First Seal

Revelation 6: 1-2

 

1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"

2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

 

  • Behold a white horse
  • A symbol of a church
  • A white righteous church, so close to the original that it looked pure and holy
  • Horse is a charger or a power

 

  • He that sat on him had a bow:
  • “He” does not have a name yet
  • Rides on this power of a white righteous church to conquer
  • Has a bow but no arrows – he is harmless, a “bluff” playing the part of a hypocrite

 

  • A crown was given unto him:
  • A crown given afterwards, when he started his ride he was a spirit or “sayings among the people” then deeds, then a doctrine.  He has enough power now to be tangible or seen so he can wear a crown that was “given” to him.  The power or doctrine in the people gave him a crown.  They crowned a “Pope”.  The spirit became a man at Nicea and they crowned him.

 

  • Went forth conquering and to conquer.
  • Antichrist begun his ride as sayings contrary to the TRUE WORD that the people had in the first church age Ephesus, but he must be still so close to the original to conquer or deceive the people into believing a lie.  Thus a white righteous church riding out among the laity to conquer them with false doctrine and they went for it so much until that spirit incarnated a man and they crowned him with all power of heaven, hell and purgatory.
  • This first stage he is called the antichrist.  The beast like a Lion was sent to combat this antichrist.  This stage includes the first 3 church ages, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos. 
  • This rider is Satan’s “superman”, the incarnate devil, an educated genius.  As he rides his white denominational horse, he will deceive the people and conquer every religion of the world.  The only group of people he will not conquer are those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Revelation 13:8.