The Seals (1st Seal - White Horse - Antichrist) Part II

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Ahwatukee

Ahwatukee

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Also of importance to this study is that, within the book of Revelation there are two riders on white horses mentioned one at the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] seal and the other in Rev.19:11-21. Below is a comparison of the characteristics of both riders:

Rider on the White Horse of Rev.6:1-2:


  • Holds a bow
  • Was given a crown
  • Rides out as a conqueror bent on conquest

Rider on the White Horse of Rev.19:11-21

  • Rider is called Faithful and True
  • With Justice He judges and makes war
  • His eyes are like blazing fire
  • On His head are many crowns
  • Has a name written on him that no one knows but He himself
  • Is dressed in a robe dipped in blood
  • His name is the Word of God
  • Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations
  • He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty
  • On his robe and on his thigh the name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Obviously by their descriptions, these are two individual riders. The rider in Rev.19:11 by description, is easily identified as the Lord Jesus, with such references as Him being referred to as “the Word of God” and the fact that he has that “double-edged sword proceeding from His mouth, which John also reported as coming out of the mouth of the mouth of Jesus in Rev.1:16, as well as when Jesus introduces himself in as the “one with the double-edged sword” in the letter to the church of Pergamum, just to name a few. Not to mention the fact that the rider here is referred to as “the KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS.” So the question is who is this other rider on the white horse which emerges at the opening of the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] seal?

First of all, we can deduce by the comparison of their characteristics that they are definitely not the same riders. Another identifying factor is that John does not introduce the rider in Rev.19:11 as being the same rider at the opening of the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] seal. Satan is the great imitator of God, his version being counterfeit. That said, I submit that this rider on the white horse at the first seal is a counterfeit of the Lord Jesus, the rider of the white horse in Rev.19:11. Regarding this, remember that the word “antichrist” is defined as either "one who puts himself in the place of, or the enemy (opponent) of the Messiah, a pseudo Christ."

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Very well explained:) I do however have a question, is the tribulation- the entirety of it from beginning to end yet to come or are we already seeing a part of it? Many and I mean of the signs spoken we see already, especially the whole the sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood thing which is not exactly spoken as part of the tribulation itself but clearly speaks of days of darkness.

But back to my question and why i ask because the first seven seals are
The first seal reveals false prophets; the second, war; the third, famine; the fourth, pestilence; the fifth, tribulation; the sixth, heavenly signs; and the seventh, seven trumpets.
Six of the seven seals are seen on a day to day basis more so than ever in history except the seven trumpets have not yet happened to my knowledge
 
Hello Blain!

No worries, you're not late. That's the benefit of blogging, as you can go out an read it any time you want.

Very well explained:) I do however have a question, is the tribulation- the entirety of it from beginning to end yet to come or are we already seeing a part of it?
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Thank you sir! I personally believe via scripture that the tribulation, and for the sake of those who are caught up in semantics, when I say "tribulation" I mean God's tribulation, the time period of God's direct wrath. I say this because there are expositors which use this word as an apologetic in support of the "tribulation" as referring to man's or Satan's tribulation, opposed to God's in order to support the church as going through the tribulation. However, the seals, trumpets and bowls belong together as a unit of God's wrath and should not be sliced up.

That said, because I believe that prior to when God's tribulation/wrath begins, that the gathering of the church must first take place and following that the opening of the first seal must be opened which is symbolic representing the antichrist. And since he has not yet been revealed, then I would definitely say that God's tribulation/wrath has not yet begun. And we will go over this more as we continue with the opening of the first seal.
Many and I mean of the signs spoken we see already, especially the whole the sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood thing which is not exactly spoken as part of the tribulation itself but clearly speaks of days of darkness.
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Actually, the sun not giving its light and the moon being turned to blood, is most definitely one of the events of the tribulation, which is represented by the 6th seal. In fact there are a number of events involving the sun, moon and stars which are separate events within that time period, which we will also touch on as we continue in this study.
But back to my question and why i ask because the first seven seals are
The first seal reveals false prophets; the second, war; the third, famine; the fourth, pestilence; the fifth, tribulation; the sixth, heavenly signs; and the seventh, seven trumpets. Six of the seven seals are seen on a day to day basis more so than ever in history except the seven trumpets have not yet happened to my knowledge
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Actually, and as I mentioned above and in the blog, the first seal, the rider on the white horse, represents the antichrist. Since the other seals follow the first seal and the antichrist has not yet been revealed, then none of the other seals could have yet taken place.

The coming events of wrath via the seals, trumpets and bowls, are going to be like nothing the world has ever seen. For example, I don't believe that the sun being darkened and the moon being turned to blood, is anything that mankind is going to be able to calculate using science and math and that because it will be God's doing. Otherwise the wise men of this earth could just claim that these events are naturally happening and have nothing to do with God.

The second seal rider on the red horse will be given power to take peace from the earth and I believe that this will be on a level that the world has never seen. The peace being taken away may not only be referring to the armies of the nations, but could be referring to peace being removed from people in general.

I hope this has answer some of your questions.

By the way, I had to split the blog into two parts. Did you see both of them?



 
yes I saw the other the one I agree in your understanding about the difference between the two white horsemen, also you are correct about the seven seals being the horsemen i got them confused for some reason lol
 
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