THE BOOK OF REVELATION
Part 18
“Lord of Victory” “King of Majesty”
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Chapter 6 of Revelation through chapter 18 is the
time of the 7 Year Tribulation (first 3 ½ years—antichrist false-peace, which
is also known as "the lesser tribulation" or “the minor tribulation” followed
by 3 ½ years of “the Great Tribulation”).
In chapter 6, we see that the Lamb of God opens the
Scrolls and breaks the Seals, and in chapter 5, we see that He is the Lion of
the Tribe of Judah—the Root of David that prevailed.
He is the Lion and the Lamb!
All the hosts of Heaven with the myriads of angels will
ascribe to Him worship in a great ‘victory chant’ declaring that He is worthy
to receive 7 Divine tributary- Blessings.
Meanwhile, every creature in Heaven and on the Earth,
and in the sea, and even under the earth [hell], will applaud THE FATHER, and
THE SON—"King of kings" and "Lord of lords" in “a
four-fold” praise:
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about
the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten
thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honour, and Glory, and
Blessing.
And every creature which is in Heaven, and on the Earth, and
under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I
saying, Blessing, and Honour, and Glory, and Power, be unto Him that sitteth
upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders
fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever.
Rev 5:11-14 KJV
But, all whose names are not written in the Lamb’s
Book of Life, will worship “the beast” who was given power to make war against
the saints [tribulation saints] and to conquer them.
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.
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.
Rev 13:7-8 KJV
The antichrist’s ascendancy is seen in Revelation
6:1-2, as the Lamb opens the first of the Seven Seals.
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 (KJV).
For many years, "a rider on white horse"
representing 'a conqueror bent on conquest' has been a replica used by the
European Union, and some Masonic organizations.
“The antichrist” will claim to be a ‘messiah’ and
will deceive many.
Our Lord Jesus said:
For many will come in My Name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will
deceive many.
Matt 24:5 NIV
This mysterious rider on a white horse was given a crown;
implying that this horseman is a leader who attains power without earning it
through war or politics. According to the book of Daniel, he attains power
through flatteries and intrigue, not political elections or military power.
This horseman is given power to overcome. He is not
a warrior or general, he is an overcomer.
His reign on the earth will be temporal.
One out of every four people on the planet will be
killed in the ride of “the fourth horseman.” They will die from: violence (the
sword), famine, death, and crazed animals (beasts of the earth).
“The antichrist” will wreak havoc unlike any seen
since the dawn of mankind.
The souls of Christian martyrs cry out for justice,
as this is readily observable inside the Heaven, and they are told, ominously,
to wait until the rest of the future martyrs are slain (Rev. 6:9-11). This
verse is an indication that a great persecution of Christians is soon coming!
“Death” rides on ‘the pale horse.’
God’s Word declares that “death” is the last enemy
to be conquered.
In Revelation 19, Jesus Christ thunders through the clouds
on His white horse, with the saints of the Old Testament and the New Testament,
riding forth majestically and victoriously to take over reins of the Earth.