Is the sky really falling or is it just an acorn? Actually
it’s just an acorn. Timing is everything, and before peace is taken off the
earth several events must take place. Before any of the seals of the scrolls
are opened, the redeemed are in heaven waiting to see who is worthy to open
them. When the Lamb who looks as if he was killed comes forward, the redeemed
sing a new song about being redeemed by his blood and are made into kings and
priests. There are no other beings that are redeemed by the blood of Jesus
Christ, only humans can be redeemed by His blood. Once that takes place, Jesus
is given the scroll and proceeds to open the seals. Each seal has an effect on
the earth. We studied this a while back and I will post links to relevant blogs
for further study. But what are the horsemen doing before they ride out during
the start of the tribulation? They are keeping peace on the earth. If you happen
to be upon the earth after the redeemed are taken up or harpazo’d, you will experience a time when peace will be taken off
of the earth and you will see the mission of the four horsemen. But today,
before the redeemed are taken up, harpazo’d,
the horsemen have a mission to subdue evil and/or allow certain events. These
four horsemen are also known as the four winds of heaven. The Hebrew can be a
little confusing here as the Greek word for winds
means winds of the four quarters,
but the Hebrew changes the Greek word winds
to spirit. In many cases the word
for wind is indeed a spiritual being/s, but they should not be lumped into the
category of spirit, they are a
separate entity from Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, Ophanim, etc, as we will see.
We will start in Zechariah, written during the southern
kingdom’s captivity. This is important to remember. And while we see that there
are wars taking place on the earth, overall they are nothing like what the
people on earth will see when the seals are opened.
Zech 6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and
looked, and, behold, four chariots coming out from between two mountains; and
the mountains were brazen mountains. 2 In the first chariot were red
horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 3 and in the third
chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot piebald and ash-coloured
horses. 4 And I answered and said to the angel that talked with me,
What are these, my Lord?
5 And
the angel that talked with me answered and said, These are the four winds (417)
of heaven, and they are going forth to stand before (3936) the
Lord of all the earth. 6 As for the chariot in
which were the black horses, they went out to the land of the north; and the
white went out after them; and the piebald went out to the land of the
south. 7 And the ash-coloured went out, and looked to go and compass
the earth: and he said, Go, and compass the earth. And they compassed the
earth.
3936 Dodson: παρίστημι I bring, present, come up to and
stand by; I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.
Strong's: παρίστημι, or prolonged παριστάνω to stand
beside, i.e. (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend,
(figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid
Derivation: from G3844 and G2476; KJV Usage: assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield.
Derivation: from G3844 and G2476; KJV Usage: assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield.
We have four winds that ride chariots pulled by different
colored horses. They are going somewhere. Clearly this is not a figure of
speech that the wind is simply just blowing. The winds are going to present
themselves before Yahweh. They compass the earth. Just to put a bit of science
into perspective, the earth is a sphere, there are no corners. There are two
jet streams, one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere,
both flowing west to east. This is not what Zechariah is talking about. He is
not talking about the natural weather patterns, he is talking about spirit
beings that can bring wind but are part of the group called the “Sons of God”, Bene Elohim. They each have a quarter of
the earth. If we remember our study on the Ophan, or Ophanim, we will remember
they are “revolving ones”, beings that are spinning, transporting the glory of
God in Ezekiel. They are not wheels but spirit beings with backs, eyes,
eyebrows and hands; they can walk or spin. These four winds who ride on horses,
present themselves before God, just like the other Sons of God present
themselves at regularly scheduled times.
Job 1:6 And it came to pass on a day, that behold, the
angels of God came to stand (3936) before the Lord, and the devil came with
them. 7 And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come? And the
devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and
walking up and down in the world
Job 2:1 And it came to pass on a certain day, that the
angels of God came to stand (3936) before the Lord, and the devil came among
them to stand (3936) before the Lord. http://ecmarsh.com/lxx/Job/index.htm
Looking back to our study from “The Secrets of Enoch”, we
looked at the Ioanit Stations of Light.
