Revelation 6:1-2 comments: the first seal

To begin with five seals will be opened speaking of terrible events; conquest, war, famine, pestilence, and death all around. It is a singular catastrophe for the earth. Is this the history of the last two thousand years as some would say, historicists, or are these first five seals future events with the first rider being the conquering Beast of later in Revelation, the wars and rumours of wars of Matthew 24? We shall see.

6:1 ¶  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. 2  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.

Unless this is historical, a reference to events of the last two thousand years of which there are many conquerors like this, there will be, in time, a human conqueror above all conquerors that went on previously. He will be greater than the Mongols under Genghis Khan, who some historians estimate killed 20% of the world’s population at the time of the 13^th century. He will be greater even than Alexander the Great who brought together a kingdom from Egypt to India to Greece.

Christ opened the first seal and thunder was heard. One of the beasts, and we don’t know which one, said to Come and see. John sees a white horse ridden by a conqueror carrying a bow. Who was the first Biblical character who is known as an archer?

Genesis 21:20  And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21  And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

This is Ishmael, son of Hagar and Abraham, who resulted from Abraham’s lack of trust in God’s promise. Who is another Bible character who is known for being an archer?

Genesis 27:3  Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4  And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 5  And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

King Saul taught the use of the bow to the people of Israel and we know how Saul ended.

2Samuel 1:17 ¶  And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

18  (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

Christ rides a white horse in Revelation 19.

Revelation 19:11  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.

But, this is not Christ or Christianity, the Vatican’s claims aside. Christ is equipped with a sharp sword that proceeds out of His mouth.

19:15  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.