Tag: rider

6.u. And I looked, and behold, a black horse!

Revelation 6:5   When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”

A black horse and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand: The scales symbolized the need to carefully measure and ration food. This speaks of a time of scarcity.  A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius: These prices are about twelve times higher than normal. It means that it would cost a day’s wage to buy the ingredients for a loaf of bread. This describes “a time of famine when life will be reduced to the barest necessities.” Yet there seems to be oil and wine for those who can afford it.  This time is following the one who conquers and the one who takes peace away and where people give little thought to human life.  Those who seem to have survived this time will now face the uncertainty of basic daily necessities.  Think about all that is to come, shouldn’t it drive us to be more thankful, grateful, and want to give praise, honor, and glory to Jesus Christ for what we currently have?  We should not be too busy to be thankful.  We shouldn’t be complacent and neglectful and forget the grace, mercy, and love given to us through Jesus Christ.  If all you have is taken away – what do you have left?  Those who trust in Christ have eternity, hope, faith, and perfect peace even though what they have is gone.  Those who remain on earth after the seals begin to be opened will have a very difficult time wrapping their minds around what is happening and only a small number of them will realize they rejected Jesus and will be saddened by that fact.  The rest will go about life from one tribulation (seal) opened to another.  they will see the beginning of the end approaching and will not even know it.  They will be searching for things in this world that will no longer be.  For sure there is a time of judgment coming.

6.s. And I looked, and behold, a white horse!

Revelation 6:1   Now 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!” And 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.

The rider on this white horse is not to be confused with Jesus Christ in chapter 19.  This rider is released with the removal of the first seal.  This rider is given might (bow) and power (crown).  He will come out waging war (conquering) and will win those wars and battles (and to conquer).  This is a time on earth when the tribulation will start and will continue in increasing measure until the return of Jesus Christ.

The White horse given to this rider seems to indicate that he will have the ability to deceive people and make them think he is something more than what he is, an agent of Jesus Christ’s judgment on the earth and to those who have rejected salvation through His sacrifice.

When we talk of Jesus Christ and His grace, mercy, and love (“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever should believe in Him shall not perish but will have everlasting life”) many don’t give enough thought to this and what it means to believe.  Believing means; clinging too, relying on, and trusting in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for their sins.  They give little to the thought of their sin and need for salvation but rather just on the gift of everlasting life.  With this thought, they truly do not see the fullness of their sin and because of this, they do not fully see a need to cling too, rely on, and trust in Jesus Christ.  “Wide is the path that leads to hell and narrow is the door that leads to everlasting life”.  Those that are remaining on earth during the time of this first seal being released will be those who flat out deny the need of Jesus Christ and as well those who do not deny the need but have not given their whole heart, mind, and soul to cling too, rely on, and trust in Him.  Many are going to find their place on earth during this time without hope, without peace, without rest and it will only get worse. There is no better time than right now to make an intentional choice to fully believe in Jesus Christ, confess you are a sinner, lost and without hope, repent and turn away from sinful ways, and cling too, rely on, and trust in Jesus Christ with your whole heart, mind, and soul.