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Verse by Verse Study of Revelation Chapter 6
This is a VERSE-by-VERSE study of chapter 6 in the Book of Revelation.
This verse-by-verse study on the Book of Revelation is from or with a Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
In other words, verses like Revelation 1:8 are interpreted in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God and NOT in the TRADITIONAL church interpretation.
To say this another way, it is NOT Jesus who is the one speaking in Revelation 1:8.
But rather, it is Almighty God the Father speaking in Revelation 1:8.
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I believe that Bible prophecy is for the church to warn the world to not be deceived to take the MARK of the beast.
And I believe that Islam is the mark of the beast.
And thus, I believe that Revelation 6:8 refers to one fourth of the world, or LAND in the Middle East.
The PALE horse means the GREEN horse, and the color of Islam is green. Muslims carry a BLACK flag when doing Jihad.
Notice that the colors of the four horses in Revelation 6:1-8 are white, red, black, and green, the SAME color of the flags in Muslim countries.
The FOUR Horses in Revelation 6 Refer to Islam!
This verse-by-verse study will show how Islam FITS ALL of the prophecy in not only chapter 6, but also in the rest of the Book of Revelation concerning the two beasts, and the MARK of the beast.
Revelation 6:1. “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.
Revelation 6:2. 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.”
The first thing that I want you to notice is that the FIRST beast said to John, Come and see.
And we know from Revelation 4:7 that the first beast was like a LION. I am not sure if there is any significance of the FIRST beast being like a LION.
But Satan ALSO goes about as a ROARING LION seeking whom he may DEVOUR. And it is Satan, the Dragon, who gives his power to the BEAST, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12 and Revelation 13:1-15.
Again, Jesus is called the Lion of Judah and Satan goes about as a ROARING lion.
Also, we see the same pattern follows for the opening of the first four seals as well.
In other words, there is one of each of the FOUR beasts for each of the first FOUR seals.
To say this another way, when the second seal is opened we see the SECOND beast say to John COME and SEE.
And then, the THIRD beast for the third seal and the FOURTH beast for the fourth seal.
I will expound on this more in a moment. But first, let us finish looking at the first seal.
The first thing John saw when the first seal was opened was a WHITE horse.
Now, as for the white horse, and he that sat on him with a bow, I agree with others who speculate that this white horse represents a time of WAR.
But, there are different kinds of war. For example, the antichrist comes in PEACEABLY at first.
And Islam CLAIMS that it is a religion of PEACE.
So then, I will also add that the color WHITE usually represents RIGHTEOUS.
And thus, this war might be considered by those waging this war to be a RIGHTEOUS war, in that, it is a war that is JUSTIFIED to be waged in the name of their god Allah.
Now, it is true that when Jesus returns, he is coming to judge and make war, to END the war called Armageddon.
So then, it is a righteous thing with God to execute vengeance upon the ungodly. And for that reason, some Christians interpret the rider on the white horse as being the coming of Jesus.
But, to me, it is not logical for Jesus to conquer, but then be FOLLOWED by three more riders on horses coming after him who also make war.
So, to me, this “conquering” by the rider on the white horse will be waged AGAINST those who are truly RIGHTEOUS upon the earth by another RELIGION in the name of THEIR god Allah.
And they will think that they are doing what the true God of the Bible wants them to do. But, in truth, they are following a false religion.
Again, there is nothing concrete and solid just from this verse ALONE.
So, it is all speculation, until we put more of the pieces of the puzzle together.
What we know for sure from JUST this verse is that the word “conquering” in this verse signifies some kind of overcoming.
Subduing, prevailing, getting victory. And thus, it simply means SUCCESS.
The root Greek word is “Nike” like the brand of shoes that has been very successful.
Compare Muslims PEACEFULLY converting non-Muslims to Islam as one of the fastest growing religions of today.
Would that not be “conquering” or being successful for the cause of their god Allah?
See Daniel 11:32-35, he shall corrupt by FLATTERIES or by smooth talking.
Now, when we compare Scripture with Scripture, and we interpret these first four seals that the church and even the world has come to call the FOUR HORSEMEN of the Apocalypse.