Enoch notes nine regiments of beings, all different. We can search for each of
these beings and find them in the Bible, but Enoch lists them which makes them
easier to understand. But every one of those beings are found in our Bible. We
simply have to stop lumping everything into one big group. There are many
spirit beings, that are sons of the Most High, and they all have different
functions. We are not the center of the universe nor the only creation Yahweh
has ever made. We are not even the center of the story, we are only a part of a
bigger story. There is a bigger story going on around us. But this is why it is
confusing for the Hebrew to list these four winds as spirit. They are not The
Holy Spirit which is obvious as there are four beings. The Hebrew word ruach means “breath, wind, or spirit,
yet in the Greek the word means wind and
not just any wind. In the Greek there are words for south wind, breeze, blow, and
spirit, as well as wind from the four
quarters of the earth. What is the division of the four quarters of the
earth? We don’t know, but this word for wind has a particular portion, one
fourth, to inhabit.
417 ἄνεμος anemos an'-em-os From the
base of G109; wind;
(plural) by implication (the four) quarters (of the earth)
The four winds/horsemen/spiritual beings who are given a
portion of the earth to guard and give account to the Lord sometimes work
together as verse 8 suggests. Let’s go on.
Zech 6:8 And he cried out and spoke to me, saying,
Behold, these go out to the land of the north, and they have quieted mine anger
in the land of the north.
9 And the word of the Lord came to me,
saying, 10 Take the things of the captivity from the chief men, and
from the useful men of it, and from them that have understood it; and thou
shalt enter in that day into the house of Josias the son of Sophonias that came
out of Babylon. 11 And thou shalt take silver and gold, and make
crowns, and thou shalt put them upon the head of Jesus the son of
Josedec the high priest; 12 and thou shalt say to him, Thus saith the
Lord Almighty;
Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall
spring up from his stem, and build the house of the Lord. 13 And he
shall receive power, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and there shall be
a priest on his right hand, and a peaceable counsel shall be between them both.
14 And the crown shall be to them that wait patiently,
and to the useful men of the captivity, and to them that have known it, and for
the favour of the son of Sophonias, and for a psalm in the house of the
Lord. 15 And they that are far from them shall come
and build in the house of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord Almighty
has sent me to you: and this shall come to pass, if ye will
diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God.
The four horsemen quieted the anger of the Lord in the
Northern region by subduing the spiritual powers that were stirring there. The
winds/horsemen were preparing the way for the captivity to end and the
rebuilding of the temple. If we read this carefully, this prophecy tells us
that the things these people will do are only a shadow of what Jesus Christ
will do. Jesus the Messiah will build the house of the Lord and He shall rule.
Prior to this Zechariah saw the horsemen and asked about
them.
Zech 1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man mounted on a
red horse, and he stood between the shady mountains; and behind him were red
horses, and grey, and piebald, and white. 9 And I said, What are
these, my lord? And the angel spoke with me said to me, I will
shew thee what these things are. 10 And the man that
stood between the mountains answered, and said to me, These are they whom the Lord has sent forth to go
round the earth. 11 And they answered the angel of the Lord that
stood between the mountains, and said, We have gone round all the earth, and,
behold, all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest.
12 Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O
Lord Almighty, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem, and the cities of
Juda, which thou has disregarded these seventy years?
They are sent to go around the earth, reporting what they
find. First the whole earth is inhabited. That means the whole earth, not just
the Middle East, all the continents and the islands are inhabited. Secondly,
the earth is at rest. While there have always been wars between tribes, at this
time the whole earth was at rest. Take note that this was during the seventy
year captivity in Babylon. Pretty soon Babylon would be overcome by Assyria. Remember
Daniel reading Jeremiah and praying because he knew the captivity was almost
over? Here we see the captivity coming to an end, a king named Cyrus will allow
the Israelites to go back to Judah and rebuild the temple. It will be the
temple of Nehemiah which will later be rebuilt as Herod’s temple. However this
means that shortly there will be a war and the earth will not be at rest, at
least not in Babylon.
Now take note here, the angel is asking Yahweh questions.
Angels don’t know what is in the future, they desired to look into the time that
the Holy Spirit would be poured out as Paul tells us. They have a function and
a mission and they do not have future insight. Paul also told us we will judge
them. Here, they seem to petition Yahweh for Jerusalem.
