Bible Questions Answered:
“I've heard so many beliefs, who is
the rider on the white horse in Revelation six?”
Terrence/ Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Revelation 6:1-8
NLT
1 As I watched, The Lamb broke the
first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four
living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
2 I looked up and saw a white
horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was
placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the
victory.
3 When The Lamb broke the second
seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!”
4 Then another horse appeared, a
red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to
take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter
everywhere.
5 When the Lamb broke the third
seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and
saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales
in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice from among the
four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves
of barley will cost a day’s pay. And don’t waste the olive
oil and wine.” (Famine)
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth
seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!”
8 I looked up and saw a horse
whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his
companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over
one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and
disease and wild animals.
Who rides this White Horse?
In certainly is “not,” God The Father, He is seated on The
Throne, Chapter 5 tells us.
It certainly is “not,” the Lord Jesus Christ, God's sinless Lamb,
Son, for He is befoe The Throne, preparing to open the seals!
Who then is it?
Revelation
5:1-14 NLT
1 Then I saw a
scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne.
There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it
was sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a
strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: “Who is worthy to
break the seals on this scroll and open it?”
3 But no one in
heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and
read it.
4 Then I began
to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll
and read it.
5 But one of
the twenty-four elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, The Lion Of
The Tribe Of Judah, the heir to David’s throne, has won the
victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw a
Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now
standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the
twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which
represent
The Sevenfold
Spirit Of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.
7 He stepped
forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on
the throne.
8 And when He
took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders
fell down before The Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold
bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
9 And they sang
a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and
break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood
has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people
and nation.
10 And you have
caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will
reign[d] on the earth.”
11 Then I
looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of
angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.
12 And they
sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—
to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and
glory and blessing.”
13 And then I
heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and
in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power
belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and
ever.”
14 And the four
living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down
and worshiped the Lamb.
Who is the conquering King?
The answer is
we can know, by the company he keeps!
Who are the White Rider's companions?
They are the following....
(War)
3 When The Lamb
broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!”
4 Then
another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty
sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was
war and slaughter everywhere.
(Famine)
5 When the Lamb broke the third
seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and
saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales
in his hand.
6 And I
heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of
wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay. And
don’t waste the olive oil and wine.”
(Death
& the Grave)
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth
seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!”
8
I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was
named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given
authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and
famine and disease and wild animals.
This
last day conquering king, is none other than the Anti-Christ.
Revelation
9:11 KJV
And
they had a king
over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in
the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name
Apollyon.
Satan,
king of the bottomless pit, and his (son) the Anti-Christ, are kings
of decetion, evil, murder, and death.
See
blog postings concerning the Anti-Christ:
Friends,
we are known, by the company we keep!
Exodus
23:2 KJV
Thou shalt not
follow a multitude to do evil..."
Proverbs
4:14,15 KJV
14 Enter not
into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it,
pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbs
13:20 KJV
"...a
companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 24:1 KJV
Be not thou
envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
I
Corinthians 5:11 KJV
But now I have
written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a
brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or
a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
I
Corinthians 15:33 KJV
Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
II
Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
14 Be ye not
unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath Light
with darkness?
15 And what
concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth
with an infidel?
16 And what
agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of
The Living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
17 Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and
touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be
a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith The
Lord Almighty.
Colossians
2:21 KJV
Touch not;
taste not; handle not;
I
Thessalonians 5:22 KJV
Abstain from
all appearance of evil.
II
Thessalonians 3:6,14 KJV
6 Now we
command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye
withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and
not after the tradition which he received of us.
14 And if any
man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no
company with him, that he may be ashamed.
God's
people walk in the way of righteousness and have The Lord as their
companion.
Genesis
28:15 KJV
And, behold, I
am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest..."
Exodus
33:14 KJV
And He said, My
presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Psalm
1:1-6 KJV
1 Blessed is
the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth
in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his
delight is in The Law Of The Lord; and in His law doth he meditate
day and night.
3 And he shall
be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly
are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the
ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the righteous.
6 For The Lord
knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall
perish.
Psalm
119:63 KJV
I am a
companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy
precepts.
Proverbs
2:20,21 KJV
20 That thou
mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the
righteous.
21 For the
upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs
13:20 KJV
He that walketh
with wise men shall be wise..."
Isaiah
43:1-3 KJV
1 But now thus
saith The Lord that created thee...and He that formed thee,...Fear
not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou
art Mine.
2 When thou
passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the
rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon
thee.
3 For I am The
Lord thy God, The Holy One Of Israel, thy Savior..."
Matthew
18:20 KJV
For where two
or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of
them.
Matthew
28:20 KJV
Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
John 10:10,11
KJV
10 The thief
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come
that they might have Life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.
11 I am The
Good Shepherd: The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.
Hebrews
13:5 KJV
Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things
as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee.
I
John 1:7 KJV
But if we walk
in The Light, as He is in The Light, we have fellowship one with
another, and The Blood Of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all
sin.
