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06-26-2006, 02:39 AM
Rev. 6.2 What is the significance of the white horse? There are three different interpretations.
(1) It refers to Antichrist. The reasons are as follows:
a) Christ does not ride on a white horse till in the time of chapter 19. So that this incident cannot refer to Him.
b) In speaking of the tribulation, Matthew 24 relates four things, among which are mentioned false christs. Naturally, then, what is being referred to here should be the false christ.
c) There being a bow but without an arrow indicates that the victory is not real. Thus this cannot refer to Christ.
(2) It alludes to international peace pacts, and the arguments for this interpretation are as follows:
a) White is the color of righteousness, hence the saints wear white garments and the Lord rides upon a white horse. This is peace brought in through righteousness.
b) A bow without an arrow is a sign of peace. International peace is thus maintained with righteous might.
(3) It points to Christ, and the reasons given for this interpretation are as follows:
a) Since the one who rides the white horse mentioned in chapter 19 is Christ, it naturally must be Christ in chapter 6.
b) Since power and authority rendered to the other three horses are given by God, that of the first horse must also be given by God. And whom will God crown except Christ?
c) Only Christ comes forth conquering and to conquer.
d) Christ must have taken the bow before He was crowned. A bow without an arrow implies that the arrow has already been shot and that thus it has dealt the devil a fatal wound on the cross . God therefore crowns Christ that He may be glorified.
e) Concerning the four horses, only in 6.4 is the word "another" used, thus intimating that the [B]first horse is different from the later three horses.
f) The priority in God’s plan is that His Son shall conquer—and His conquest is the victory of the gospel. (One of the four living creatures says "Come" [in some old manuscripts it is rendered "Go"], for the living creatures themselves do not speak with the tone of command.) Which of the three interpretations is correct? The third one (pointing to Christ) seems to be more reasonable, hence we will decide on Christ.
(1) It refers to Antichrist. The reasons are as follows:
a) Christ does not ride on a white horse till in the time of chapter 19. So that this incident cannot refer to Him.
b) In speaking of the tribulation, Matthew 24 relates four things, among which are mentioned false christs. Naturally, then, what is being referred to here should be the false christ.
c) There being a bow but without an arrow indicates that the victory is not real. Thus this cannot refer to Christ.
(2) It alludes to international peace pacts, and the arguments for this interpretation are as follows:
a) White is the color of righteousness, hence the saints wear white garments and the Lord rides upon a white horse. This is peace brought in through righteousness.
b) A bow without an arrow is a sign of peace. International peace is thus maintained with righteous might.
(3) It points to Christ, and the reasons given for this interpretation are as follows:
a) Since the one who rides the white horse mentioned in chapter 19 is Christ, it naturally must be Christ in chapter 6.
b) Since power and authority rendered to the other three horses are given by God, that of the first horse must also be given by God. And whom will God crown except Christ?
c) Only Christ comes forth conquering and to conquer.
d) Christ must have taken the bow before He was crowned. A bow without an arrow implies that the arrow has already been shot and that thus it has dealt the devil a fatal wound on the cross . God therefore crowns Christ that He may be glorified.
e) Concerning the four horses, only in 6.4 is the word "another" used, thus intimating that the [B]first horse is different from the later three horses.
f) The priority in God’s plan is that His Son shall conquer—and His conquest is the victory of the gospel. (One of the four living creatures says "Come" [in some old manuscripts it is rendered "Go"], for the living creatures themselves do not speak with the tone of command.) Which of the three interpretations is correct? The third one (pointing to Christ) seems to be more reasonable, hence we will decide on Christ.