Apocalypse Already? Do The HorsemenYet Ride? 10/16/2002 Recently the L-rd brought to my attention something I had never noticed before. I was reading and studying in Daniel chapter 7 and came to the realization that the four beasts mentioned in that chapter probably did not start with Babylon. It appears that they could all arise now in the last day. Others have postulated this idea, I am not the first, and I am beginning to think that this particular view is correct. It is also becoming apparant that what the modern shepherds have taught us about the white horse, may not be altogether correct: I believe he could be the AntiChrist, but what if he is just the imposter sent out to fool mankind? The rider of the white horse could be just the first of the four horsemen, (the rumblings of WWIII), going out "conquering and to conquer." The reason modern scholars have suggested the white horse is AntiChrist is because of his color, (representing his imitation of the Messiah), but if this be true then whom does the pale horse represent? After much consideration, I realized that the pale horse is a much better candidate for the AntiChrist, for his name is Death; and Hell follows him, but that does not exclude him from also being the white horse transformed either, (A false resurrection from bad to worse), or the two horesemen working ultimately together. So let�s take a look at some of the indicators in the text that show what is the likely scenario we may be entering into, (or have possibly already entered into)! KJV Daniel 7:1-28 1. �In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.� (Ok so this is the first year of Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, this is important later.) 2. �Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.� (Notice that the four winds are not coming one after the other; but all seem to be striving against each other.) 3. �And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.� (So accordingly: if this prophecy speaks of today, then we will see four kingdoms, beasts, etc., �strive� against each other; and the final outcome will be the ten horned beast that a little horn arises from, and the little horn will �pluck out� three of the ten horns from this final kingdom.) 9. �I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.� (Notice here that the thrones appear to be cast down simultaneously.) 10. �A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.� (This is very similar to the throne room mentioned in Revelation, it is likely the same time frame as Rev.4 & 5.) 11. �I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12. As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.� (Here we have once again; the �rest of the beasts� lost their dominion, but their lives were prolonged! This suggests not consecutive, but congruent kingdoms.) 13. �I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 15. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16. I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.� (It says these four kings shall arise out of the earth: since it is already the first year of Belshazzar; the last king of Babylon, then these four cannot start with Babylon; they are future from Daniel�s time.) 18. �But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19. Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20. And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22. Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 28. Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.� Now what seems to be the case here is that these four kings are four kingdoms of the period just before the Great Tribulation. What are the worlds most powerful regions today? Let us look again at the four beasts and their correlation to the first four horsemen of Revelation chapter 6; there is an eerie similarity between these prophecies and current events. The First Beast: Dan.7:4 �The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.� This kingdom is like a lion; no fear, powerful, unrelenting, hunts and stalks his prey, and has the wings of an eagle, (air power). If this kingdom is active today it can only describe the United States, with its national emblem: the eagle. This lion is described as being lifted up from the earth to stand on two feet like a man. This is tantamount to Rocky Balboa�s uppercut: launching Apollo Creed two feet off the canvas! The lion is shown that he is not as powerful as he thought: his wings are plucked off; (he looses his air power). He is given a man�s heart: fear, worry, dread, 9-11, (economic collapse?). What are the similarities between this kingdom and the white horse? KJV Revelation 6:1-2 �And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.� Notice the rider has a bow but no arrows are mentioned. The white horse is the first king to make his move, he goes forth conquering and to conquer. This could be the world-wide U.S./U.K. war on terror. At this time the U.S. does not have any real �teeth� to its war in the Middle East and Iraq because the U.N, Russia, France, and others, refuse to give in to demands that the world body act against terrorist states, (ie. Iraq). So even though the U.S. may have a crown and bow, the arrows to actually take overt action are still elusive, (Hence the secret, covert war, already raging in Iraq, see articles in TimelineCharts). If my estimation of this situation is correct, then the U.S./U.K. war will never be approved by the U.N, and the U.S./U.K. will "go it alone." The White House, oops I mean white horse, could represent the righteous appearance, and the �just cause� of democracy, and its war on terror. Dan.7:4 and Rev. 6:1-2 have USA written all over them. See: Warning: 8/15/02. Update June 10, 2003: Just 13, <<-(occult number) days after the opening shots were fired in the War On Terror in Afghanistan, (October 7, 2001 Presidential address to the nation), President Bush attended a bilateral summit in Shanghai, China with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, October 20th, 2001. President