Zech 1:13 And the Lord Almighty answered the angel
that spoke with me good words and consolatory sayings. 14 And the
angel that spoke with me said to me, Cry out and say,
Thus saith the Lord Almighty; I have been jealous for
Jerusalem and Sion with great jealousy. 15 And I am very angry with
the heathen that combine to attack her: forasmuch as I indeed was a
little angry, but they combined to attack her for
evil. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem
with compassion; and my house shall be rebuilt in her, saith the Lord Almighty,
and a measuring line shall yet be stretched out over
Jerusalem. 17 And the angel that spoke with me said to me, Cry yet,
and say, Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Yet shall cities be spread abroad
through prosperity; and the Lord shall yet have mercy upon Sion, and shall
choose Jerusalem.
18 And I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold
four horns. 19 And I said to the angel that spoke with me, What are
these things, my lord? And he said to me, These are the horns that
have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the Lord
shewed me four artificers. 21 And I said, What are these coming to
do? And he said, These are the horns that scattered Juda, and they broke Israel
in pieces, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come forth to
sharpen them for their hands, even the four horns, the nations
that lifted up the horn against the land of the Lord to scatter it.
At the time of the Exodus, Yahweh calls the wind. Notice
that the Greek says Moses stretched out the rod into the heaven, but the modern
translations derived from the Masoretic text say Moses stretched out his rod
over Egypt. Heaven is the correct word and it makes a huge difference.
Ex 10:13G2532And G1614Moses
stretched out G* G3588the G4464rod G1519into G3588the G3772heaven,
G2532and G2962the lord
G1863brought
G417[2wind
G35581 the south]
G1909upon G3588the G1093land G3650[2entire
G3588 G22503day G15651that] G2532and G3650entire
G3588 G3571night.
G4404In the
morning G1096came G3588the G417[2wind
G3588 G35581south]
G353lifting
up G3588the G200locust
Ex 10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of
Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all
that night; when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. AMP
Moses submitted to heaven (Yahweh) he did not spiritually
attack Egypt of his own accord. In other words, Moses submitted to Yahweh,
Yahweh sent the wind. Moses did not point out Egypt as if to demand Yahweh do
something to Egypt. That is the kind of thing that seems like a small error but
we don’t demand that Yahweh serve us, we submit to Yahweh. This small error can
have big consequences if we attempt to tell Yahweh what to do. He is The
Creator, not a genie in a bottle.
David sings a song to the Lord, and notes the Lord was seen
on the wings of the wind. But the Greek makes wind plural.
2 Sam 22:1 DAVID SPOKE to the Lord the words of this song
on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and
from the hand of Saul………11 He rode on a cherub and flew; He was seen upon the
wings of the wind. AMP
2 Sam 22: 11G2532And G1910he
mounted G1909upon G5502cherubim,
G2532and G4070.3was
spread out, G2532and G3708was
seen G1909upon G3588the G4420wings G417of the winds
The Lord was spread out on the wings of the winds of the
four quarters, the four horsemen. In the context of the temple, the gate
keepers were stationed according to the four winds. Again there is a slight
discrepancy here as the word winds is omitted.
1 Chron 9:22-24 All these chosen to be keepers at the
thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by their genealogies in their villages
[around Jerusalem], these men [whose grandfathers] David and Samuel the seer
had established to their office of trust.23 So they and their sons had
oversight of the gates of the Lord's house, that is, the house of the
tabernacle, by wards. 24 The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides [of
the house of the Lord] — on the east, west, north, and south. AMP
1Chr 9: 24G2596[3according
to G35884the G50645four G4176winds G1510.7.62were stationed
G4440.11 The gatekeepers]
-- G2596according
to G395the east,
G2532and G2596according
to G2281the west,
G2532and G1005north,
G2532and G3558south
On earth as it is in heaven, the gate keepers were
stationed according to the four winds, the horsemen. Jeremiah notes that the
Lord will bring the four winds to scatter the nation of Elam.
