4 And another horse came out, flaming red. And its rider
was empowered to take the peace from the earth, so that men slaughtered one
another; and he was given a huge sword.
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Red represents
sin and fierce anger.
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Sin causes men to
destroy themselves and others and it removes peace from us.
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Sword represents
the power to punish. So huge punishment is coming on the sin of the earth.
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But our Father’s
punishment is out of love and for its for correction. A loving parent will correct
their children, but they do it out of love. Our Father has created all things
and He is love, so His wrath is on the actions that harm us, they are not on
His children.
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He doesn’t do or
allow these events to get even with us, but to set us free. If our Father were a get even kind of Father, why did He send Jesus in the first place? Why did He not destroy the Israelites in the wilderness?
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There is going to
be mass salvation during the Great Tribulation, Hebrews 11:12, Revelation 7:9.
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And it shall come
to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit
upon all mankind, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy [telling
forth the divine counsels] and your young men shall see visions (divinely
granted appearances), and your old men shall dream [divinely suggested] dreams.
Acts 2:17
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This rider has no
crown, he is not a ruler, his power is only to influence men to kill one
another, and he is given power by our Father to have great influence in doing
so. We can see this because this rider was given a huge sword. Since there is
no crown mentioned with this rider, I believe that he is spiritual. He may be a
man, but there is a reason that Jesus clearly showed John that only one rider
had a crown. Jesus also showed John that He would conquer with a bow, or
conquer from far away, so Jesus’ power to conquer would be angelic, coming
first from Heaven. The horse that this horseman rides is red, red represents
fierce anger and sin. Have you ever heard the phrase, “His eyes flashed
red?”
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Jesus will send
forces from Heaven that will influence wicked men to destroy each other. Jesus
taught us that whatsoever we sow, that shall we reap. So it shouldn’t cause
anyone any grief to accept that our Father will cause wicked people, who have
harmed one another, to now have the desire to destroy one another. In the last
days the wicked will kill one another with a vengeance! But the death of the flesh does not mean that our Father is done with the person. Our spirits can still be corrected in Hades. This is why Jesus went and preached to the souls in Hades when He was crucified.
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Also war and its
effects often times drive people to help each other and care for each other in
ways that they may have never done before. In times of great distress many men
can become very loving and compassionate towards each other. I believe that
Jesus waging war in righteousness will accomplish the same thing during the end
times. There may be major wars and death, but love will not be absent from the
earth. I actually believe that a lot of what we are shown deals with our spirits. Our flesh may very well be prospering while are spirits are being killed, or separated from the Truth of our Father.
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Moreover
[let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our
troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and
affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. And endurance (fortitude) develops
maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of
this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of
eternal salvation. Such hope never disappoints or deludes or
shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy
Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5
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