Bush also held a separate meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to discuss Japanese cooperation in the anti-terror coalition, as well as the need to rebuild Afghanistan following the military campaign against the Taliban regime in that country. "Japan expressed an interest in ... being a part of that," the official said. "And President Bush said he would welcome a role for Japan in that area." The US President and Japanese Prime Minister exchanged gifts as they had recently become accustomed to doing. The gift that was given to our US President however, held more meaning than anyone realized at the time or even more than most of us realize now�. It was an ancient bow; the same type of bow mentioned of the rider of the White Horse in the book of the Revelation. One will notice, upon a quick reading of the passage in Rev. 6:2, that the rider of the White Horse is not said to have any arrows�just the bow is mentioned, along with a crown, and like our President; he goes out conquering and to conquer! Interestingly, the President's gift came with a single arrow, but it was not the type used as a weapon in ancient times! It is the type of arrow with a �forked tip� that was shot at the start of a battle. The forked tip would whistle and signal the start of the campaign to the rest of the horsemen. This type of, (large), bow, (with a single, fork-tipped arrow), was used only by the commander of an army of horsemen! In other words: the lead-off horseman! In the book of the Revelation this is the White Horse. The color white, (of the White Horse), symbolizes the �just cause� appearance of democracy and its War On Terror. Following is the White House transcript of the background briefing with a photo, (added). I have highlighted the pertinent sections: Transcript Update 06/21/03: Today; an occult �high� day, Summer Solstice- June 21. A Debkafile report confirms what Bible prophecy seems to be pointing at here, this report sent cold chills over me: [Al Qaeda steps up threats to Americans and allies Saturday night. (June 21, 2003) In message to Kuwaiti al Watan, Osama bin Laden promises deadly blow to �international media serpent that serves Americans�, also to �cut off wings of American eagle.�] The Second Beast: Dan. 7:5 �And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.� Russia's national emblem has always been the bear. The second seal says this rider is RED, the color associated with communism. Both Russia and Red China have murdered untold millions of their own people in their rise to power: "devour much flesh," (and there is much more to come). What would be the "three ribs" in the mouth of Russia? The three Baltic states; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania! Remember them? They were the only countries that Russia refused to relinquish after the Berlin wall fell in 1989, (when the Russians let go of the western half of their empire: the East Block, European countries). All three Baltic states are sandwiched together, (one on top of another), like three "ribs." And yes....when Russia did finally let go of the western half its empire it did "raise itself up on one side!" KJV Rev. 6:3-4 �And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.� This beast is described as a bear above in Daniel, and here we are told it is red: is this the union of communist Russia, China, and Muslim fanatical Islam? (Muslim Red Crescent same as Russian?) We have already seen that this is the modern day reality. The second king takes peace from the entire earth. Mass suicide and terror strikes worldwide?�It has already begun and will only get worse. Al Qaeda, Hizballah, Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hamas, Tanzim, Jihad Islami, Mujahadin, Force 17, PLO, shall I go on? All of them are linking up to form an army of Islamic Jihad warriors worldwide. They are also given supplies, arms, and possibly nuclear material by Russia, China, and North Korea, (even Libya has been found recently to have a nuclear program). They shall �devour much flesh� for their communist comrades. The Third Beast: Dan. 7:6 �After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.� UPDATED Aug. 18, 2008: This beast may have just very recently arisen, unlike the Russian Bear and the United States Eagle/Lion that have been around for some time; this four headed beast may actually be what we recently began referring to as the Middle East "Quartet." The four partners in this recent New World Order configuration are Russia, the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations. This is the new beast on the scene that will force the peace plan down Israel's throat; (the latest draft is known as the "Annapolis plan") The "four wings" signify that this beast comes and goes very quickly. In other words: it comes onto the scene and leaves the world stage very quickly. The sole purpose of the "Quartet" is to annex Judah and Samaria from the heart of Israel and give it to the lords of the Philistines. Under the orginal "road map" plan of the Quartet, a 10 nation "commonwealth of states" was proposed to oversee the peace agreement when it was finalized; but Arafat rejected the plan. See Herodian Dynasty for the complete details of this plan. The ten kings were almost chosen at that time! They will have "power for one hour as kings with the beast," and will give their kingdoms to him. The coming world war will result in the final plan being put in place, and the world, as well as Christianity, will be none the wiser. We are much closer than most of us realize! Very soon I belive that the world economic collapse signifying the arrival of the black horse will take place, (Rev. 6:5-6), due to terrorism, wars, and the possibilty of a raging WWIII in the Middle East. KJV Rev. 6:5-6 �And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.� The Fourth and Final Beast, Dan. 7:7-8 �After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.� KJV Rev. 6:7-8 �And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.