The Opening Of The Seven Seals (Part1)

 Revelation 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."

        For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord 1Thess 4:16-17).  This all happens between (Revelation, chap.4, 5).  Now we come to Daniel's "Seventieth Week."  Remember nothing was revealed to Daniel about what was to happen, during Daniel's Seventieth Week. He received a communication which he did not understand, and was told to "Seal the Book until the Time of the End." (Dan. 12:4,8,9).

        What that "Sealed Book" contained is no longer a mystery.  John saw the seals broken and was told to record what it contained. The "Seven Sealed Book" that Daniel was told to seal up is the Book of Revelation. There are three time periods we will cover from Rev. 6:1 through Rev. 19:21.  We start with the "First Half" of the week, or 3 and half years of Daniel's Seventieth week.
        The breaking of the first seal (Rev. 6:1-2).  As the first seal was opened there was a great noise of thunder heard. My friends, I believe that was the power of God being displayed upon the opening of the seals.  After the thunder, A White Horse appears, with a rider on him and he had a bow; but the rider had no crown at first: "And a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer" (Rev. 6:2c).  Is the rider Christ?  NO!    

        Christ the Lamb is holding and breaking the "seals" of the book. Christ does not appear on a white horse until (chapter 19).  So that makes the rider of this white horse "The Antichrist" and it pictures him before he is crowned and becomes the Chief Ruler of the "Ten Federated Kingdoms" of the revived Roman Empire.  He is the "Prince who is to come," and who shall "Confirm the covenant" with the Jews for "one week" (Dan. 9:26 -27). This proves the Antichrist appears at the "beginning" of the "Week" and not in the "Middle" as some have claimed.     

        Then the Second Seal is Opened, and a "Red Horse " appears, the Rider has power to take peace from the earth. The symbolism is clear. Red, the color of the horse, is the symbol of  "blood" and the sword is the symbol of "War." This is the time that was prophesied by Christ "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.   (Matt 24:6,7). The out come of these wars could probably be the "Ten Kingdom Federation" over which the Antichrist shall be come head of.
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 6:1-4)
Ref: (HGSB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You
And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry