Cross-Bow - Conquering, and to Conquer
The 6th Chapter of the Book of Revelation opens to the reader 6 of the 7 Seals, with the final, or 7th Seal, being opened in Rev. 8:1 KJB (more detail of which may be read in this author’s “7th Sealed In – Once Sealed, Always Saved” book). The first 4 of these Seals are marvelous in their textual descriptions and prophetic events. When opened, there are thunderous voices in Heaven which tell all, who desire to understand, to “Come and see.”
The opening of the first Seal brings forth a magnificent “white horse” with a rider holding a “bow” in his hand, and a crown being given unto him, so that he may go forth conquering and to conquer. Following that horse and its rider, comes the second through fourth Seals, and their symbolism. A red horse and giant sword, whose rider kills and takes peace from the earth. A black horse and a set of scales, with instructions regarding the sale of barley and wheat, and strict commands about oil and wine to be untouched. The fourth horse comes forth as pale and lifeless as death, with the grave (“hell”) following everywhere he went, and was able to kill with the sword (war), hunger (famine), death (plagues and disease), and even “beasts of the earth” (political nation-states of the world). While they are all important to understand and take heed to, including the final 3 Seals following after; it is to the first Seal alone that this work will involve itself.
Who is the “Lamb” which opens the Seals? Who are the “four beasts” which aid in describing the things which transpire after they are opened? What does it mean to “Come and see”? What is this “white horse” that comes forth? Who is its rider, and why do they have a “bow”? Why is its rider given a “crown”, and allowed to go “forth conquering, and to conquer”?
This present written material is designed to consider these things from the primary source of information, namely, the holy scriptures (KJB; King James Bible, English, being translated from the HOT (Hebrew Old Testament) and the GNT TR (Greek New Testament Textus Receptus)) and not from any other source, though other materials will give additional confirmation afterwards. The reason for this is found in the texts of Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB.
This labour of love (unto God & mankind) is also designed to appeal to the widest audience as possible, so that all may, “... sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Pet. 3:15 KJB), placing a long-forgotten gem of glorious truth back into its place of honour.