Christ came with the ultimate objective of restoring it. The four horsemen are figures in christian faith, appearing in the new testaments final book, revelation, an apocalypse written by john of patmos, as well as in the old testaments prophetic book of zechariah, and in the book of ezekiel, where they are named as punishments from god revelation 6 tells of a bookscroll in gods right hand that is sealed with seven seals. The seals represent the fact that the gospel is the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for. In johns revelation, the first horseman is on a white horse, carrying a bow, and given a crown, riding forward as a figure of conquest, perhaps invoking pestilence, christ, or the antichrist. And this book reveals more than the gloom and doom that lie at the end of the age. The rider of the second horse is the antichrist, or some other evil ruler. So with that evidence you would expect that the white horse of revelation 6 would also represent righteousness when taken at face value. Some people have attributed the rider of this horse as the person of jesus, as later in revelation 19 jesus rides a white horse. Furthermore, this white horse rider is not a symbol of a great revival of the word of god, as some teach from hab. Revelation white horse the lords new church which is. Its rider was named death, and hades was following close behind him. The verse i am referring to is verse 2,i looked, and there before me was a white horse. Times of tribulation revelation 611 seven seals 1st seal the white horse.
On december 6, 2008 i had just attended an evening church sermon and was driving to the book store. What does the red horse in the book of revelation symbolize. This book is all about bianca, the horseman of conquest. In swedenborgs book the white horse, the deeper inner meaning of the white horse and its rider is explained. One of the more eerie parts of the book of revelation includes four. He is not christ, as some claim, for christ, as the lamb, is holding the seven sealed book and breaking its seals.
The first book, on a red horse, told scarlets story, the horseman of war. In the apostle johns symbolic vision, in the book of revelation, the glorified jesus christ is depicted as riding a white horse and as being accompanied by an army. He has a name written on him that only he himself knows. Indeed, john saw more than four horsemen in his vision. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Jesus rides a white horse in the book of revelation. The word apocalypse is not found anywhere in the bible. In the apostle johns symbolic vision, in the book of revelation, the glorified jesus christ is depicted as riding a white horse and as being accompanied by an army, all of whose members are seated on white horses. Is the riders bow a weapon of war or something else. These four horsemen of the apocalypse oftpictured are described in revelation 6. The narrative now prepares for the destruction of the beast and the false prophet by introducing jesus portrayed as a warrior figure riding a white horse. The scripture indicates that jesus will return on a white horse, but we know this rider cannot be jesus because he is the first of four riders that are sent as a judgment at the beginning of the tribulation. White horse of heaven the story begins in verse 11 when the apostle john who wrote the book of revelation describes his vision of the future after jesus has come to earth a second time. Bianca has been feeling off in her human life since she and her fellow female horsemen had to save the world and. He is the executive producer of startling prophecies for america, and the author of the united states in bible. Trump, america, the book of revelation, bible prophecy. As i was driving, i felt a powerful calling in my spirit from god that he wanted to talk to me.
The white horse in revelation chapter 6 verse 2 is the very first seal that will open the tribulation of seven years. In this video, we study the first seal of the book of revelation. In one of these visions, he saw four horsemen, the first riding a white horse, the second a red horse, the third a black, and the fourth named death riding a pale horse. In the 6th chapter of the book of revelation we find the following account. One of the most fascinating features of this prophetic account is the rider of the white horse. Based on this it appears to be talking about christ. Revelation white horse the lords new church which is nova. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. This is commonly used in scripture to identify a conqueror. This theme starts at chapter six, and continues through chapter 11.
My visions of the four horses of revelation 6 united. The book of revelation explained by pastor allen nolan is a teaching series on how to unravel the mysteries of the book of the. In ancient times, a conquering king would ride on a white horse. Like his fellows, this horseman has nothing benign about himhe goes out conquering and to conquer. Who is the rider of the white horse in revelation 6. The antichrist is either the king of a nations, or the elected or appointed head of states. It was given by edwin rushton, in about 1900, and supposedly made in 1843 by joseph smith, jr.
The one sitting on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. It is a greek word meaning revelation it does not mean horror or violence of any kind. On a white horse is the second book in a series about the four horsemen of a apocalypse. The white horse and the crowned bowman on its back, embodying the first seal of revelation 6. So it is appropriate to view the antichrist as a conqueror. Christ does not appear as a white horse rider until chapter 19.
In johns revelation, the first horseman is on a white horse, carrying a bow, and given a. The rider and his white horse the white horse in chapter 19 is ridden by christ himself. I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called faithful and true. The visions which john sees now take on the theme of tribulation. If anyone adds anything to them, god will add to him the plagues described in this book rev. To see a different rider in our present chapter would require very strong evidence. Revelations four horses of the apocalypse esoteric meanings. The rider on the white horse end times bible prophecy. Who is the rider on the white horse in the book of revelation. Steve wohlberg is the speakerdirector of white horse media priest river, idaho. And the one seated on it is called faithful and true, and he judges and carries on war in righteousness. The two white horses of revelation and 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.
The word as to its internal or spiritual sense in the apocalypse of john book of revelation in new testament the word is. The four horses of the book of revelation appear with the opening or breaking of the first four seals in chapter six. New international version i looked, and there before me was a pale horse. In this episode, we look at the first rider, who appears on a white horse. They were an emblem of triumph and power by rome over a foreign enemy. The second carries a sword and rides a red horse and is the creator of war. Walvoord writes, in biblical times it was customary for a conqueror to ride in triumph on a white horse. This rider is future and will be the first of 62 postrapture events of daniels 70th week. This is the black horse whose rider is carring weighing scales. The white horse prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the latter day saints popularly called the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and the united states.
White horses were used by victorious roman generals in parades called triumphs. The scripture indicates that jesus will return on a white horse, but we know this rider cannot be jesus because he is the first of four riders that are sent as a judgment at the. Every time something big happens in the news especially if it involves the middle east it seems a new set of books, reinterpreting the book of revelation, is published. In ancient times a white horse was used by a conquering king who would ride into a city conquered.
In chapter 19, the seven years have run their course, and now we have the appearance of the genuine article. Learn who the four horses and horsemen of the apocalypse are, why theyre important to revelation and the end times, and what disaster they bring. Below i have provided all of the references to the word white in the book of revelation to prove the meaning of righteousness. And that scroll includes the mortgage that satan is holding over the planet as a result of the curse. The 4 horsemen of the apocalypse and the disasters they bring. There are nineteen references in total of the word white in the book of revelation itself and all of the others in this book represent the righteousness of the father, the lord jesus, the elders, and the victory in righteous for the saints who overcome.
Many who believe the horseman is christ point to revelation 19s depiction of christ on a white horse as proof that he is the rider of the first seal. The first horse, a white one, seems bent on conquest revelation 6. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. Therefore, these words of paul show that the white horse will reach the modern nations of israel as a witness. Jesus does ride a white horse later in the book of revelation. Revelation, the last book of the bible, describes four horsemen ushering in the end of the world as we know it. The groundwork for this climactic battle was laid in chapter 17 with the announcement that the lamb would be victorious in the war launched against him by the beast.
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