The First Rider and...the Bow

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English is a funny language. One word can mean many things, or at least a few things. For instance, the word "bow." It can mean to bow down before the Lord. It would mean a bow in a girl's hair. It could mean a battle weapon, or tool with which to hunt or...it could mean an arc, including a colorful, pastel...arc in the sky. A rainbow. So, when we read.....

Revelation 6:2 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.
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....we should question which bow is meant for it is a clue as to the identity of the rider on the white horse. We know it isn't one worn in his hair, or to hunt with, or to bow down but...is it a weapon or an arc, a rainbow? It is vital to understand for it is part of how he conquers! So, we go to the Strong's Concordance for the definition:

Bow #5115 ~ toxon, a bow (as the simplest fabric): from the base of #5088 - tikto, a strengthened form of a primary; to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth) lit. or fig. - bear, be born, bring forth, be delivered, be in travail.
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The bow this rider has is a fabric bow and is associated with "delivered, travail." That makes me think of......

Revelation 12:2-4 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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Are they connected? Yes, they are. The dragon is the first rider on the white horse with a bow...a fake rainbow. Why is it termed "bow" instead of "rain-bow?"

He used the same term, "bow," for the first rainbow after the flood of Noah...or did He? Is that what He is teaching? Is He telling us that the bow He set in the cloud is a rainbow or is Satan, for Satan is His servant and as such would be His "bow," a cheap fabric imitation...

Genesis 9:13-14 I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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The reason I question that is two-fold. The makeup of a literal rainbow is water and sun. Those were both around before Noah's flood. Is He speaking of a rainbow or the bow of Satan that "shall be seen in the cloud?" The "deceitful bow." And two,...this covenant was between God and the earth...not between He and His children but the earth.

Hosea 7:13,16 Woe unto them! for they have fled from Me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against Me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against Me. (16) They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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The true rainbow is of our Savior....

Revelation 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire:
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The difference in bow and rainbow? One is missing rain and Biblical rain is symbolic of God's teaching, truth.

Jude 12-13 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

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Those that receive the latter rain are standing under the true bow. The rider on the first horse "had a bow." Which one is it?




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[eduardo]

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English is a funny language. One word can mean many things, or at least a few things. For instance, the word "bow." It can mean to bow down before the Lord. It would mean a bow in a girl's hair. It could mean a battle weapon, or tool with which to hunt or...it could mean an arc, including a colorful, pastel...arc in the sky. A rainbow. So, when we read.....

Revelation 6:2 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.
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....we should question which bow is meant for it is a clue as to the identity of the rider on the white horse. We know it isn't one worn in his hair, or to hunt with, or to bow down but...is it a weapon or an arc, a rainbow? It is vital to understand for it is part of how he conquers! So, we go to the Strong's Concordance for the definition:

Bow #5115 ~ toxon, a bow (as the simplest fabric): from the base of #5088 - tikto, a strengthened form of a primary; to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth) lit. or fig. - bear, be born, bring forth, be delivered, be in travail.
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The bow this rider has is a fabric bow and is associated with "delivered, travail." That makes me think of......

Revelation 12:2-4 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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Are they connected? Yes, they are. The dragon is the first rider on the white horse with a bow...a fake rainbow. Why is it termed "bow" instead of "rain-bow?"

He used the same term, "bow," for the first rainbow after the flood of Noah...or did He? Is that what He is teaching? Is He telling us that the bow He set in the cloud is a rainbow or is Satan, for Satan is His servant and as such would be His "bow," a cheap fabric imitation...

Genesis 9:13-14 I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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The reason I question that is two-fold. The makeup of a literal rainbow is water and sun. Those were both around before Noah's flood. Is He speaking of a rainbow or the bow of Satan that "shall be seen in the cloud?" The "deceitful bow." And two,...this covenant was between God and the earth...not between He and His children but the earth.

Hosea 7:13,16 Woe unto them! for they have fled from Me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against Me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against Me. (16) They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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The true rainbow is of our Savior....

Revelation 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire:
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The difference in bow and rainbow? One is missing rain and Biblical rain is symbolic of God's teaching, truth.

Jude 12-13 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

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Those that receive the latter rain are standing under the true bow. The rider on the first horse "had a bow." Which one is it?




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An archers bow' is what I get, symbolically fitting the whole discription of that horseman. His mission could not be furfilled otherwise. Focus on his purpose and it may make more sense. Also, look to the Hebrew definition of bow in that scripture which gives better understanding. Our English bibles have been rewritten a lot so I usually referr to the original texts and I can honestly say I got way more from that on many scriptural understandings. You mentioned a key point; English words can be used many ways. This is true for several languages but the original authors of the bible are mainly Hebrew.

 

[eduardo]

An archers bow' is what I get, symbolically fitting the whole discription of that horseman. His mission could not be furfilled otherwise. Focus on his purpose and it may make more sense. Also, look to the Hebrew definition of bow in that scripture which gives better understanding. Our English bibles have been rewritten a lot so I usually referr to the original texts and I can honestly say I got way more from that on many scriptural understandings. You mentioned a key point; English words can be used many ways. This is true for several languages but the original authors of the bible are mainly Hebrew.

