SEVEN SEALS (2): RED HORSE (REVELATION 6:3-4)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Revelation
a) John wrote Revelation while a prisoner on the Island of Patmos, approximately 85-95 A.D. Its purpose is to give encouragement and hope for all Christians to continue watching for the return and triumph of the Lord Jesus Christ. It also is to warn of the Final Judgment that nonbelievers will endure on that Last Day.
b) John wrote that Revelation is special because,“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).
c) A brief view of the Book of Revelation. It gives you some basic understanding of the book of Revelation.
2. The Second Seal (The Red Horse)
Revelation 6:3-4
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come[a].” 4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
3. The Lamb Opens The Second Seal
Revelation 6:3-4
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come[a].” 4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
3. The Lamb Opens The Second Seal
a) We now look at the second horse and its rider among “the four horses of the apocalypse”. This is the red horse whose rider has a sword.
b) In Scene 2, the Lamb opens the second seal. The second living creature calls to John, “Come!”. John sees the second horseman on a red horse carrying a sword with which to slaughter (Revelation 6:3-4).
4. Second Creature Speaks
a) The second creature was like a calf (Revelation 4:7). This, like the lamb, is a symbol of sacrifice and represents the fact that Jesus, our great high priest, made the perfect sacrifice when he let himself be slain, and let his blood be shed, for our sins (Hebrews 9:11-12, 1 John 2:1-2).
5. Second Rider On Red Horse
a) The rider with the sword represents slaughter and bloodshed, people killing people. This too is a tribulation common throughout human history, and shall be so for the entire gospel age until Jesus comes.
6. Christians And Bloodshed
a) The following scripture chain will show how Christians should consider the problem of people murdering and slaying their fellow man, especially killing people because of their faith.
i) Genesis 4:6-7, Romans 1:28-29, Revelation 21:8, James 4:2, Revelation 6:9, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 24:9, Luke 9:22-24.
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b) In Scene 2, the Lamb opens the second seal. The second living creature calls to John, “Come!”. John sees the second horseman on a red horse carrying a sword with which to slaughter (Revelation 6:3-4).
4. Second Creature Speaks
a) The second creature was like a calf (Revelation 4:7). This, like the lamb, is a symbol of sacrifice and represents the fact that Jesus, our great high priest, made the perfect sacrifice when he let himself be slain, and let his blood be shed, for our sins (Hebrews 9:11-12, 1 John 2:1-2).
5. Second Rider On Red Horse
a) The rider with the sword represents slaughter and bloodshed, people killing people. This too is a tribulation common throughout human history, and shall be so for the entire gospel age until Jesus comes.
6. Christians And Bloodshed
a) The following scripture chain will show how Christians should consider the problem of people murdering and slaying their fellow man, especially killing people because of their faith.
i) Genesis 4:6-7, Romans 1:28-29, Revelation 21:8, James 4:2, Revelation 6:9, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 24:9, Luke 9:22-24.
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