The Third Seal and a Black Horse Revelation 6:5

After the worship scene in heaven where “the Lamb” of God received the “scroll” in God's right hand, the tribulation period began upon the earth, and John the apostle “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, 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”, and in chapter six and verse five of Revelation John saw “the third beast say, come and see” and he saw “a black horse” where we read:

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.

The verse reads, “And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.” John began with the words, “and when” which means “at the time and moment” “he had opened” which means “Jesus unfastened and loosed” “the third seal” or “the third signet seal from the scroll”, “I heard” or “John was endowed with the faculty of hearing, was attentive to, considered and understood” “the third beast” which refers to “the third of the four living beings which surrounded God's throne” “say” or “utter, declare and proclaim”, “Come” or “make appearance, arise, show yourself and be established” “and see” which means “perceive, notice, discern, discover and observe”. John saw Jesus “unfasten” the “third signet seal” which was upon the “scroll”, and he “heard the third living being” instruct him to “show himself and perceive” that which he was going to show him.

The verse continues, “And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.” John added the words, “and I beheld” which means “and John looked, perceived, saw, discerned and discovered”, “and lo” or “and behold” “a black horse” or “a horse that was colored like unto black ink”; “and he that sat” which means “and the certain one who was seated, occupied and dwelt” “on him” or “upon the black horse” “had a pair of balances” which means “held, owned and possessed scales” “in his hand” or “within his hand”. When John looked upon this “black horse”, he notice it's rider had “balancing scales” within his hand.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we discover this “third” horse and horseman that were employed by God to pour out judgment upon the earth. The one riding this “black horse” was holding a “balance scale” in his hand, and the “scale” would indicate God's next judgment upon the earth. God does not desire people to go through these times of judgment, and He sent His Son Jesus to save them from their sins so they would not have to endure them. Today is His day of “salvation” before these “horsemen” arise, and may all who consider these things in advance “Come and see”.

Next time John shares how he, “heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, a measure of wheat for a penny”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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