Consider the scripture that says Jesus will come with a two edged sword proceeding from his mouth. Does this mean actual swords or could it mean His words will have a cutting affect on those who hear Him and greatly fear his presense? I admit I'm not sure of that one. Lets google the Hebrew writings and see.

 

[eduardo]

Consider the scripture that says Jesus will come with a two edged sword proceeding from his mouth. Does this mean actual swords or could it mean His words will have a cutting affect on those who hear Him and greatly fear his presense? I admit I'm not sure of that one. Lets google the Hebrew writings and see.

The two-edged sword, the Word of God, also divides the joints and the marrow, or it divides the moral and spiritual sense of man. Without the two-edged sword, man would have no direction between right and wrong, what is moral and immoral. Without the sword of the Spirit in man's life, he would act as a beast, doing what pleases himself and his flesh. We see this all around us in those who do not live by the Word of God. Peter speaks of these:​

 

[eduardo]

The two-edged sword, the Word of God, also divides the joints and the marrow, or it divides the moral and spiritual sense of man. Without the two-edged sword, man would have no direction between right and wrong, what is moral and immoral. Without the sword of the Spirit in man's life, he would act as a beast, doing what pleases himself and his flesh. We see this all around us in those who do not live by the Word of God. Peter speaks of these:​

Now lets look at BOW from the Hebrews meaning;

 

[eduardo]

Now lets look at BOW from the Hebrews meaning;

For starters, the white horseman carries a bow, a weapon of war. Strangely, John makes no mention of arrows or a quiver, although we may infer the former, since a bow is nearly worthless without arrows. (Then again, the lack of arrows may suggest war fought, not with blood-letting weapons, but with words or ideas; see Psalm 11:2; 64:2-4; Jeremiah 9:8; Ephesians 6:16.) A bow is a purely offensive weapon, even more so than a sword, and is highly effective from long range (for example, archers killed Uriah the Hittite and kings Ahab of Israel and Josiah of Judah). Thus, the foremost idea behind this biblical symbol is powerful, penetrating, deadly accuracy with an intimation of distance.
A sidelight of the bow's imagery is the frequency of its use as a symbol of God's judgment. Job complains, "His archers surround me. He pierces my heart and does not pity; He pours out my gall on the ground. He breaks me with wound upon wound" (Job 16:13-14; see also Lamentations 2:4; 3:12-13; Jeremiah 50:9, 14, 29; 51:3).
The white horseman's bow, then, represents an effective instrument of God's judgment on the world for rebellion against Him. Unlike the sword that Christ wields (Revelation 19:15), the bow's long range hints at God being somewhat removed in His judgment, yet it is just as devastating in its effectiveness at meting out justice. In addition, whereas the sword symbolizes the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12)—His truth—the bow suggests a counterfeit "truth" or a false gospel. As II Thessalonians 2:11-12 says, "God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness."​

Read more: http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm...ID/3190/Bow-Arrow-Symbolism.htm#ixzz24K5AN81V​

 

[John 8:32]

The first horseman is religious deception...

Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Mat 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Mat 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Second horseman is war...

Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Third horseman famine ...

Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Fourth horseman disease epidemics and deadly catastrophes...

Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Fifth horseman religious persecution...

Mat 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
Mat 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Sixth horseman heavenly signs heralding Christ's return...

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Then after the sealing of the 144000 and the inumerable multitude, comes the seven trumpets.

 

[Stormcrow]

I think it's wrong to focus on what the rider is holding versus what the rider is and represents. All these riders are spirits, and the first spirit Jesus sent to earth after His resurrection was the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit was sent to conquer the hearts of mankind with the gospel by empowering those who follow Christ.

But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy. Acts 2:14-18 (NASB)

The outpouring of God's Holy Spirit at Pentecost after Jesus had ascended is what I believe the reference to the rider of the white horse is all about.

Furthermore, if you read the book of Acts, you will see that the events of Acts correspond to the opening of the seals in Revelation 5 and 6:

The Holy Spirit is sent and the church is born. Emboldened by the power of the HS, the church (the apostles) go forth to "conquer."

War is declared on the church with the stoning of Stephen and a great persecution against it breaks out, brother literally killing brother (Christ prophesies this in the Olivet Discourse, and in Matthew 10.)

Famine strikes the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius.

Thousands upon thousands die from earthquakes, famine, war and pestilence.

The end of the age culminates with the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple; Peter having noted that the sign they were now in the "last days" was the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit upon all mankind...

...but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND...

It's a mistake to try to interpret Revelation apart from the rest of the New Testament.

 

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English is a funny language. One word can mean many things, or at least a few things. For instance, the word "bow." It can mean to bow down before the Lord. It would mean a bow in a girl's hair. It could mean a battle weapon, or tool with which to hunt or...it could mean an arc, including a colorful, pastel...arc in the sky. A rainbow. So, when we read.....

