Revelation 6:2

² And I looked, and saw there a white horse whose rider carried a bow. And a crown was given him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.

·         White represents purity and righteousness.

·         Bow represents conquering evil, taking action over it.

·         Horse represents power and war.

·         Crown represents victory.

·         In the Bible a horse is often used in prophesy to show power and great strength for battle. Job 39:19, Psalm 137:10. Jesus shows John here that this rider has been given great power by our Father; great power to conquer. Jesus also shows John that he has been given a bow to do it with. A bow is a weapon that is used to wage war from a distance, and as we will study, all of the plagues, wars, and catastrophes in the Book of Revelation are first ordered and released from Heaven. Not until Jesus returns to the earth do we see that our Father has Him use a sword, the weapon of close range warfare, Revelation 19:5. 

·         A crown is used in prophesy to represent a ruler or kingship. Now I want you to notice that this horseman is the only one of the four Apocalyptic Horsemen in the Book of Revelation that has been given a crown. We will study about three others, but we are never told that the other three are given a crown. This rider is given the power from our Father in Heaven to conquer and He has been given a crown. Our Father allows this ruler to successfully conquer nations from afar. His authority to rule is solely given by our Father and his power to conquer is solely given to him by our Father. Our Father gave him all of this power and ability to carry out His wrath on the wicked. 

·         Remember Jesus does everything in love. So the correction in the book of Revelation is to make people better, not just to get even with them. Jesus’ correction sets people free from the bondage of sin and the world.

·         I find it really powerful that the color of the horse that this rider is given is white. White in prophesy represents purity. We don’t often think of conquerors as being pure, but this rider’s horse, or his power to rage war, is pure. This shows us that our Father is in total control of the conquering and His judgments are righteous and they are true!

·         Are you seeing anything developing here with the definition of this rider? Ask yourself, Who is now the King of Kings and Lord of Lord’s, 1 Timothy 6:15? Who is now more than a conqueror, Romans 8:37? (This verse tells us that we are more than conquerors, but we are, only because Jesus is!) Who has now had all things placed under His feet, Ephesians 1:22? Who now holds the keys of death and Hell, Revelation 1:18? And Who rides on a white horse in Revelation 19:11? The answer to all of the questions is Jesus and only Jesus! 

·         Who better than Jesus to go and rage righteous and pure warfare on the wicked? Who has our Father placed in charge of His judgments? Jesus is the One Who has been raised up to sit in Heavenly places. 

·         And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God); and let Your right hand guide You to tremendous things. Your arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under You; Your darts pierce the hearts of the King's enemies. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness, uprightness, and right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.  Psalm 45:4-7

·         The First Horseman has a crown, because the first Horseman is Jesus! Jesus begins to pour out our Father’s wrath from Heaven. He has not returned to the earth when He begins to pour out our Father’s wrath on the wicked. We know this because the seventh Trumpet, the final trumpet, has not yet been sounded. The last day for the earth as it stands and is ruled now has not yet occurred.

·         The great peace for us in knowing this Truth, is that our Father is in total control of His wrath and He is pouring it out through our Lord and our Friend, Jesus, John 15:15. So ask yourself this question: why would we need raptured from the wrath of our Father, when the Rider of the White Horse, is our Lord and Savior? Jesus’ Blood has been applied to our lives and just as it was with the Israelites in Egypt, the wrath of our Father will pass us by! 

·         But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot. 1 Peter 1:19