Then we can see that these first three seals have already been OPENED in HISTORY.
And the fourth seal is just now beginning to be opened and is not yet fully opened.
In other words, the fourth seal is very near to being opened.
Initially, I first believed that the first six seals would open during the time of the great tribulation, which was spoken by Daniel and Jesus.
In other words, at first, as early on in my study of the end times, I was seeing that ALL of the first SIX seals would be opened DURING the final or last 3 1/2 years of the GREAT tribulation.
But then, after a long debate with one of my readers, who wrote to me trying every which way he could to convince me of a rapture BEFORE the great tribulation, I began to see from the Scriptures.
That the “beginning of sorrows” was NOT confined to just a 3 1/2 year period of time right before the 3 1/2 years of the great tribulation that the church has come to call the first half of the seventieth week of Daniel.
If you remember Jesus tells us in Matthew chapter 24 that there would be wars and rumors of wars, but the end was not yet.
Jesus went on to teach us about the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel.
And when we see this abomination of desolation, there would be great tribulation such as has never been before on the earth, nor shall ever be again.
Please read the study called J-17. WHAT is the ABOMINATION of DESOLATION?
Jesus also tells us in that same chapter of Matthew that he will COME AGAIN, which is when he comes to rapture us, the church, immediately AFTER this time of great tribulation.
Then Jesus will execute the WRATH of God upon the world and the disobedient to the gospel when the seventh seal will be opened, which is the wrath of God.
For a complete and deeper understanding of the time of the rapture please read the study called J-5. The WRATH of God VERSUS The GREAT TRIBULATION! and J-7. WHEN is the RAPTURE of the Church?
I will expound more on the seals and what I believe they mean after we finish covering the first six seals here in Revelation chapter 6.
Revelation 6:3. “And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:4. And there went out another horse that was RED: and power was given him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a SWORD.”
Jesus also spoke of the nations rising against nations, which some teach to mean nationalities against nationalities, or in other words racial wars or conflicts.
BOTH meanings can be seen as correct interpretations as you will soon see.
The color RED could mean much bloodshed. Whatever the meaning of the red horse, it is clear that PEACE will be taken from the earth.
And keep in mind that it is the translators who chose to use the English word “earth”.
But, in truth, this Greek word also means LAND. And land can mean a REGION of the earth and not the whole earth.
So, to me, I believe that the worst part of the great tribulation will be concentrated in the land that is dominated by Islamic Muslims in the Middle east.
For you see, in Luke 21:20-22 Jesus said, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, the abomination of desolation, then those in Judea are to FLEE to the mountains.
And mountains symbolize kingdoms or other countries. Jesus also said to NOT enter into the SURROUNDING countries, which today are all Muslim dominated countries.
The SECOND beast was described in Revelation 4:7 was like a CALF. The literal translation reads like unto cattle.
So then, an animal like a cow or a bull. This brings to remembrance the IDOL of the golden CALF made by the children of Israel in Exodus chapter 32.
Please know and understand that not ALL of Israel is Israel. If you remember Abraham had TWO sons and the Bible teaches us that there is the seed of Issac and the seed of Ishmael.
And the descendants of BOTH Issac and Ishmael worshiped IDOLS, but God CHOSE the seed of Issac to inherit the birthright of Abraham.
And thus, many in the church are now SEEING that the religion of ISLAM is the MARK of the beast system.
And that an Islamic prophet will arise out of the land or the region of Syria or Assyria to lead a united Islamic caliphate to war against Israel. See the prophecy in Psalm 83:1-8.
Now, to Christians, Islam is a FALSE religion, but to Muslims, it is the only true religion.
But since we are Christians and we use only the Bible as the only true word of Almighty God, then we see Islam as a FALSE CHRIST or as a false religion claiming to be the only true religion.
Please read Book 8 called What is the TRUE Faith? Here is the link to chapter 1 called B-8 Ch1 Is Islam the TRUE Faith?
