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REVELATION 6REVELATION 6

The Four Horsemen

• v. 2– White Horse

– Christ or Satan?

– The bow is associated with the enemies of God

– White Horse= False messiahs/religion

The Four Horsemen

• v. 4-Red Horse

– War

– We have lived in and near the time of the most deaths in war in human history

The Four Horsemen

• v. 5– Black Horse

– Famine

– All are affected yet it is not total devastation

– Hard times, poverty, inflation

The Four Horsemen

• v. 8—Pale Horse

– Death to large numbers

– Sword, famine, plague, and wild animals

– Death leads to Hades for the unsaved dead

Fifth and Sixth Seals

• 5th Seal—Martyrdom

• 6th Seal—Cosmic signs and earthly destruction

• All of this should be taken as rooted in the words of Jesus (Mt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21)

The Beginning of Birth Pains

• These things will unfold in history

• They are not the end or tribulation proper

• We must not lose heart, and we must be faithful

• These things will intensify as we near the end

Last Days?

1. The Rebirth of Israel

– May 14, 1948

– The Jews are now mostly in Israel

– There will be a turning of ethnic Israel in the end (Romans 11:25-26)

Last Days?

2. The Completion of Mission Effort

– Matthew 24:11-14

– 3,000 unengaged people groups

– Possibility growing to reach them soon

Last Days?

3. Growing Martyrdom of God’s People

– Every year 200,000 persecuted

– 100,000 plus martyrs each year

– One every five minutes

Last Days?

4. Unifying of World Economically and Politically

– One entity called “Babylon”

– A central leader—the man of lawlessness

– 2 Thess. 2:3; Genesis 11:5