Revelation 6: 1 & 2

1And 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. 2And 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.




Before we get started there are some things I want to mention.


1.  This is occurring after the church is gone.


2.  The original is in Greek, each of the four creatures or beasts say "come and see".    This translation in the Greek is just "Come".  It is not a request for John to come and see, it is a summons to the four horses to come forward, one by one, when called.


3.  We have seen the four horsemen before in the book of Zechariah 6:1-8.  John's vision in Revelation is not exactly the same but, the end result is.  The horses and the riders are of God and are the judgment of God.  The horsemen and riders are destructive forces from God against the remaining evil world.  The world, after the church is taken, would be disintegrating, evil, chaotic and well lack of Christians, love and hope.


4.  What John is seeing will be told through his eyes, without knowledge of the modern day.   Therefore we will be dealing with ideas from his time and pictures of what he is comparing with today's ways and things.


Now, the first seal:


Thunder- When we hear thunder, we know there is a storm coming, same is true here.  A storm is coming!


The White Horse and rider with a bow in his hand:
Horses have been a symbol in the Bible for divine intervention.  (as in Zechariah 1)  
White is the symbol for victory.
The bow in his hand is a sign of military power and conquest.
This will be one final effort to bring about order and peace while Christ is rejected.  One final attempt for the world to "get it together" after the Church has been taken.  We don't know if any is established, it is not stated  but the vision John has is one of tragedy.


Do NOT be there for this, if you are still considering Christ, take that leap of faith and welcome Him into your heart.  Contact me or go to a Christian church near you, talk to someone.  Do not delay!




Blessings on all,






Calabash