During the seven years, God will pour out three consecutive sets of judgments- seven seals in a scroll, which is called the Seal Judgments; Seven Trumpets; and Seven Bowls. These judgments are handed down for the purpose of shaking us loose from whatever shred of security we might have left. As the scroll is opened and the seals are broken, revealing the judgments, the first four are represented by the horsemen- the Four Horsemen of the Apocolype. If you have ever been exposed to such imagery and language before, you probably considered it only symbolic. The Four Horseman are white, red, black and pale. The White horsemen represents the Antichrist, the red horse signifies war, the black horse famine, and the pale horse death.
Now lets look at Revelation 6:1-2:
Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and See" And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
It's not God's intent to convey individual personality through the imagery of these horsemen, but rather world conditions. They don't all refer to specific people, because, for instance, the fourth horseman is called Death. The First horseman; the Lamb is the one that opens the first seal and reveals that horseman. The Lamb is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who died for our sins, was resurrected, and will Rapture His Churches. In Scripture the first in a succession is always important- like the firstborn, the first day of the week, the first commandment. The first rider, the first of the four horses of the first seven judgments, is important! He sets the tone. He is the key to understanding the rest of the horsemen, the rest of the Seal Judgments. Who is this first horseman? Clearly he represents the Antichrist and his kingdom. His purpose is conquering and to conguer. He has a bow in his hand, a symbol of aggressive warfare, and yet there is not mention of an arrow. So how will he conquer? Other passages indicate that he is a 'willful king' and that he will triumph through diplomacy. He will usher in false peace, promising world unity. Will he be victorious? Yes! He has a crown. I say it again; The rider of the white horse is the Antichrist, who comes as a deceiver promising peace and uniting the world. The Old Testament book of Daniel 9:24-27- says he will sign a treaty with Israel. He will appear to be their friend and protector, but in the end he will be their conqueror and destroyer. Our only hope is in Christ, and even in him we will likely suffer, but at least you will be saved and go to a better place.
I will go to Daniel 9:26-27
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself; and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. ( The phrase, "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off," gives us the exact time, even the very year that the Messiah would be crucified. The words, "cut off," refer to His Crucifixion. The phrase, "But not for Himself," refers to Jesus dying for mankind and taking upon Himself the penalty for mankind. In other words, He did not die for crimes He had committed, but rather for the cromes mankind had committed. The phrase, "And the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and sanctuary," refers to the Romans, who fulfilled this Prophecy in A.D. 70. However, the "prince," as used here, actually refers to the Antichrist, who has not yet come, but will come from among the ten kingdoms yet to be formed inside the old Roman Empire territory.)
And he shall Confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (The phrase, "And he shall confirm," refers to the Antichrist. The phrase, "And in the midst of the week," refers to three and a half years, at which time the Antichrist will show his true colors and stop the Sacrifices in the newly-built Temple. At that time he will actually invade Israel, with her suffering her first defeat since her formation as a nation in 1948. The phrase, "Even until the consummation," means until the end of the seven-year Great Tribulation period. The phrase, "and that determined shell be pured upon the desolute," refers to all the Prophecies being fulfilled regarding the great suffering that Israel will go through the last three and a half year of the Great Tribulation.)
Now lets jump to Matthew 24:21-22
For then shall be great tribulation (the last three and a half years) such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be (the worst the worst the world has ever known, and will be so bad that it will never be repeated) And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved (refers to Israel coming close to extinction) but for the elect's (Israel's) sake those days shall be shortened (by the Second Coming).
Now everything that I have in read are the meaning of the verses that I have written. With any questions please feel free to write me. God Bless.
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