Revelation #19

Today we move onto Chapter 6 of Revelation! Now Jesus will start the opening of the seals on the scroll. This is the beginning of the seven years of tribulation. We must also remember the church has been removed so their is no influence of the church left!



Revelation 6:1-4



The Seven Seals

1Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" 2And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

3When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 4And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.



In verse 1 John watches as Jesus opens the first seal. One of the living creatures says with a voice like thunder(thunder is always a signal for God's judgement coming in the Bible)" come" and the first horse comes out! Verse 2 tells us Johns first sees a white horse and at first glance we would think this may be Jesus because white means purity but we must remember that Satan is a master counterfeiter. This white represents false peace which will be brought into this world by its rider. The rider of this horse has a bow which is a weapon of this world which is another clue this is not Jesus. All Jesus needs is the sword which is the Word of God! This rider also has a crown which was given to him which signifies he is the prince of this world. This verse also tells us he came out conquering and to conquer. And he will do this upon mankind! This rider is the anti-christ being released into the world!



Verse 3 tells us the second seal is now opened. The second living creature says "come" and the second horse comes out and its color is bright red. This color represents war! The false peace brought by the white horse will lead to this war brought by the red horse. No more peace and people will kill one another. This rider will be given a great sword to take peace by force!!!! Now that the Holy Spirit along with the church have been taken out of the world this will be a horrible time!



Remember Jesus clearly showed us these things were coming:



Matthew 24:5-7



5For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.



We will look at some more of the seals tomorrow.



Tom