Next we read that the four living creatures takes their turn in calling out for the 4 horsemen to begin their ride. As each takes his turn they call out, Come!
Seals Are Opened – Come!
Revelation 6:1-8… And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice as of thunder: “Come!” 2 And I saw, and look! a white horse; and the one seated upon it had a bow; and a crown was given him, and he went forth conquering and to complete his conquest. 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say: “Come!” 4 And another came forth, a fiery-colored horse; and to the one seated upon it there was granted to take peace away from the earth so that they should slaughter one another; and a great sword was given him. 5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say: “Come!” And I saw, and look! a black horse; and the one seated upon it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice as if in the midst of the four living creatures say: “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the olive oil and the wine.” 7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say: “Come!” 8 And I saw, and look! a pale green horse; and the one seated upon it had the name Death. And Hades was closely following him. And authority was given them over the fourth (1/4) part of the earth, to kill with a long sword and with food shortage and with deadly plague and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Each one of these horsemen had God given authority to accomplish an objective. There was a voice that gave specific instructions about the ride of the three of the horsemen. Notice that the ride of these horsemen only affects ¼ of the earth.
Our we right to assume that the Lamb of God is not the rider of the white horse because he is the one opening the seals? So, who is the rider of this white horse? What can we say about the rider of the white horse?
The scriptures bring out that the horse is white, which indicates a pure objective, the rider has a bow in his hand which is the most effective weapon of the day. Next we notice that the rider has been given a crown of authority, that is the right to rule.
Would we be right in saying that the right for righteous warfare had been given? First in 70 CE by Rome to bring about judgment upon God’s people who had disowned God’s son, by bringing about the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. After that we have the forceful establishment of the Roman Catholic Church with its right to rule over the earth. At this point we really do not know, and we cannot say with certainty until it is revealed by God.
Picking back up on our reading.
Revelation 6:9-11… And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the witness work that they used to have. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying: “Until when, Sovereign Lord holy and true, are you refraining from judging and avenging our blood upon those who dwell on the earth?” 11 And a white robe was given to each of them; and they were told to rest a little while longer, until the number was filled also of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were about to be killed as they also had been.
The fifth seal has to do with a question about the timing of God’s judgment, the wrath of God, by the ones who have suffered the death of being martyred.
We can also see that there is going to be a specific number who are going to be gathered from among mankind. Also. all of Christ brothers are going to be martyred from among this number.
Those who have been slaughtered are resting, there is no work that they are doing at this time until the number is made complete. There is no one in heaven from among mankind governing the affairs of the kingdom until the full number is filled, so says the angel of God.
Also just one more thing about this particular event, it happens in a spiritual realm and you and I being in the physical realm cannot see or know the timing of when this takes place, or can we?
What happens at the opening of the sixth seal?
Revelation 6:12-17… And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake occurred; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the entire moon became as blood, 13 and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as when a fig tree shaken by a high wind casts its unripe fig’s. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and [every] island were removed from their places. 15 And the kings of the earth and the top-ranking ones and the military commanders and the rich and the strong ones and every slave and [every] free person hid themselves in the caves and in the rock-masses of the mountains. 16 And they keep saying to the mountains and to the rock-masses: “Fall over us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Hyperlink to Hiding in Darkness – From Whom?
The sixth seal has to do with the shaking and is referred to as an earthquake, but this shaking also causes the things in the heavens to move, so it is a spiritual quaking. No one in their right mind would go into a cave if there was a physical earthquake occurring for fear they might be crushed to death.
This quaking also is to cause a fear among mankind and the exposing of the things that are not in harmony with God.
The sixth seal announces that the day of God’s wrath has come and the time for accountability will be executed upon the leaders both from the earth and in the heavenly places. The hour of judgment, the hour of test that comes upon the whole inhabited earth.
There will be no light from the sun, nor the stars and the red moon signifies a judgment time by God. They will all be brought under judgment and removed from their positions by the King of kings and Lord of lords because the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has written it. This is the time known as the days of darkness.
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