I have a few questions regarding the first five seals:-------------------
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
When the rider on the horse goes forth conquering, and to conquer, will he be conquering nations?Will it involve anyone being killed at this point?Or will it be more like, "but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries", and will it be like, "by peace shall destroy many:"? (from Daniel 8 & 11?)-------------------
Revelation 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.
Is this taking peace from the earth more than just war between nations?
Was there not some kind of war with the first seal, where the the rider went forth conquering and to conquer?
So, could it be, when peace is taken from the earth, that it will be violence like before the flood?
Jeremiah 16:5b for I have taken away my peace from this people,
Zechariah 8:10b neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Genesis 6:11b and the earth was filled with violence.
13b for the earth is filled with violence through them;
Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
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Revelation 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Will this be when there will be famines that Jesus said would come?
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
The word death appears 372 times, yet this time it is, "Death", and it is said to be the name of the rider of the horse.
The word hell appears 54 times, so, like Death, will it be the name of the second individual, who follows Death, possibly sitting behind him on the horse?
Will hell be opened and bad things come out, and kill people, and take them to hell, similar to the bottomless pit being opened in chapter 9?
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Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Is it possible that these martyrs don't desire personal vengeance, but that they realize that they were killed by people who hate Jesus, and that he must avenge their blood?
Numbers 35:19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Psalms 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Isaiah 63:4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Luke 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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