It is associated with fire coming down from heaven but is not understood in the right context. Many people wonder about the meaning of the book of revelation, the apocalypse, the end of times. Revelation explains that there is a scroll with seven seals. This book is jesus christs revelation to his servants revelation 1. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are the first four of seven seals. Beyond today the four horsemen of revelation youtube. In 1986 about 2 weeks after the lord showed me the vision of the horses, he came to me early one morning and said john, come here i want to show you something. Four horsemen of the apocalypse religionwiki fandom. They all have a hue, one or more attributes, an activity and are related to one of four living creatures listed in revelation 4. The horses have the same colors found in revelation 6. 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. In revelation 6, christ uses four horsemen to represent the first four of seven seals he opens from the scroll in his hand. Jesus first showed me the four horses of revelation chapter 6 in 1986.
The four horsemen are symbolic descriptions of different events which will take place in the end times. The four horsemen of the apocalypse the chapter tells of a book, or scroll, in gods right hand that is sealed with seven seals. When we look at these chapters next to one another, we see some very interesting parallels. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are figures mentioned in the biblical book of revelation. The four horses of revelation 6 show up one at the time. Watch this program, read the transcript or submit a comment. I am a welder by trade and was welding at the time and the next thing i realize i am caught up to a black abyss. It is a greek word meaning revelation it does not mean horror or violence of any kind. Discover what you can do to survive the four frightful outbursts of violence and turmoil coming upon the world.
The first horseman of the apocalypse is mentioned in revelation 6. The hebrew word for pale here may be pale green or perhaps tender green. Also note the four horses are identified as the four spirits of heaven. Although scholars disagree as to what exactly each horseman represents, the four horsemen are often referred to as conquest. The fourth horse is a sickly pale color, a harbinger of disease and other lethal threats, ridden by death itself. These are the four horses which john saw in visions as recorded in revelation 6. This is the black horse whose rider is carring weighing scales. You will recall that the lamb was the only one found worthy to open the book and break its seals revelation 5. But apocalypse is simply the greek name of the book of revelation meaning revealing or unveiling. A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius.
Revelations four horses of the apocalypse esoteric meanings. However, the holy spirit is not actually four living creatures or four horses. Times of tribulation revelation 611 seven seals 3rd seal the black horse we now look at the third horse and its rider among the four horses of the apocalypse. Lets look at the characteristics of each horsemen and how they all play an important role in the end times from the bible book of revelation. These four colored horses of zechariah 6 are the same type of beings released at the first four seals of revelation 6 otherwise known as the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
My visions of the four horses of revelation 6 united. The pale horse represents that in the world, in process of time, good first perishes and afterwards truth. Nation will rise against nation during the tribulation and individuals against each other. God used these representations of the holy spirit so that human beings can understand the divine processes and powers that exist outside the realm of human comprehension and ability.
The book of revelation the last book in your bibleis full of deep mystery and meaning. The four horsemen of the apocalypse is a term used to describe a concept from the new testament of the christian bible, in chapter six of the book of revelation. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are described in revelation chapter 6, verses 18. Parallel language helps us to interpret the language god gave us in revelation. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come. The first horse, a white one, seems bent on conquest revelation 6. The red horse is the understanding of the word destroyer as to good. The word apocalypse is not found anywhere in the bible. And when he had opened the second seal, i heard the second beast say, come and see. What are the 4 horsemen from the book of revelation. God explains the four horses of revelation 6 the first four seals. The four horses in the book of revelation and what they. These four horsemen of the apocalypse appear to symbolically portray four disastrous occurrences that will take place before the second coming of jesus christ. This was the clue that the story of hezekiah and sennacherib might help us understand the third and fourth horses.
Revelation 6 tlv four horsemen of the apocalypse then. Comparing the four horses and their riders revelation 6. The 4 horsemen of the apocalypse and the disasters they bring. 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 book scroll in gods right hand that is sealed with seven seals. Four horsemen of the apocalypse meaning in revelation. Indeed, john saw more than four horsemen in his vision. There is a striking similarity to the book of revelation s four horsemen and jesus olivet prophecy.
Revelation 6 tree of life version tlv four horsemen of the apocalypse 6 then i saw 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. For principles of interpretation, please click the ball to read the previous page1 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 4 horsemen of the apocalypse and why they matter end. The book of revelation, written by john of patmos, is the most difficult book of the bible, and there is much controversy over what exactly it is literal or allegorical, a prophecy of the future or a commentary on current events. As you read the following passage, notice how the number and color of the horses in zechariah 6 paralleled the horses in revelation 6. And this book reveals more than the gloom and doom that lie at the end of the age. Revelation 6 new international version niv the seals. The four horsemen of the apocalypse is a revelation from jesus christ, as is the book of revelation rev 1. The imagery of the four horsemen is a way to depict the coming of adverse events that will impact the earth.
Bizarre claim four horsemen of the apocalypse have arrived coronavirus has infected more than 94,000 people around the. Revelation 6 the seals i watched as the lamb bible. After this i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. This is how bible prophecy is to be interpreted, by comparing scripture with scripture. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Four horsemen of the apocalypse, in christianity, the four horsemen who, according to the book of revelation 6. On december 6, 2008 i had just attended an evening church sermon and was driving to the book store. There follows a third horse, black as midnight, carrying a rider who holds aloft a pair of scales as a doleful message is proclaimed about a lack of basic foodstuffs. As i was driving, i felt a powerful calling in my spirit from god that he wanted to talk to me. Thundering across the prophetic landscape, these dramatic images cast a. The four horsemen appear only in revelation chapter 6.
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