The 3rd and 4th seals, when opened, will call forth the black and ashen colored horses. The riders of all four of the horses are the same person. The first horse was white and the rider will conquer with his words. Making proposals of peace, he will decieve many into a peace covenant in which he was not serious about. God's anger will be against Israel because, in this peace covenant, they will make an alliance with Egypt and Assyria. In Ezekiel's writings in his 16th Chapter, he talks about how Isreal will play the harlot with Egypt and Assyia. God's anger is because in a time of distress they will look to make an alliance with their enimies instead of looking to God to be their Help.
It is important to note that at the time when Ezekiel was alive, Assyria included
the area that is now Lebanon. I wrote in an earlier blogg that the anti - christ
will be the King of Tyre in Lebanon. I believe that scriptures show that Tyre,
in Lebanon, will be where Babylon The Great will be built. This will be a city
that will be like a world Capitol. All the countries of the world will participate
in it's construction. This city will be referred to later in Revelation and I will
correlate it with writings from the prophets, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah.
The rider on the White horse will use this peace covenant to buy time to position himself militarily, to come against Israel and then proceed to come against many others. The peace covenant he makes is for seven years. In the middle of the 7 year period, when Satan is cast out of heaven and down to the earth, this person then is referred to as IT in Daniel and no longer a he. His horse will then become Red as he takes this peace from the earth. He will at that time come against Isarel and make claims of being God and seat himself in the temple in Jeruselem, making claims of being God.
When The 3rd seal is broken this person is now on a black horse. It is a black horse because the days will become dark. When the 3rd seal was broken, John heard the third living creature say, "Come", and the rider on this black horse had a pair of scales in his hands. Then a voice from the center of the four living creatures, which would be from Jesus on the throne of God, saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius:; and do not harm the oil and the wine."
A denarius at that time was equivalant to a days wage.
Food during this time will start to become scarce and therefore more expensive. This will be because of natual disasters that will be increasing to quantity and intensity. The anti -christ will then make a decree causing everyone to recieve a mark on their hand or forehead, to be able to buy or sell anything.
If you recieve the mark, you will seal your fate, because you will no longer be
able to recieve the Truth of Jesus to be saved and receive Eternal Life. Believers,
if they recieve the mark will have sold their soul to the Devil and forfeit their
birthrights to the Kingdom of God.
When the 4th seal is broken, John heard the forth living creature say." Come", and this person will now be on an ashen (pale) horse. He will be referred to as Death. Hades will be following after him. Hades is the place where the souls of those who have died go, if they did not receive Jesus to receive eternal life. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Not a pretty picture. It is Satan's last stand. He will go to war against all who oppose his decree to recieve his mark to buy and sell, and those who hold to their testimoy of Jesus. These are the ones who will not deny Jesus and did not receive his mark. These are the ones who persevere to the end.
Satan's goal will be to fill up Hades with as many souls as he can, before they can be rescued by receiving Jesus. Therefore he will try to kill every believer left and anyone who refuses to receive his mark, because they still have a chance to receive Jesus.
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