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REVELATION - Behold, I am Coming Soon
Studies in the Book of Revelation
BOOK 2 - THE ENTHRONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST (REVELATION 4:1 - 6:17)
PART 2.3 THE LAMB OF GOD BREAKS OPEN THE SEVEN SEALS (REVELATION 6:1-17)

4. The Fourth Seal: A Rider on a Pale Horse (Revelation 6:7-8)


Wild Animals, the Fourth Whip of God: We do not know whether the angel of the Lord with these words points the beasts out to John, the seer, which tore faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ to pieces in Roman arenas, as they refused to worship the ruling Caesar.

May be that the indication of wild animals points to returning wolfs and big cats to areas which had been depopulated because of wars, hunger and epidemic plagues.

We also may think of the Anopheles insect causing malaria and having been resistant to various vaccines since several years. It has spread anew in the countries around equator. Liberated slaves returning from USA to Liberia, the home country of their fathers, issued a postage stamp in honor of this insect as "the killer of the white man"!

Even though wild animals can injure men in a very severe manner, the beast man may sometimes brutalize his own kind even more terribly. Over and over again men loose any compassion in mass hysteria, in wars or in terror raids and thirst for blood. During the French Revolution, in the gas chambers of Adolf Hitler, by the Red Guards in China, by Pol Pot in Cambodia or by Islamic Fundamentalists in Egypt and Algeria atrocities were committed which can not be described. The potential of hatred between Israel and the Arabs is not exhausted yet and is waiting for its hour. The massacre between Hutus and Tutsis, the civil wars in Sudan and Lebanon demonstrate that in every man lies a beast dormant which if freed rages worse than animals do which mostly hunt because of their hunger but do not tear to pieces each other useless and out of revenge.

Muhammad declared unrestricted war on all unbelievers, cursed them and commanded the Muslims to kill them in the name of Allah wherever they may get hold of them. Jews and Christians are to be subjugated unconditionally and degraded to a despised existence, as they cannot accept Muhammad as a prophet (Suras al-Baqarah 2:191-193; al-Anfal 8:39; al-Taubah 9:4.29-20).

Religious wars stir up deep spheres of the subconscious of men and mislead them to cold-blooded murdering and brutal excesses while having at the same time a good conscious.

Isaiah wrote therefore three times to his readers rightly: "There is no peace", says the Lord, "for the wicked" (Isaiah 48:22; 57:21; 59:8).

Yet the Lamb of God has commanded: Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you that you may be sons of the father in heaven (Matthew 5:44-45).

If mankind had accepted the doctrines of Jesus Christ, his reconciliation right and the power of his Holy Spirit, then there would be no more wars and judgments of the wrath of God. Then the rider on the white horse and his followers would find no entrance to the nations. Yet only a few individuals have themselves called by Jesus and follow the Lamb deliberately. The masses of mankind harden their heart against their Savior and will be given over by him so as to destroy each other (Romans 1:18-32). In spite of increasing punishments of God those having a wolf character do not want to become lambs.

PRAYER: Most High Lord Christ, You revealed to Your disciples that the prince of this world dominates the majority, but You overcame him on the cross, and You sent Your servants to the whole world to establish the kingdom of Your love in the hearts of those who repent. Let Your angels blow the trumpet of victory amidst the destruction, because Your kingdom comes indeed.

QUESTION:

  1. Why is there no peace among the peoples today?

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