So then, to true born-again Christians, Islam is LIKE worshiping the CALF, which is an IDOL to the one true God.
But Muslims, sincerely believe they are worshiping the true God of the Bible by killing the Christians and the Jews in the name of THEIR god Allah.
Again, more on this in a moment after we finish looking at the first six seals.
Revelation 6:5. “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.
Revelation 6:6. 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 you hurt not the oil and the wine.”
This time John hears a voice coming from the midst of the four beasts, which most likely is the voice of God the Father, Jesus, or one of the 24 elders.
Jesus said that there would be famines during this time of the beginnings of sorrows.
So then, the balances could represent the careful weighing and rationing of food for a price that would be equal to a day's wages.
We are also told by this voice NOT to hurt the oil or the wine. Now, oil and wine is often a type of the Holy Spirit of God.
And thus, this may be a reference to the PROTECTION of the saints of God, who are filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Again these are just speculations.
But consider the Jizya tax that Islamic Sharia law places on non-Muslims living in Muslim dominated countries.
The Muslim leaders do not HURT the Christians and the Jews who PAY the Jizya tax.
But the day is coming when the Jizya tax will be abolished and Muslims will KILL the Christians and the Jews.
And that will happen in the opening of the FOURTH seal.
What seems to be certain, this verse is a time of FAMINE or something where food is CONTROLLED.
Also, two things are NOT to be hurt during this period of time when the THIRD seal is opened.
Now, one thing that I am seeing during this period of HISTORY, these two things will not be hurt by WAR during the period of time when the THIRD seal is opened.
The Bible says, “do not harm or ruin the oil or the wine”. Thus, God gives power to His two witnesses UNTIL it is time for them to lay down their lives for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
It will be like when the Jews SOUGHT to kill Jesus, but he slipped away UNTIL it was his TIME to lay down his own life of his own free will.
So then, I myself am seeing these two things, the oil and the wine, as being symbolic of the Jews and the Christians.
The oil is symbolic of OLIVE oil and the wine is symbolic of the NEW wine of the Holy Spirit.
Also, with any span of history, when it comes to WAR there is a beginning to war and an ending of war.
And there is not an “all-out” war right from the start. Nor do the ending of all-out war come to an end abruptly, all at once in most cases.
With that being said, I am seeing that we are in the THIRD seal right now.
I am seeing that the antichrist system is coming in PEACEABLY as peaceful Muslims.
And thus, by some people, this antichrist system is not even being noticed as the fulfillment of prophecy.
And before the fourth seal is FULLY opened, we are NOW seeing a RISE in the hostility of this beast system toward the oil and the wine or toward the Jews and the Christians.
In other words, I myself believe that we are entering into the FOURTH seal right now.
The description of the THIRD beast is that of a MAN. This speaks to me of a time of PEACE in relation to the antichrist system and the oil and the wine.
Once you understand the antichrist system is the Islamic Muslim Ottoman empire, wounded by the sword, and is now rising again, then you will see that Islam is NOT a religion of PEACE!
But at the time of me writing this study Islam is still claiming to be a religion of PEACE for the most part. However, terrorism and radical Muslims are growing in number.
So then, I want you to CONSIDER that after the time that Islam was wounded to death by the sword during the Christian crusades, there were no wars between Muslims and God’s people, the Jews and the Christians.
And the “all out” wars between the Muslims and God’s people to wipe the Jews and the Christians off the face of the earth ended.
But the IMAGE of the warlike Islamic Ottoman Empire is being made to SPEAK again in our day. Simply LISTEN how radical Islam boasts to DOMINATE the whole world.
Again, I will put all this together shortly, but let us finish taking a look at the first six seals.
Revelation 6:7. “And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast saying, Come and see.
Revelation 6:8. 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 him over the forth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with hunger, and with the beasts of the earth.”
I believe the rider of this horse is the antichrist himself, and power is given unto him from Satan to make what I call “all-out” war against the saints of God and God’s chosen people Israel, and slay many of them with the sword.
There will be a time when the Islamic Muslims unite and seek to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, according to Psalm 83:1-8.
Now, I say Satan makes war, because it is Satan who is the one who gives the rider of the fourth horse their power.
Notice the wording in verse 8, and HELL followed WITH him.
The word hell means the grave, but it is also known as the pit where Satan is also the king of the underworld or the ruler of the bottomless pit.
Also, we are told elsewhere in Revelation 13 that Satan is the one who gives power to the antichrist beast system and the false prophet.
We will see the second beast later in this study as being the religion of Islam.
And the prophet, having horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon is the Muslim prophet prophesied in the religion of Islam.
Their Iman will lead Muslims against their sworn enemies, namely anyone who is NOT a Muslim, but primarily the Jews and the Christians.
Now, in truth, it is Almighty God who is allowing this fourth horseman to have power or AUTHORITY over one-fourth of the earth or land.
To me, the FOURTH part of the earth means that the resurrected or revived Islamic Muslim empire will be the dominant controlling power over 1/4 of the land mass of the earth in the Middle East.
Now some Christians, in my own opinion, wrongly interpret this verse to mean that 1/4 of the entire earth’s population will be killed by this fourth horseman, which most all Christians agree is the antichrist, the man of sin, the son of perdition.
However, I myself believe that the opening of the fourth seal is the ABOMINATION of desolation, which actually BEGINS the last 3 1/2 years of the GREAT tribulation, which the church will go through.
It is also called the time of Jacob’s trouble, and it is the time when the fullness of the GENTILES will come in, meaning that not one more Gentile will turn to Jesus BEFORE the rapture of the church.
Now, one thing that some Christians have not yet seen, is that this time of Jacob’s trouble actually extends into the time of God’s WRATH.
Remember, Jesus said in Matthew 24 that immediately after the “tribulation of those days”. Jesus did NOT say immediately after great tribulation of those days.
For you see, that would then make the wrath of God nothing compared to the 3 1/2 years of GREAT tribulation.
And we know the WRATH of God is much more fierce than the 3 1/2 years of great tribulation.
So in this SENSE, both the 3 1/2 years of great tribulation and the WRATH of God, is the time that has never been nor ever shall be again.
I still stand firm in my belief, the 3 1/2 years of great tribulation is NOT the WRATH of God.
What I mean by this is there will be a TIME of great tribulation measured out by God to be exactly 1260 prophetic days or 3 1/2 prophetic years of 360 days.
ALSO, there will be a time FOLLOWING the tribulation of THOSE PARTICULAR days with FAR MORE intense great tribulation called the WRATH of God.
Christians are NOT appointed to the WRATH of God being poured out upon the world. We, the church, who OBEY the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ unto the end, are “not destined to WRATH,” according to I Thessalonians 5:9.
But rather, we are to obtain salvation through our Lord, Jesus Christ.
But all Christians, disobedient and obedient are appointed to TRIBULATION. And the Apostles went through some GREAT tribulation.
So, what I am seeing is, the FOURTH seal speaks of death. And it seems to cover the 3 1/2 years of great tribulation.
But the FIFTH seal is a cry of vindication. The fifth seal speaks to us of the saints in heaven who were killed for the testimony of Jesus and the word of God.
The FOURTH beast before the throne of God was described in Revelation 4:7 as a flying EAGLE.
And when we read Daniel 7:4 we see a beast like a LION with EAGLES wings, which by the way is the symbol used by ancient Babylon that is now modern day Iraq.
Daniel 7:4.
“The FIRST was like a LION, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a MAN, and a MAN’s heart was given to it.”
In other words, Islam rose up in the region where the kingdom of Babylon once reigned.
At first, Islam used WORDS of being a monotheistic religion to spread its religion as a DECEITFUL BOW.
And then, Islam progressed to the second stage, which is the second seal.
In this period of history, Muslims began to spread their IDOLATRY religion of Islam, the kissing of their black stone, using the SWORD killing those who would not convert to Islam.
In the third seal, we see the WINGS clipped from the LION and this beast system was made to stand up like a MAN and was given a MAN’s heart.
To say this another way, this first beast was wounded with the SWORD unto death.