Jer 49:36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from
the four corners of heaven; and I will scatter them toward all those winds, and
there will be no nation to which the outcasts of Elam will not come. AMP
At the same time period Zechariah records for the people to
come out of land of the north. Again some discrepancy here between the modern
and the Greek translations.
Zech 2:6 Ho! ho! [Hear and] flee from the land of the
north, says the Lord, and from the four winds of the heavens, for to them have
I scattered you, says the Lord. AMP
Zech 2:6 G5599Oh, G5599Oh G5343flee G575from G1093the land
G1005of the north!
G3004says G2962the lord .
G1360For G1537from
out of G3588the G5064four G417winds G3588of the
G3772heaven
G4863I will
gather G1473you, G3004says G2962the lord
There is a difference between being scattered and being
gathered. One is aggressive implying punishment, one is compassionate implying
nurture. One is to fear the four winds, one is to recognize the help of the
four winds. Notice this verse in Mark.
Mark 13:27 And then He will send out the angels and will
gather together His elect (those He has picked out for Himself) from the four
winds, from the farthest bounds of the earth to the farthest bounds of heaven.
AMP
Gathering via the four winds is a good thing. This verse
regarding the end of days helps us to understand which translation in Zechariah
2 is more accurate. Now also note here the disciples speculating just how it is
the wind and sea obey Jesus.
Mark 4:39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the
sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if
exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect
peacefulness). 40 He said to them, Why are you so timid and fearful? How is it
that you have no faith (no firmly relying trust)? 41 And they were filled with
great awe and feared exceedingly and said one to another, Who then is this, that
even wind and sea obey Him? AMP
The wind and sea do obey him but so do the four horsemen of
the apocalypse/the four winds that ride chariots. Second Ezra is an apocalyptic
prophecy that matches events in Revelation. A huge multitude come from the four
winds of heaven to subdue the one who comes out of the sea. http://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2013/04/apollyonabaddon-locusts-bound-spiritual.html
2 Esd 13:3-5 And I beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong
with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look, all
the things trembled that were seen under him.4 And whensoever the voice went
out of his mouth, all they burned that heard his voice, like as the earth
faileth when it feeleth the fire.5 And after this I beheld, and, lo, there was
gathered together a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the
heaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea KJV
Now this is interesting, the four spiritual beings
stationed at the four corners of the earth, the four horsemen, the four winds,
actually hold back the earthly wind.
Rev 7:1 AFTER THIS I saw four angels stationed at the four
corners of the earth, firmly holding back the four winds of the earth so that
no wind should blow on the earth or sea or upon any tree. [Zech 6:5.] AMP
We might not understand this as we have another
mistranslation to confuse us. But in Deuteronomy the nations were divided
according to the number of angels of God. This means angels were assigned to
the nations.
Deut 32:8 When the Most High divided the nations, when
he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the nations according to
the number of the angels of God. 9 And his people Jacob became the
portion of the Lord, Israel was the line of his inheritance. http://ecmarsh.com/lxx/Deuteronomy/index.htm
Here is the Masoretic translation in the King James.
Deut 32:8-9 When the most High divided to the nations their
inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the
people according to the number of the children of Israel.9 For the Lord's
portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. KJV
Here is the interlinear.
Deut 32:8G3753When G1266[3divided 5into
parts G35881the G53102highest
G14844nations],
G5613as G1289he
disseminated G5207the sons
G*of
Adam, G2476he set
G3725the borders
G1484of
nations G2596according
to G706the number
G32of the angels
G2316of
God;
9G2532and G1096[3became
G33104a
portion G29625 for
the lord G29921his
people G1473 G*2Jacob].
G4979.1[2is
a piece of measured out land G28173of his
inheritance G1473 G*1Israel].
Out of all the translations, the Message gets it right.
Deut 32:8-9 When the High God gave the nations their stake,
gave them their place on Earth, He put each of the peoples within boundaries
under the care of divine guardians. 9 But God himself took charge of his
people, took Jacob on as his personal concern. (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in
Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
We need to recognize what we have learned so far. There are
beings called horsemen who ride chariots, also known as the four winds. There
are Angels who petition Yahweh for Jerusalem. There are angels assigned to
nations. These beings present themselves to Yahweh at scheduled times. So
without mentioning other Sons of God, we see a group of spiritual beings who
have a mission on the earth. What is the significance of these beings and their
roles on earth?
