Revelation of Jesus 19, Seven seals 6

The opening of the seven seals begins in Revelation chapter 6 with the white horse and its horseman who goes out “conquering and to conquer”, the first one of what is popularly called the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

A careful analysis of the timeline of Revelation suggests that the four horsemen of the apocalypse are not earthly events; instead, they are the investigative stage of the final judgment. The highly symbolic images that are presented do not represent wars, famines, plagues, and persecution. They reveal in symbolic terms the judgment of various categories of people.

This may be a totally new concept, but I would encourage you to keep an open mind as you evaluate the evidence that will be presented in the next couple of videos.

The white horse and its horseman

In this video, we will focus on the opening of the first seal.

“Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer” (Revelation 6:1,2).

The first thing that we notice is that Jesus in His role as the sacrificial Lamb is integrally involved in what is represented by the four horsemen, showing that chapter 6 is a continuation of chapter 5, where all of the heavens acknowledged that Jesus, the Lamb of God, has the right to break the seals and open the Book of Life.

When Jesus opened the first seal, John “heard one of the living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘come and see” (Revelation 6:1). This passage doesn’t tell us who the living creatures are talking to but in chapters 4 and 5 we saw that the four living creatures were “in the midst of the throne” (Revelation 4:6), surrounded by twenty-four elders and “ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousand of thousands” of angels (Revelation 5:11). We could consider these to be the jury in the investigative judgment.

What are they invited to “Come and see” if not the “white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer” (Revelation 6:2)?

You can read the full transcript of this video here.