,, 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. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.”
Rev. 6: 1-4
The events described in the sixth chapter of Revelation represent the beginning of "Daniel's last week," and these events are also called "Jacob's Passion."
,, Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”
Jeremiah 30: 7
Jacob was called Israel only after the victory
,, And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:…”
Genesis 32:28
and here we have the "sufferings of Jacob" because Israel has not yet won, and that is why he is called "Jacob" only when he wins when they are converted will be Israel.
According to the Bible, all humanity is divided into: pagans, the Church and Israel. The great troubles we started talking about are primarily for Israel and God will use the pagans to discipline them for their transgressions and during that time the Church is safe in heaven so she was exempted from great trouble. What we have mentioned was prophesied by the prophet Daniel.
,, And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.”
Daniel 12: 1
and Jesus said the following about this time:
,, For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”
Mt.24: 21
The beginning of this period begins with the opening of the first seal.
"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four beasts speak as the voice of thunder: Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had an arrow; and a crown was given unto him, and he went out victorious, and prevailed.
There are opinions here that the rider on the white horse is Christ, but this is not true because Christ is described on the white horse in the nineteenth chapter, but quite differently. Let's compare and see the difference:
,, And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings,and Lord of Lords”
Rev. 19: 11-16
One can clearly see the difference between the description of Christ in the nineteenth chapter and the description of the rider from the sixth chapter.
To make it easier and clearer, we will also use Carnic's translation, which says:
"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four beasts say with a loud voice, Come. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given to him. he came out victorious and won. "
In the passage we have begun to consider, we have four horses of different colors, and here the emphasis is on the color of the horse and not on the horses that are symbolically used in the vision.
The color of the first horse is white and symbolizes peace and that is what every reasonable person should strive for, but this is a false peace and this rider on a white horse is the Antichrist when the prophet Daniel wrote:
,, And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.”
Daniel 11:21
Today, the problem of peace is great all over the world, and Israel is especially problematic, but when the Antichrist appears, he will come with a false solution for peace in the Middle East and in Israel. The prophet Daniel prophesied:
,, And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:…”
Daniel 9:27
,, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
Isa.9: 6
So Jesus is the prince of peace but the Antichrist wants to imitate Jesus by presenting himself as a peacemaker.
Of the Antichrist, Christ said:
,, I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.”
John 5:43
We have seen that the Antichrist will be a great rhetorician and flatterer and in that way he will win over many and establish his false peace because he writes that he will "receive" it and when that happens, he will ride his white horse on the world stage with false peace. "
"had an arrow;" translates Karadzic and Carnic "archery" in any case archery bow and arrow are intended for hunting but in ancient times were used as weapons in wars. In the text we see that this rider has a bow without an arrow which means that it is harmless because a bow without an arrow does not work. And this is a tactical move because it comes with peace and we know that it is a false peace, it comes as a diplomat and that is why many will accept it because we see that today "everyone" talks about wars , riots, etc. and then someone will appear who offers a solution in the form of "peace" and of course many are waiting for it and then it will be easy for him especially since we know he will be a great rhetorician and Satan himself will wholeheartedly help him succeed in In the beginning, he will manage to "amaze" the world because we read:
,, And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;…”
Rev. 13: 4-5
The Antichrist will appear after the Church is taken and there is a possibility that he will get "points" on that topic, maybe he will talk about how he "saved the world" from "fanatics" or something similar and of course the rest will believe him and he will go towards achieving his goals.
,, [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
2 Thess.2: 9-11
What will happen is with God's permission because they did not believe the Truth but preferred flattery and beautiful speeches and now God gives them what they love, the Antichrist comes and amazes them.
The Antichrist will even have his own church because religion is needed to close the masses and it will probably be very rich, so he will use everything it offers, otherwise it is called a harlot or whore in Revelation
,, And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
Rev. 17: 1-2
"and he was given a wreath, and came out victorious, and to win." here in the original translation and English translations instead of a wreath stands "crown" and the crowns are worn by emperors so that he will declare himself a false king, to win. "who will offer peace and that will be gained through oratory and diplomacy and not war because at that time many will say," peace is and we have nothing to fear "but then another rider appears:
,, For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
1 Thess-5: 3
"And when he had opened the second seal, I heard another beast say, Come and see."
And another red horse came forth, and he that sat upon him was given to take peace from the earth, and to kill one another, and a great sword was given to him.
And from here on the Antichrist shows the right face and here we have "red horse" in other words a red horse and here Satan himself will surely intervene because this is "his area" he writes about:
,, And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon”
Rev. 12: 3
here Satan is called the "red dragon" because he is:
,, …He was a murderer from the beginning,…”
John 8:44
Here we have a red horse that symbolizes blood and bloodshed and now we will no longer talk about peace but read
,, And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”
Matthew 24: 6-7
The rider on the horse has not changed but we only have a color change and now we have a "second game" we read further:
"And he that sat upon him was given to take peace from the earth," and it is written that he had "a great sword." which means that it is a large army and it is only the beginning of preparations for the great Armageddon war. Since he has already "become emperor", the Antichrist will soon become emperor "above ten horns", but his ambitions are to conquer the whole world.
,, And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.”
Rev. 17: 12-13
But there will be a tumult in the world, "let him take peace from the earth, and kill one another," and we read the following:
,, And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.”
Daniel 11: 40-44
So, since the Antichrist will "take" peace from the earth, there will be a general commotion so that some will love the Antichrist and others will have distrust, and Jesus said about that:
,, And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”
Mt.24.10
,, And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Mt.24.12