We talked about the “Book of Jubilees”, that it was highly
regarded in the Essene/Nazarene/Therapeutae communities and there were several
translations found among their writings. It is written from the perspective of an
angel speaking to Moses on Mt Sinai. Angels are taking note of things on the earth
and are reporting it back to Yahweh on those regularly scheduled meetings on
the Mount of the Congregation in the sides of the North.
Jubilees 4:4. And the Lord reproved Cain because of Abel,
because he had slain him, and he made him a fugitive on the earth because of
the blood of his brother, and he cursed him upon the earth. 5
5. And on this account it is written on the heavenly
tables, "Cursed is he who smiteth his neighbour treacherously, and let all
who have seen and heard say, So be it; and the man who hath seen and not
declared (it), let him be accursed as the other." 6. And for this
reason we announce when we come before the Lord our God all the sin which is
committed in heaven and on earth, and in light and in darkness, and everywhere.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jub/jub16.htm
The Watchers, a particular class of angelic being was to
instruct the children of men. Let’s think this through for a moment. The people
of the pre-flood era had instruction from spiritual beings to live better. Adam
had to be taught how to grow food. But as Enoch notes, some started teaching
knowledge of the wrong things. When the Sons of God come before the Lord they
give an account of what is happening on the earth.
Jubilees 4:15. And in the second week of the tenth jubilee
Mahalalel took unto him to wife Dînâh, the daughter of Barâkî’êl the daughter
of his father's brother, and she bare him a son in the third week in the
sixth year, and he called his name Jared; for in his days the angels of the Lord
descended on the earth, those who are named the
Watchers, that they should instruct the children of
men, and that they should do judgment and uprightness
on the earth. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jub/jub17.htm
Yet something happened, the Watchers sinned.
Jubilees 5:1 And it came to pass when the children of men
began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them,
that the angels of God saw them on a certain year of
this jubilee, that they were beautiful to look upon; and they took themselves
wives of all whom they chose, and they bare unto them sons and they were
giants. 2. And lawlessness increased on the earth and
all flesh corrupted its way, alike men and cattle and
beasts and birds and everything that walketh on the earth-all of them corrupted
their ways and their orders, and they began to devour each
other, and lawlessness increased on the earth and every imagination of the
thoughts of all men (was) thus evil continually. 3.
And God looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt, and all flesh had
corrupted its orders, and all that were upon the earth had wrought all
manner of evil before His eyes. 4. And He said: "I shall destroy man and
all flesh upon the face of the earth which I have created." 5. But Noah
found grace before the eyes of the Lord. 6. And
against the angels whom He had sent upon the earth, He was exceedingly wroth, and He gave commandment to root them out of
all their dominion, and He bade us to bind them in the depths of the earth, and
behold they are bound in the midst of them, and are (kept) separate. 7. And
against their sons went forth a command from before His face that they should
be smitten with the sword, and be removed from under heaven.
Look at what happened to the Watchers that sinned, they
were sent to the depths of the earth (Enoch tells us the same thing). But look
at what is to happen to their offspring, they are to be killed by the sword and
not given a place in heaven. Yikes. I am sure that as the fallen ones watched
their children be killed they were heartbroken over their sins.
Jubilees 5:8. And He said "Thy spirit will not always
abide on man; for they also are flesh and their days
shall be one hundred and twenty years."
This does not mean men live for 120 years, it means that
from that time, in 120 years there would be a flood that would kill everyone,
all but eight people. Now notice the rest of this section. The Watchers saw the
destruction of their offspring.