Revelation 6:2 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.
​

....we should question which bow is meant for it is a clue as to the identity of the rider on the white horse. We know it isn't one worn in his hair, or to hunt with, or to bow down but...is it a weapon or an arc, a rainbow? It is vital to understand for it is part of how he conquers! So, we go to the Strong's Concordance for the definition:

Bow #5115 ~ toxon, a bow (as the simplest fabric): from the base of #5088 - tikto, a strengthened form of a primary; to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth) lit. or fig. - bear, be born, bring forth, be delivered, be in travail.
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The bow this rider has is a fabric bow and is associated with "delivered, travail." That makes me think of......

Revelation 12:2-4 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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Are they connected? Yes, they are. The dragon is the first rider on the white horse with a bow...a fake rainbow. Why is it termed "bow" instead of "rain-bow?"

He used the same term, "bow," for the first rainbow after the flood of Noah...or did He? Is that what He is teaching? Is He telling us that the bow He set in the cloud is a rainbow or is Satan, for Satan is His servant and as such would be His "bow," a cheap fabric imitation...

Genesis 9:13-14 I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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The reason I question that is two-fold. The makeup of a literal rainbow is water and sun. Those were both around before Noah's flood. Is He speaking of a rainbow or the bow of Satan that "shall be seen in the cloud?" The "deceitful bow." And two,...this covenant was between God and the earth...not between He and His children but the earth.

Hosea 7:13,16 Woe unto them! for they have fled from Me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against Me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against Me. (16) They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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The true rainbow is of our Savior....

Revelation 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire:
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The difference in bow and rainbow? One is missing rain and Biblical rain is symbolic of God's teaching, truth.

Jude 12-13 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

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Those that receive the latter rain are standing under the true bow. The rider on the first horse "had a bow." Which one is it?
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Most obvious is the fact that all of these matters are portrayed in allegorical fashions.

At that point of realization the understanding game changes considerably.

Those who look for physical realities of allegorical understandings in reality don't understand allegories whatsoever.

Allegory is a difficult gig for sure. Most see what they want to see or sometimes they will buy the stories of somebody else who lines up with what they think they too see.

Longtime honest students of scripture will sooner or later come to understand that scriptures are studies of their own inclinations in reflections. And the better students will see this as a fact and seek to put down their own 'pale' riders.

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[Fembot]

Revelations 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

Speaks of a spirit metaphorically. This spirit "received a crown" perhaps meaning an aristocrat or elected official. He went around "conquering" perhaps delivering false truths to the world, misleading believers and non believers alike with music, war and the media.

Does anyone remember what the white horse represents?

 

[watchman333]

The rider on the white horse in Rev. 6 is a fake. He comes first, and he will have the power to conquer, for My People are destroyed for lack of knowledge! They won't recognize him, for he is riding a white horse. Now compare him to the Rider of the white horse in Rev. 19, Who is Faithful and True. The Holy Spirit is telling us, wait on the Lord, he who waits until the end, the same shall be saved.

 

[Stormcrow]

Revelations 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

Speaks of a spirit metaphorically. This spirit "received a crown" perhaps meaning an aristocrat or elected official. He went around "conquering" perhaps delivering false truths to the world, misleading believers and non believers alike with music, war and the media.

Does anyone remember what the white horse represents?

Revelation 6:1-8 is an allusion to Zechariah 6:1-8 (the chapter and verse numbers are merely coincidence). To understand the nature of these riders and horses, look at how they are previously symbolized in the OT:

Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong dappled horses.

Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?" The angel replied to me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth, with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country. "When the strong ones went out, they were eager to go to patrol the earth." And He said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth. Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north." Zechariah 6:1-8 (NASB)

The riders and horses in Revelation 6 are spirits unleashed on the world as a result of Christ - the Lamb that was slain - opening up the book that was sealed.

As noted in an earlier post, if these horses and their riders are spirits, the first one Christ would have sent to earth after His ascension would've been the Holy Spirit, which was seen arriving on the day of Penetecost.

 

[precepts]

The rider on the white horse was Alexander the Great, known to carry a bow and conquered more territory than everyone else in history but Genghis Khan.

Rev 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Rev 6:4 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.

Eze 30:24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded [man].

Eze 30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

Eze 21:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 21:2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Eze 21:3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I [am] against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Eze 21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Eze 21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
Eze 21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
Eze 21:7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
Eze 21:8 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Eze 21:10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, [as] every tree.
Eze 21:11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Eze 21:12 Cry and howl, son of man: for

Nebuchadnezzar is the 2nd horseman!

Rev 6:5 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.
Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Obviously Cyrus, King of Persia.

Zec 5:5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that goeth forth.
Zec 5:6 And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.

Exd 16:36 Now an omer [is] the tenth [part] of an ephah.

Lev 19:36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

[Easton's Bible Dictionary]
Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing "three seahs or ten omers," and equivalent to the bath for liquids (Exd 16:36; 1Sa 17:17; Zec 5:6). The double ephah in Pro 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"), Deu 25:14, means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.

The two women?!

Zec 5:8 And he said, This [is] wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
Zec 5:9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

Rev 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Rev 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Obviously the 4th and 5th kingdoms of Rome!

Dan 2:37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Dan 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art] this head of gold.
Dan 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Dan 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Dan 2:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
Dan 2:42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Dan 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

Need I say more?




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