goes after. (the Jews also)

If we look at these Four Horses and their Riders, we see that they correspond to the first four seals that are opened.

In no way can they ride before the 70th week begins.

This is myth, for the simple reason, it is human reasoning and does not follow the text. What do I mean? The first seal is pulled from its 32 AD context. Anyone can make a very say most anything if they are willing to pull it from its context.  It would be very dangerous to add 2000 years to the text: John has warned us about that. 

Next, there is not even one hint of anything evil in the descripture - not one word. 

Next, there is the white horse: John used the color white 16 other times, each time to represent righteousness. It would be silly to think God would use white for evil once and 16 times for righteousness.  

The white horse and rider are to represent the CHURCH sent out with the GOSPEL.

The other three horses ride together and they are to represent the devil's attempts to stop the advance of the Gospel. God has limited them to 1/4 of the earth. It is obvious - they failed. The gospel is almost everywhere now. 

Seal 5 is to represent the martyrs of the church age, and it too was opened around 32 AD.  

The 6th seal is the start of the future Day of the Lord.  The church has been at the 5th seal waiting for that final martyr since the beginning. 

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15 hours ago, R. Hartono said:

A bow without arrow is the symbol of peace making, so antichrist will begin the 7 years of tribulation by making short peace

As explained by Daniel :

Dan 8 :25....and by peace shall destroy many

He conquers the world by peace covenants especially the 7 years peace deal between Israel-Arab :

Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

So the world will shout "peace and safety" and adore him :

Rev 13:4 ...Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

It is not the Antichrist, since this seal was opened as soon as Jesus ascended. Did you not notice? The Antichrist rises in chapter 13, some 2000 years after this first seal.

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On 8/14/2018 at 2:35 AM, RevelationWriter said:

- I don't think God &  The Lamb unleash Satan on four horses.

 Four Spirits Of Heaven with colored Horses - Zech.6

 

The first seal is the church sent out with the gospel. Seals 2 through 4 are to represent Satan's attempts to stop the gospel.

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7 hours ago, R. Hartono said:

If the Seals are not opened by Jesus you would not find any book of Revelation in the Bible depicting the end times situation.

This is a true statement, but what does it have to do with the timing of the first seal? I was only pointing out the CONTEXT of the first seal. We find that in Rev chapters 4 & 5. Most people just read right over these chapters, then pull the first seal out of its context. My point was, the context is 32 AD - the time Jesus ascended into heaven and got the book from the Father's right hand.

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