Jubilees 5:9. And He sent His sword into their midst that
each should slay his neighbour, and they began to slay each other till they all
fell by the sword and were destroyed from the earth. 10. And their fathers were
witnesses (of their destruction), and after this they were bound in the depths
of the earth for ever, until the day of the great condemnation when judgment is executed on all those who have corrupted
their ways and their works before the Lord. 11. And He †destroyed† all from
their places, and there †was† not left one of them whom He judged not according
to all their wickedness. 12. And He †made† for all His works a new and
righteous nature, so that they should not sin in
their whole nature for ever, but should be all righteous each in his kind
alway. 13. And the judgment of all is ordained and written on the heavenly
tables in righteousness--even (the judgment of) all who depart from the path
which is ordained for them to walk in; and if they walk not therein judgment is
written down for every creature and for every kind. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jub/jub18.htm
What we have just noticed is a class of spiritual
beings, Watchers, which caused humankind to become adulterated with their
genetic makeup. They were not overlords for mankind but were teachers. Some
sinned and caused trouble on the earth. The spirits of their offspring comprise
the demonic class of spirit beings, working with the satan to entice humans to
sin. On the other side of the spiritual realm the Creator placed several ruling
classes of beings on earth to help and support humankind. But when the fullness
of this age comes, the redeemed will be brought to heaven to prepare for the
millennial kingdom. The only one worthy enough to open the seals to the
document that has been written concerning future events is Jesus. When the
seals are opened the four horsemen/four winds do not subdue evil spiritual
beings but allow them to attack humanity, causing widespread death and
destruction. This is only the beginning of the seven year period of trouble.
Rev 6:1-8 THEN I saw as the Lamb broke open one of the
seven seals, and as if in a voice of thunder I heard one of the four living
creatures call out, Come! 2 And I looked, and saw there a white horse whose
rider carried a bow. And a crown was given him, and he rode forth conquering
and to conquer. [Ps 45:4,5; Zech 1:8; 6:1-3.] 3 And when He broke the second
seal, I heard the second living creature call out, Come! 4 And another horse
came out, flaming red. And its rider was empowered to take the peace from the
earth, so that men slaughtered one another; and he was given a huge sword. 5
When He broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out,
Come and look ! And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and in his hand the rider
had a pair of scales (a balance). 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice from
the midst of the four living creatures, saying, A quart of wheat for a denarius
[a whole day's wages], and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not
harm the oil and the wine! [2 Kings 6:25.] 7 When the Lamb broke open the
fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature call out, Come! 8 So I looked,
and behold, an ashy pale horse [black and blue as if made so by bruising], and
its rider's name was Death, and Hades (the realm of the dead) followed him
closely. And they were given authority and power over a fourth part of the
earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence,
disease) and with wild beasts of the earth. [Ezek 5:12; Hos 13:14.] AMP
We are talking about a very specific period of time here.
Too many false prophets have claimed some of the seals have already been opened,
but we know that is not the case. Seal One has to be opened before Seal Two,
and Seal Three has to be opened before Seal Four. They are listed numerically
for a reason. Ordinal numbers imply order. In keeping with logic and good
sense, we understand that the redeemed are not partakers on the earth at this
time but are watching the seals being opened, praying and worshipping about
being purchased by Jesus’ blood. This is the time of the revealing of who Jesus
is which has been stolen and hidden by a kleptomaniac; the apocalypse. It is
only a harsh and sorrowful time for those who rejected Jesus. This is why the
Chicken Littles’ with predictions of cataclysms based on superstitions only
serve to confuse humanity regarding Jesus as Messiah. (Who would be behind
that?) Jesus comes for his own, he is building the temple and he doesn’t need
bricks and mortar.
The four horsemen of peace keep peace on the earth and allow
some unrest. While it seems there are wars and murders, and general evil
everywhere, this is not global catastrophe. Some evil slips in because of the
evil of mankind. Some evil is demonically inspired. Some evil is allowed for a higher purpose. And
when it happens to us, or is close to home it may feel like the tribulation has
started. But realistically the fourth seal, if opened today, would kill
1,750,000,000 people. I think we would take notice if nearly 2 billion people
died. The four winds that ride chariots with various colored horses have a
mission to the earth now. They will continue it until the redeemed are called
up. Meanwhile they present themselves to the Lord and announce the happenings
of earth at regularly scheduled times. While we only see through a glass
darkly, we realize angels also have no view of the future other than what is
written in the Bible. The winds of the four quarters have assignments on the
earth now and in the future their assignments are recorded so that we are fully
aware of the earth’s future.
