Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
Sounds pretty scary. Did you get the "watch" part? But what does watch mean?
The four horsemen of the apocalypse that I am about to show you is not the movie. Sadly, standard interpretations of Revelation render it almost useless: things happen, people die. But what if it were meant to be helpful?
Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
I just stumbled into Revelation as I was wondering about some big wars that were brewing in the background back in 2002. America was too focused on terrorism and otherwise sleeping to notice the behavior of Russia and China, but I noticed. America, Russia and China were slowly heading down a path that would lead to conflict and probably a big war. A big war between America, Russia and China looked a lot like the fourth horseman in Revelation 6:7.
As I looked at the four horsemen I could see that 9/11 looked a lot like the second horseman in Revelation 6:3. Only much later did I learn that Islam will be a key player in end-time events. Islam will be behind the obliteration of the West. And by Islam I mean a key Islamic player - Iran. Iran has been or will be behind seals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and paves the way for 7 with the emergence of the Islamic Mahdi (Antichrist) and Islamic Jesus (false prophet.)
It would take a couple of decades to sort through the other horses and seals, but first I had some questions:
What is a seal/horse from Revelation?
Why are there only four horsemen of the apocalypse and not seven?
One breaks open a seal. So a seal is some kind of big shock that everyone can immediately see, like a nuclear attack or the attack on 9/11. Every seal/horse is a shock.
What color is pale?
If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white. [Collins Dictionary]
The death of a white horse would look a lot like a pale horse.
The pale horse in Revelation 6:7 looks a lot like the death of the white horse in Revelation 6:2. If the pale horse is the death of America then the white horse is the rise of America.
The third horse in Revelation 6:5-6 is a shock as all horses and seals are. Therefore, the scales must represent a judgement. We look to Exodus and the judgement on Egypt to understand the meaning of wheat and barley:
Exodus 9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
Exodus 9:32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
Wheat means life and barley means death.
For what you have paid out (the denarius), you will get in return the following: one-quarter will survive and three-quarters will be wiped out. Do not harm Israel (the oil and wine.)
In other words, for what you have done to Israel you will lose 75% of your population. This is referring to Israel's neighbors. The third horseman of the apocalypse in Revelation 6:5-6 is just Isaiah 17.
The hour horsemen of the apocalypse represent the rise and fall of America. 9/11 was a warning to America to change course. Isaiah 17 is the trigger for World War 3. Isaiah 18 actually gives the day of the attack in the last verse: when America brings gifts to the new temple on the Temple Mount. Watch the news in order to verify this.
My interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse from Revelation:
1. - Aug, 1945 America drops the atomic bomb (the bang) on Japan. The "Atomic Age" begins. End-time begins.
2. - 9/11/2001 (the bang) and the sword of Islam. Islam is behind seals 2 to 7. Iran is indirectly behind this.
3. - Isaiah 17. Israeli nukes (the bang) Syria. Iran is behind the attack on Israel.
4. - Isaiah 18. America obliterated (the bang). In retaliation for #3, Russia and China attack America. Iran indirectly.
Don't believe me? Follow along: War Log | Christian Forums.
My comments:
You can't read the seals in Revelation and derive some kind of real world scenario. You must go outside of the seals, and even into the real world itself. That means you can't fully understand the seals until you are close. The following article explains more.
You are Probably Missing This Step in Parable Interpretation | Christian Forums
We are close enough today where we can see with our own eyes real world scenarios building up in the background.
But what does watch mean?
You are watching for signs of a big war that could catch you off-guard at night while you sleep. Be ready!
Sounds pretty scary. Did you get the "watch" part? But what does watch mean?
The four horsemen of the apocalypse that I am about to show you is not the movie. Sadly, standard interpretations of Revelation render it almost useless: things happen, people die. But what if it were meant to be helpful?
Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
I just stumbled into Revelation as I was wondering about some big wars that were brewing in the background back in 2002. America was too focused on terrorism and otherwise sleeping to notice the behavior of Russia and China, but I noticed. America, Russia and China were slowly heading down a path that would lead to conflict and probably a big war. A big war between America, Russia and China looked a lot like the fourth horseman in Revelation 6:7.
As I looked at the four horsemen I could see that 9/11 looked a lot like the second horseman in Revelation 6:3. Only much later did I learn that Islam will be a key player in end-time events. Islam will be behind the obliteration of the West. And by Islam I mean a key Islamic player - Iran. Iran has been or will be behind seals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and paves the way for 7 with the emergence of the Islamic Mahdi (Antichrist) and Islamic Jesus (false prophet.)
It would take a couple of decades to sort through the other horses and seals, but first I had some questions:
What is a seal/horse from Revelation?
Why are there only four horsemen of the apocalypse and not seven?
One breaks open a seal. So a seal is some kind of big shock that everyone can immediately see, like a nuclear attack or the attack on 9/11. Every seal/horse is a shock.
What color is pale?
If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white. [Collins Dictionary]
The death of a white horse would look a lot like a pale horse.
The pale horse in Revelation 6:7 looks a lot like the death of the white horse in Revelation 6:2. If the pale horse is the death of America then the white horse is the rise of America.
The third horse in Revelation 6:5-6 is a shock as all horses and seals are. Therefore, the scales must represent a judgement. We look to Exodus and the judgement on Egypt to understand the meaning of wheat and barley:
Exodus 9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
Exodus 9:32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
Wheat means life and barley means death.
For what you have paid out (the denarius), you will get in return the following: one-quarter will survive and three-quarters will be wiped out. Do not harm Israel (the oil and wine.)
In other words, for what you have done to Israel you will lose 75% of your population. This is referring to Israel's neighbors. The third horseman of the apocalypse in Revelation 6:5-6 is just Isaiah 17.
The hour horsemen of the apocalypse represent the rise and fall of America. 9/11 was a warning to America to change course. Isaiah 17 is the trigger for World War 3. Isaiah 18 actually gives the day of the attack in the last verse: when America brings gifts to the new temple on the Temple Mount. Watch the news in order to verify this.
My interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse from Revelation:
1. - Aug, 1945 America drops the atomic bomb (the bang) on Japan. The "Atomic Age" begins. End-time begins.
2. - 9/11/2001 (the bang) and the sword of Islam. Islam is behind seals 2 to 7. Iran is indirectly behind this.
3. - Isaiah 17. Israeli nukes (the bang) Syria. Iran is behind the attack on Israel.
4. - Isaiah 18. America obliterated (the bang). In retaliation for #3, Russia and China attack America. Iran indirectly.
Don't believe me? Follow along: War Log | Christian Forums.
My comments:
You can't read the seals in Revelation and derive some kind of real world scenario. You must go outside of the seals, and even into the real world itself. That means you can't fully understand the seals until you are close. The following article explains more.
You are Probably Missing This Step in Parable Interpretation | Christian Forums
We are close enough today where we can see with our own eyes real world scenarios building up in the background.
But what does watch mean?
You are watching for signs of a big war that could catch you off-guard at night while you sleep. Be ready!
