The Book of Revelation and the Four Horsemen Riders

In the book of Revelation four horsemen riders have been identified. These riders are horrific. They ride to the destruction of mankind. They bring havoc on the world for a short period of time. Seven years is a comparatively short period of time.

These riders, the four horsemen, in the book of Revelation, chapter 6, represent many things. The first rider rides a white horse and represents the anti-christ. The white horse rider takes control of the whole world.

The white horse rider will conquer in an unconventional way. He will take over many countries through economics. Many of the global communities today are in serious financial trouble. The white horse rider will exploit the countries by his superiority in economics.

Then the second rider rides a red horse, and he takes peace from the world. At the middle of the tribulation, the anti-christ breaks a peace treaty with Israel, and he removes peace from them.

Although only two verses separate the first two riders of Revelation, there is time differentiation of three and one-half years.  

The third rider of the Book of Revelation rides a black horse, and he is bad, bad, bad. He represents inflation and famine, two things that follow the war brought about by the second rider. This rider has in his hands a pair of scales to weigh out grain. Comparatively, a loaf of bread will cost the equivalent of a day’s wages for someone on minimum wages, i.e. around $54.00.

Finally, the fourth horseman of Revelation rides out on a pale horse. Actually, the word translated “pale” in Greek is chloros, a green color. Except in children’s books, we usually don’t have green horses, so this rider rides a pale horse. He kills one-third of the population of the world. Probably using chlorine gases which is an English word that comes from the above Greek word.

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How Relevant Is Revelation To Your Life Today

“Let’s see now! If I am saved and you tell me that I am not going through the tribulation, then why do I need the book of Revelation?”

That’s a real good question. My first answer would be because it is in the Bible, but that is a much too flippant response. So basically what you are asking me is, “How relevant is Revelation to my life?”

Chapters 2 and 3 give an exact blueprint for how you are to have church. You can look at the church types in these two chapters and see how well your church measures up to the “standard” set by God.

So using God’s blueprint to evaluate your church and your commitment to the Lord are a couple of ways the book is relevant to your life. Also, from the book you learn that the use and sale of illegal and prescription drugs will increase during the last days. We at B. C. Ministries believe you can witness this phenomenon taking place in your world today.

The spending for prescription drugs rose by 5.1% in 2010. This rise is higher than the previous two years. According to The Associated Press/Forbes, “. . .increased filling of prescriptions grew at a 2.1% pace compared to 1% in 2008. The increase comes despite the recession.”

Notice that the above only includes drugs that are legal! The increase of illegal drugs is so vast that any data you get concerning the sell and use of it most likely is way too conservative. Our police forces and judicial systems spend most of their money trying to combat and prosecute illegal drugs and the problems the sale and use of them contribute to our society.

Here’s just one other way that the Book of Revelation is relevant to your life. Do drugs affect you? Most of us are touched by someone, a family, friend or church member who has a problem with drugs or alcohol.

Therefore, in order for Revelation to be relevant to your life today, all you have to do is study it in depth to see that the book, now over two-thousand years old, is still very relevant to you today.

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