� This is the final kingdom before Christ returns to earth. This is the throne of the AntiChrist. The Middle Eastern �little horn� kingdom. The little horn will likely be the final ruler of the Herodian Dynasty. July 25, 2008 Update: The greek word used above, in Rev. 6:8, for "pale," is the word "chloros." It means green in all other new testament renderings. I guess the KJV translators just could not imagine a green horse! This is in line with the middle-eastern beast. Green is the official muslim color adopted by Mohammed himself as it was the color of his battle flag. Interestingly there are about 1.5 million muslims in the world right now..... a fourth part of the earth. Notice also that it does not say a fourth part of the population dies, but that the pale horse rider, death, and hell, have power over a fourth part of the earth...... And they kill with the sword. The little horn arises from this kingdom, watch the Palestinian state when it becomes a reality! Notice also that the little horn makes war with the saints in Daniel 7:21. Just like clockwork the fifth seal shows the same results from the coming of the pale horse. KJV Revelation 6:9-11 �And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of G-d, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O L-rd, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.� August 17, 2008 Now everything I have brought forth from the scripture, to this point, is confirmed by the Word; and by the Word Himself Yeshua; in His discourse on the time of the end. These words are not meant just for "Israel" because His disciples came and asked Him privately about these things; they were the true believers on which Yeshua began His church. His reply to them, (and you, and I,) speaks of the first five seals from the book of the Revelation before it was even given to John! I have endeavored to speak only what I have been given of the L-rd, and not much of what was written over 6 years ago herein has changed, except for minor details. Everything remains on track as we proceed down to the final timeframe of Yeshua. The first five seals are the "beginning of sorrows," and the great tribulation does not start until the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet: Matthew 24 3) �And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6) And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." "Wars and rumours of wars:" First seal, White Horse. 7a) For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: Nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: Second seal, Red Horse who takes peace away from the world: WWIII. 7b) and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Famines, pestilence, earthquakes: Third seal, Black horse; Fourth seal, pale horse. 8) All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9) Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Persecution; hated by all nations for the sake of His name: Fifth seal. 10) "And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11) And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12) And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14) And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Thus Yeshua calls upon us to endure until the end, and this is only the "beginning of sorrows," for the end is still not yet; though it begins in the next verse with the abomination of desolation:: 15) "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17) Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18) Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19) And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20) But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Thus is the beginning of the second half of Daniel's 70th Week; The Time of Jacobs Trouble, and the Great Tribulation. Which is; (as has been proven many times over throughout this site), all that remains of the 70th week of Daniel. Now some may say what about WWI and WWII as regards to wars and rumours of wars, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom? However, all of the signs must take place in the same generation as they are NOW: Matthew 24:32-34 32) "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33) So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34) Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.� What has also become evident is that the four beasts of Daniel 7 appear to be waring against each other, but are in fact working in concert, which we now see taking shape in the newest beast: the four headed "Quartet." It is once again; the old Hegelian Dialectic, create a cause for a world war so that the masses will accept the plan to save the planet. I found it interesting that US President Bush is threatening that the UN may prove itself "irrelevant." I wonder what the next world body will look like? I believe Rev. 13 has the answer! Notice that all four beasts of Daniel 7 are incorporated into the final AntiChrist-Beast! KJV Revelation 13:1-10 1. "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5. And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against G-d, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9. If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." Is it possible that we may already be in this timeframe? Have the white and red horses already galloped forth? What about the third beast, with four heads, of Daniel 7 that comes just before the final antichrist kingdom: is it the Quartet? What comes next could be much more terror, war, rumors of war, WWIII, (the pseudo-armegeddon), and the black horse: famine, food shortages, rioting accross the world, economic meltdown, and then death and the pale (green) horse: the antichrist kingdom. See the next two parts in this series; a dissertation on the "little horn," Part II: David and Goliath, (Yeshua vs Antichrist) Part III: Herodian Dynasty For a recent update on the new ruler of Babylon-Iraq, (America), the white horse, (America), and the start of the 2300 day prophecy. see: TimeLineCharts. |
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