And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. The four Cherubims/"Beasts" (Ezekiel 1:5) and the four horsemen. The Cherubims are filled with wisdom and grace. The four horsemen are coming to destroy. To conquer. They are used by God, like Babylon was used by God, in the OT, to perform His judgment against the wicked. The judgement begins. All who are left on Earth will be affected, 1/3 will die, and 1/4 of those will die. Only 50% of humanity will survive, but, they will not be the lucky ones, and they will blame God, cursing and lamenting the fate of the planet they pillaged and destroyed. | ||||
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. Horse, in Biblical symbolism, means spirit, a living force. Literally, it also stands for both horse and" Crane" for it's swiftness in flight. The Four Horsemen, are a special force. It's the paradox that constantly confounds our human minds, how, and why God can use the leviathan, beast, Antichrist/Lucifer, as an instrument of wrath and judgment. This horseman has CROWN- symbolically that is a prince/principality First Horseman is generally thought to be the Antichrist. He is given power: CONQUERING/ CONQUER This will be a charismatic world leader, maybe a U.S. President, who will be successful in unifying much of the world. This aspect of the world leader, will mirror the King of Babylon. For first 3 1/2 years of his Presidency or rule, people will be pleased as punch, until the 2nd Horseman is dispatched. | ||||
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. | ||||
And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. WAR (no Peace) WAR!!!! Red Horse (blood) KILL/SWORD (Companion to Rev.6- Zechariah 1)
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And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. BLACK Horse-tribulation BALANCES-judgment | ||||
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine. ( Believers ) The symbolic language : WHEAT = believers 3 Measures of barley =body of Christ (number 3) Oil=anointing/holy spirit Wine=salvation/blood of Christ penny-cost of our salvation (A "penny" for a measure of wheat) | ||||
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. | ||||
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. PALE HORSE-DEATH 1/4 Earth-WAR HUNGER/DEATH | ||||
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Tribulation Saints. Those who are left on Earth, like in the books, "Left Behind." They will have to be martyrs, and die for Christ, and reject making vows to any other god. | ||||
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? After the Four Horsemen accomplish their mission, many are slain for their testimony in Christ. This is already happening in the Muslim countries who are making Christianity a crime, and kill Christians, | ||||
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. WHITE LINEN- SALVATION REST- 3 1/2 years of TRIBULATION | ||||
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; SIXTH SEAL- Earthquake Sun blackened/moon blood NUCLEAR WARFARE | ||||
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. STARS OF HEAVEN - Angels fallen FIG abortions - FIGS represent Erets Israel. Ripe figs are delicious and sweet. Unripe figs are nasty and inedible. This metaphor appears frequently. MIGHTY WIND - Spirit of God Hsa 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: [but] they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto [that] shame; and [their] abominations were according as they loved. New Testament Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet]. Old Testament Nah 3:12 All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. The Lubivitchers, an ultra-Orthodox branch of Judaism fought against the formation of Israel, believing only the Messiah can usher the 3rd return to Israel. The symbolism of "UNTIMELY FIGS" appears several times, in reference to Israel. In this next passage from Isaiah, nearly identicle prophetic language and syntax appears, as is found in Rev. 6: Isa 34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling [fig] from the fig tree. FIGS Figs in symboism refers to the nation of Israel. Is the Lord displeased with a secular nation of Israel? Is this why Israel will be destroyed? Here are some examples of the figurative use of figs. Both figs and pomegranites decorated the temple, as well. These have thousands of seeds. Seeds represent the words of the Bible. Sgs 2:13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines [with] the tender grape give a [good] smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Solomon wrote this epic wisdom book, rich in symbolism, and the symbolism in Song of Solomon is a valuable key to other prophetic statements. Figs and vineyards are representative of Israel and believers, respectively. Jer 24:2 One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe: and the other basket [had] very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Jer 24:5 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for [their] good. Jer 29:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. Mat 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh: | ||||
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. HEAVEN IS OBLITERATED MOUNTAIN AND ISLANDS ARE MOVED! this may literally happen, after a fashion. John is watching this incredible event, and has to describe what he sees. Seeing stars fall, and the sun turn black, etc., is consistant with a nuclear holocaust on one hemisphere. If multiple explosions occur in one hemisphere, the Earth can literally change it's course. The language may be literal and/or figurative. | ||||
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; SHELTERS - everyone is in fallout shelters. | ||||
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: Mankind sees the Lord, who is doing this, but, want no part of a God who is not politically correct, in their eyes. They continue to reject the Lamb of God. | ||||
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? |
The chapter ends with a question. Who can stand before a Holy and Perfect God?
Who can overcome the radiation and poisoned water and air, without God?
Who can appease the wrath of God for abandoning His laws, and rejecting
His propitiation for sin, the Lamb of God.
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. | |
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. | |
The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. | |
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. | |
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. |
Lam 2:22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about,
so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained:
those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
The last verse of Rev. 6, along with numerous harmonic
passages refer to the Day of the Lord.
Who can stand?
Those who have clean hands, which have been washed
in the blood of the Lamb.
Isaiah states:
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. |
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