I received a request concerning the horseman and their riders, to know more about them. So, I did a little digging and what I found was worthy of an "extra" blog.
The white horse rider. It turns out that the white horse rider is the representation of Antichrist. Do not confuse this with the white horse rider of ch 19:11-21. This white horse rider is symbolic, it begins the terror on earth. He will come out of the 10 kingdoms (formed in first future tri-contient war.). (See Daniel 7:7-8 and 23-24). The white horse rider of Ch 19;11-21 is a literal rider and it is Christ! He will end these events...but, lets not get ahead.
There are 7 proofs that this rider is the Antichrist:
1. An individual is refereed to in verse 2.
2. By him coming on the white horse, he is trying to imitate Christ and then he actually claims to be him.
a. Mt. 24:5 "For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray."
b. In addition, Jn 5:43; Dan. 9:29; Dan.11:37
3. In the Bible, the bow is symbolic language used with man and his evil designs and conquest. Christ is always symbolized as having a sword, not a bow.
a. See Ps 7:12; 11:2; 37:14; and Jer. 49:35 (there are more)
4. Satan is the one who gives the Antichrist a crown.
a. Dan. 8:24; Dan. 11:38 and 39; and 2 Thes. 2: 8-12
5. The Antichrist is the only conquer at this time to predicted in Scripture as coming forth.
6. The rider will cause what is coming forth in the next seals that will be opened.
7. With the man mentioned several times in the book of Daniel, we must take them as identical. If we do not that would mean there are two men coming forth which, clearly there is not. Therefore, we can know that he rider of the white horse is the Antichrist.
(referenced from the Dake's Annotated Bible pg. 542)
A time line here is important: Daniel speaks of 70 weeks. Daniel 9:24 "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy."
The literal translation of the phrase 70 weeks is 70 sevens. Hebrew for week is shabua meaning seven.
Daniel 9:2 "In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof theword of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolation's of Jerusalem." Here we read the visions didn't concern days but years.
There is a division of the 70 sevens:
The first division: -7 sevens, 49 years for the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
Daniel 9:25,
"...commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in tremulous times."
The second division:- 62 sevens, 434 years, the time the city of Jerusalem was built, till the time Christ was crucified for us.
Daniel 9:25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed."
The third division:-one seven, 7 years...Our last seven! At least of this age and with the Christians being on this earth. It will end with the return of the glorious Christ to fulfill all 6 events!
Daniel 9:24 "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy."
The Red Horse: I didn't find much more concerning this horse other than the White horse rider causes the wars, and the killing mentioned in the previous blog.
I hope this helped you as much as it helped me!
Blessings on all
Calabash
My research comes from: Dakes Annotated Bible, ; The Revelation of John, Books 1 and 2 by Barclay; Lectures of the Revelation, by Ironsides; Prophecy Study Bible, by LaHaye ; The Visions and Prophecies of Zechariah, by Baron; The Holy Bible, KJV, NIV, GW, many authors; and Dispensational Truth, by Larkin
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