THE RED HORSE - REVELATION IS COLOUR CODED
The colour WHITE in Revelation is always associated
with Christ, Christians, Heavenly beings, Saints, and the righteous - NOT
Evil.
References: Strongs concordance
Rev. 1:14 His head and his hairs were white
like wool, as white as snow…
Rev. 2:17 …and will give him a white stone…
Rev. 3:4 …and they shall walk with me in white
Rev. 3:5 …the same shall be clothed in white
raiment;
Rev. 3:18 … and white raiment, that thou
mayest be clothed…
Rev. 4:4 … twenty elders sitting, clothed in
white raiment…
Rev. 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white
horse; and…
Rev. 6:11 And white robes were given unto
every one of…
Rev. 7:9 …clothed with white robes, and
palms in their hands…
Rev. 7:13 What are these which are arrayed in
white…
Rev. 7:14 …made them white in the blood
of the Lamb…
Rev. 14:14 …and behold a white cloud, and
upon the cloud…
Rev. 15:6 …clothed in pure and white linen…
Rev. 19:8 …be arrayed in fine linen, clean and
white…
Rev. 19:11 …saw heaven opened, and behold a white
horse;
Rev. 19:14 …in heaven followed him upon white
horses…
Rev. 20:11 And I saw a great white throne,
and him that….
In Revelation the colour RED or SCARLET is always
associated with evil, e.g. the SCARLET beast of Rev. 17, the
RED dragon who empowers the SCARLET Beast with the 7 heads
and 10 horns. And it is the RED Horse's rider
who is given the SWORD (ISLAM) and it is this rider who takes peace from
the earth. The woman clothed in SCARLET is associated with,
(i.e. sitting on the Beast) until she is attacked by the Beast and 10 horns.
All of these I associate with the Devil, Anti-Christ, and Mystery Babylon,
the Great City.
References:
Rev. 6:4 …there went out another horse
that was red…
Rev. 12:3 …and behold a great red dragon,
having seven…
Rev. 17:3 I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet
coloured beast…
Rev. 17:4 … woman was arrayed in purple
and scarlet colour,
Rev. 18:12 (Babylon’s merchandise) … and silk, and scarlet,
and all thyine wood, and all manner
Rev. 18:16 … Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed
in fine linen, and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold,
and precious stones, and pearls!
In my article called “THE WHITE HORSE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE”
originally written on 20th March 2003, and reposted on 5 doves
several times, I have stated that I believe that the rider on the White
Horse is a type of latter-day Crusader, NOT the “Anti-Christ”. I also
believe that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse typify the conditions on
earth at the commencement of the Tribulation and Day of the Lord. See
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/feb2006/ear29.htm
Recent statements by Radical Islamic leaders show that
they also see the “Western Coalition of the Willing” as a Crusade against
Islam, and particularly U.S.A. and Israel as Crusaders.
Al Qaida is also threatening to “slaughter” opponents,
as outlined in the url below -
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1145961250418&pagename=JPpost/JPArticle/...
Quote:
The leaflet specifically mentioned the names of five Abbas
loyalists who it said would soon be “slaughtered” as apostates:…..
“We hereby declare that we have begun operating in Palestine” the leaflet said, heaping praise
on Zarqawi and al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. “We have decided to revive
the sunnah (one of the sources of Islamic jurisprudence) of
slaughter against these people to avoid dissension.”
Zarqawi’s followers are believed to be behind a spate
of gruesome killings of foreign nationals in Iraq over the past three years. Most of the victims had their throats
slashed in front of cameras. End Quote
Compare Rev. 6:4 “And
there went out another horse that was red, and power was given
to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should
kill one another; and there was given unto him a great sword.”
The word used for “kill” in the passage
above is the Greek work “Sphazo” which comes from “Sphage” meaning “slaughter”
as in O.T. sacrifice on the altar – i.e. to cut its throat. This is the
Islamic practice of killing enemies.
Recent news footage seems to indicate that there is a
growing rift between factions of Islamic belief, including the various Radical
Muslim groups who basically adhere to either Sunni or Shiite practices.
It intrigues me that the reference in Rev. 6:4 states
that they “should kill one another” and (apart from the obvious
allusion to a general war) could well mean that there is an imminent struggle
on the horizon for leadership between the various Islamic factions, prior
to the appearance of the rider on the RED horse who is given
POWER and a GREAT SWORD – i.e. Mega weapon.
This could well turn into an Islamic battle between the
Radical Shiites and Sunnis as to who will be the rider on the Red Horse.
My Note: The Media reports do not make clear which “belief
system” the various Radical Muslim Groups adhere to, but these are some
of the combatants and their allegiances.
SHI-ITES – Mainly Iran,
Southern Iraq, Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and Hezbollah in Lebanon
SUNNIS - Mainly al Qaida, Hamas, and Muslim Brotherhood
(Egypt), Middle-Iraq, and other southern Islamic Countries.
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060429/ap_on_re_mi_ea/islam_radical_rifts&printer=1;_ylt...
See http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,193661,00.html
See http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,18983245,00.html
Quote – “In a 35-minute video posted on the internet last week, Zarqawi
pledged to fight Iraq’s incoming government, in an appearance designed to embolden the insurgency
he spearheads and stake a political claim in the new Iraq.
He claimed to be acting as the leader of a mujaheddin
council of ruling Islamic figures – a pre-requisite to his stated
goal of establishing an Islamic caliphate across central Arabia.”
It is my belief that it is the Caliph, the leader of a
reviving Islamic Empire, who will be the Rider on the Red Horse who takes
peace from the earth.
I wonder who they have in mind !!!!!