The Christians crusades subdued the Muslims, but did not completely wipe out every last Muslim.
Then toward the end of this period of history covering the third horseman, we are seeing a RISING again of the religion of Islam.
The deadly wound has been healed and the EAGLES wings are back flying swiftly across the land growing faster than any other religion.
Now again, Islam at first is coming in PEACEABLY claiming it is a religion of PEACE.
But all that is slowly changing as more and more area of the earth or land in the Middle East is becoming dominated by Muslims by sheer growth in population.
When the FOURTH seal is opened, the Islamic caliphate will be united to make an all-out war against Israel, which is what Luke 21:20,21 teaches us is the abomination of desolation to make Jerusalem desolate.
And during the 3 1/2 years of the fourth seal, Christians will be killed as well as the Jews in the FOURTH part of the LAND in the Middle East and the countries surrounding Israel. This is what we see in the FIFTH seal.
Further on in the book of Revelation we see the FALL of Babylon. Let us now read about the fifth seal.
Revelation 6:9. “And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar of the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony for which they held:
Revelation 6:10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, Holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Revelation 6:11. 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 they should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”
I want you to notice two groups of people here; the fellow servants and the brethren.
In verse nine, we see that there were those that were slain for the WORD of God AND those who were slain for their TESTIMONY, which we know from Revelation 12:17 is the testimony of Jesus that they held, again signifying two groups.
I will say more on this later, but as you read the rest of the book of Revelation please pay attention to be looking for these two different groups of people, which I personally believe are the TWO witnesses, the ONLY two groups of people in all the earth who stand for the ONE TRUE God.
The one witness of God is the Jews that are God’s CHOSEN people.
The Jews are pointed out or identified by the phrases in the book of Revelation, “the servants of God”, “the song of Moses” and the servant who “keep the WORD of God”.
The second witness is the church who have the “testimony of Jesus”.
We also see in this verse that many more Christians and Jews shall be killed because they believe in the one true God of the Bible.
In other words, during this last 3 1/2 years of great tribulation, there will rise a great HATRED toward the Jews and the Christians.
And both of these witnesses, who stand up for the one true God, will be killed for their FAITH.
They are and will be killed for no other reason other than they will not deny their faith in the true God of the Bible.
And that is why they will be persecuted and slain. In other words, they will not convert to Islam.
Revelation 6:12. “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;
Revelation 6:13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig casts her figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Revelation 6:14. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Revelation 6:15. And the kings of the earth, and great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Revelation 6:16. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that SITS on the throne, AND from the wrath of the Lamb:
Revelation 6:17. For the great day of His WRATH is COME; and who SHALL be able to stand?”
So, right off the bat so to speak, we can CLEARLY see that the FIRST SIX seals are NOT the WRATH of Almighty God that will be executed by Jesus at his COMING.
And thus, the sixth seal was for me, one of the keys that opened up the book of Revelation.
You see, this truth of the wrath of God NOT being the great tribulation, revealed to me HOW to read this book filled with symbolic language, and yet having much literal language as well.
Once I saw that the rapture before the great tribulation was a false teaching when I saw that the resurrection takes place at the time of the rapture of the church, I then began to see the pattern of SIX, then something happens right before the SEVENTH.
And as I explain this SIXTH seal in more detail, then you too will begin to see this pattern of SIX, a GAP, then the SEVENTH, which is the wrath of God.
This pattern is repeated no less than three times in the Book of Revelation, the seven seals, the seven trumpets, and the seven vials.
And right before the seventh seal, the seventh trumpet, and the seventh vial, we see a picture of the rapture of the church.
Let me begin by explaining Revelation 6:17 which says, for the great day of his WRATH is come, and who SHALL BE ABLE to stand?
These words teach us that the WRATH of God is just about ready to be poured out.
In other words, the wrath of God is being ANNOUNCED.
So then, the opening of the SIXTH seal is showing us the SIGNS of the second coming of Jesus, which is WHEN Jesus will execute or pour out the WRATH of God.
