The Seven Seals (Rev. 6:1-17; 8:1) (Part 2)

1. FIRST SEAL > rise of the antichrist > Mt. 24:4-5

^“Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures

saying as with a voice of thunder, 'Come.' I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it

had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” (Rev. 6:1-2)

The rider on this white horse is not the same as the rider on the white horse in Rev. 19:11. The rider on the white horse in Rev. 19:11 is Jesus Christ, while the rider on the white horse in Rev. 6:2 is the Antichrist. This Antichrist will be a demon-controlled political figure who will rule the world once the Rapture of the Church has happened. He will control politics, commerce, religion and the military.

Concerning a person whose ambition is that great, you would expect an upsurge in opposition. Rev. 6:2 says there won't be. Notice that he has a bow but there is no mention of arrows. He won't need them because the world will gladly welcome and accept him – at least at first.

Think of the turmoil that will be in the world the moment after the Rapture occurs. The world will be looking for a leader, someone with answers and solutions.