Revelation

I'm glad that you mentioned this. You would think more peoplel would understand this but it's not that simple I guess.

Ok, I see what you're saying. That's truly interesting to consider, though I think I'd have to research it a little more to fully understand.

I like the idea of the horse being us and how we hold a responsibility to carry Jesus to the world.

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I got John Wesley's commentary on the Bible and here is what he as to say about the first horseman.

Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow - This colour, and the bow shooting arrows afar off, betoken victory, triumph, prosperity, enlargement of empire, and dominion over many people.

Another horseman, indeed, and of quite another kind, appears on a white horse, Rev_19:11. But he that is spoken of under the first seal must be so understood as to bear a proportion to the horsemen in the second, third, and fourth seal.

Nerva succeeded the emperor Domitian at the very time when the Revelation was written, in the year of our Lord 96. He reigned scarce a year alone; and three months before his death he named Trajan for his colleague and successor, and died in the year 98. Trajan's accession to the empire seems to be the dawning of the seven seals. And a crown was given him - This, considering his descent, Trajan could have no hope of attaining. But God gave it him by the hand of Nerva; and then the east soon felt his power. And he went forth conquering and to conquer - That is, from one victory to another. In the year 108 the already victorious Trajan went forth toward the east, to conquer not only Armenia, Assyria, and Mesopotamia, but also the countries beyond the Tigris, carrying the bounds of the Roman empire to a far greater extent than ever. We find no emperor like him for making conquests. He aimed at nothing else; he lived only to conquer. Meantime, in him was eminently fulfilled what had been prophesied of the fourth empire, Dan_2:40, Dan_7:23, that he should "devour, tread down, and break in pieces the whole earth."

I have been giving much study to this verse (Rev 6:1-2) lately and I have not been able to find much that is definitive on this subject. Your comparison of Matthew 24:4-9 is the best explanation, that is grounded in the Bible, that I have come across. Not even Daniel (that I can find) sheds any light on this particular portion of Revelation. Until something else comes along I guess that will have to do.

Some have shown that this is 1260 years using the day-year theory. If so, one would have to determine at what point one would start this date and its significance in history. Using the Scriptures to describe the situation at the point of the beginning of the date. What is tha abomination of desolation that stands in the holy place? This makes for some very interesting conjectures. Check out Robert Milligan's "Scheme of Redemption", page,546-547. The whole last chapter of that book is very interesting as it is right on target as to todays's events and was written MANY years ago. My copy was published in 1961 and in its SIXTEENTH printing, and I used it as a text book for doctrine class at KCC. Milligan is the guy Milligan College is named after.I do not know when the first printing was but it was LONG before 1961. If you do not have access to the book I will be gld to show it to you but need to hang on to it. Hope