And the second coming of Jesus is ALSO when the rapture of the church will take place.
Now, I do not know one Christian who disagrees that the SECOND coming is WHEN Jesus comes to execute the WRATH of Almighty God.
And thus, every Christian AGREES that these SIGNS in the SUN, MOON, and STARS will appear and be seen just prior to the pouring out of God’s WRATH upon the ungodly and disobedient.
Let us compare Scripture with Scripture so that you can see what I mean. Jesus says in Matthew 24:29-31 that we will see SIGNS of his coming.
And Jesus describes these SAME signs we see here, in the opening of the SIXTH seal.
Matthew 24:29-31.
“Immediately AFTER the TRIBULATION of those days (Speaking of the first SIX seals, the first SIX Trumpets, and the first SIX Vials, which are descriptions of the same events with more details) shall the SUN be darkened, and the MOON shall not give her light, and the STARS shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be SHAKEN:
Matthew 24:30. And THEN shall appear the SIGN of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth MOURN, (Speaking of all 12 tribes of Israel) and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect (The SAVED Christians and the UNSAVED Jews.
In other words, the Christians will be CHANGED from mortal to immortal.
But the UNSAVED Jews will be gathered together still in their MORTAL bodies and taken to their LAND that God promised them.
So, BOTH the saved Christians and the UNSAVE Jews are the ELECT who will be gathered together) from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
Scroll back up in this study or get your own Bible out and read Revelation 6:12-14 again.
And take notice of the SIGNS of the sun, moon, stars, the shaking of the earth with a great earthquake, and the shaking of heaven with stars falling to the earth.
These are the SAME signs found in Matthew 24:29-31, which every Christian agrees is the SECOND coming of Jesus.
Now, in the passage of Scripture, Jesus himself states in simplicity that these signs in the SUN, MOON, and STARS will appear IMMEDIATELY AFTER the tribulation of those day, which all Christians agree is the great tribulation.
This means that the first SIX seals cover the time of the GREAT tribulation.
Jesus also tells of these SAME signs in Luke 21:25-28 and we see that they take place just prior to the second coming of the Lord to pour out the WRATH of God.
Luke 21:25-28.
“And there shall be SIGNS in the SUN, and in the MOON, and in the STARS, and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring.
Luke 21:26. The hearts of men failing them for FEAR, and for looking after those things which ARE COMING on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be SHAKEN. (Speaking of the principalities and powers of the air in the first heaven, Satan, and the fallen angels shall be cast out of the MIDST of heaven to the ground)
Luke 21:27. And THEN shall they SEE the Son of man COMING in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:28. And when you SEE these things BEGIN to come to pass, then lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.”
So then, all these SIGNS occur just before the RAPTURE of the church at the SECOND coming of Jesus.
These signs are the initial setting in motion of the WRATH of God.
For a deeper understanding of these signs and more, please read the study entitled J-4. The SECOND COMING of Jesus!
But for now, first notice here that Jesus told us that men’s hearts shall fail them, because of their FEAR of the things that ARE coming upon the earth.
I believe that the HEART that Jesus is speaking of is BOTH the physical organ, the heart, where people will have literal “heart attacks” from FEAR.
And I also believe the spirit of man, the heart, or the inner man of SOME Christians will fail due to fear of going through the great tribulation, they were wrongly taught, they would escape.
The spiritual heart of some will grow faint and some Christians will lose their FAITH that their Lord is even coming back to save them.
Read Luke 18:8b.
“…Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, shall he FIND FAITH on the earth.”
Take heed dear children of God, lest these SIGNS right before Jesus comes back for the church, take you by surprise.
For you see, the signs before the rapture of the church are going to be “earth-shaking”.
There will be very fearful things that will shake the very FAITH of some, who are not aware, this must take place BEFORE Jesus comes again to rapture the church.
Those that teach the PRE-tribulation and MID-tribulation view are MISLEADING Christians to believe they are not going to be here when these signs occur.
However, the WHOLE word of God does NOT teach this.
Please read all the studies relating to the great tribulation, the second coming of Jesus and J-5. The WRATH of God VERSES the GREAT TRIBULATION!
Now, look at Revelation 6:15-17, which shows the FEAR of mankind that dwells upon the earth, saying, let the rocks and mountains fall on us and HIDE us from the WRATH of God and the Lamb that is about to come upon us.
The Elite know about the armies that are coming from heaven and they will hide in their underground bunkers.
But God will send a flood and their bunkers will do them no good, according to Isaiah 28:2,15-18.
Remember, they shall SEE Jesus coming in a cloud of great glory, and they will also see the great vast army of saints and angels that Jesus brings with him.
And they shall SEE us being caught up into the AIR, according to Revelation 11:12 and Acts 1:11.
Behold he comes with ten thousands of his saints. This is found in Jude 1:14,15.
And he comes with his angels in FLAMING fire taking VENGEANCE upon them that know not God AND on the disobedient to the GOSPEL, which is speaking of Christians living is SIN at his coming. This is found in 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10.
Let me now summarize the first SIX seals. First, notice the PATTERN where the FIRST SIX seals are opened one right after the other, but the SEVENTH is NOT opened until AFTER something happens.
In chapter 7, we will see WHAT that something is BEFORE the SEVENTH seal is opened.
I want you to remember this pattern of SIX and THEN comes the SEVENTH.
For you see, it is repeated in the seven trumpets and in the seven vials. More on this later when we get to the seven trumpets and then again when we get to the seven vials.
Next, I want you to consider that the beginnings of sorrows extend from the early church all the way up to the abomination of desolation.
Rather than dogmatically demanding that the beginnings of sorrows are only a 3 1/2 year period called the first half of the seventieth week of Daniel.
Once you see this, then you should be able to see that the first SIX seals cover a much wider span of time than just 7 years right before the second coming of Jesus.
With this in mind, I want you to now consider the rise and FALL of the Islamic Muslim Ottoman empire, which was wounded to death by the SWORD of the Christian crusades.
Remember, the WHITE horse went forth conquering and to conquer. To me this speaks of the ones that were conquering had NOT finished what they had intended to conquer.
So then, the white horse to me is NOT Jesus, nor the Christians of the crusades.
But rather, the opening of the first seal is the beginning of the Muslims using the DECEITFUL BOW or spreading Islam in the name of Allah.
In other words, the white horse is symbolic of a “RELIGIOUS” system rising up in the land teaching against Christianity and the religion of the Jews WRONGLY claiming Islam is the one true religion.
Now, every religion and more particularly the religion of Islam sincerely believes that their god is the one true God of the Bible itself.
And thus, Muslims believe that they ALONE are the true religion of the God of the Bible.
To say this another way the religion of Islam is a FALSE Christ proclaiming that Islam is the only way to Allah.
Jesus rides a WHITE horse when he returns and the antichrist system rides a WHITE horse being a FALSE Christ.
Also, they went out at first conquering with the bow. What does the bow mean other than war, if it has any other meaning?
First of all, conquering and to conquer also means to subdue and to overcome.
Then we read a prophecy of Israel speaking raging WORDS and God likens their words to a DECEITFUL BOW.
Please read Hosea 7:16.
“They return, but NOT to the most High: they are LIKE a DECEITFUL BOW: their princes shall fall by the sword for (Or because OF) the rage of their TONGUE: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”
Also, the CROWN that was given to this first rider is Islam growing to become LIKE or in the IMAGE OF the great WARLIKE Islamic Ottoman Empire.
This brings us to the seventh chapter of the book of Revelation.
Again, I want you to notice that ONLY the first six seals have been opened up to this point in time and we see the WRATH of God being announced in the opening of the SIXTH seal.
The seventh and final seal has yet to be opened and will not be opened UNTIL the eighth chapter.
So then, what happens BETWEEN the opening of the sixth seal and the opening of the seventh seal?
You will soon find out what will take place in chapter seven as you continue this verse-by-verse study in the Book of Revelation by clicking on the link CHAPTER 7!
This brings us to the end of chapter six of the book of Revelation.
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And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
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