In our looking at prophetic events in Revelation and other biblical books we start with looking at the 4 horsemen of Revelation 6. Of the 4 horsemen the 2nd red one is the easiest one to identify and the 3rd black one the next easiest, so we will do them first rather than doing the 4 all in the order they are in the source.
Revelation/Apocalypse:
"6:3 And when he opened the seal the 2nd, I heard the 2nd living creature saying, "Come!" 6:44 And went/came forth another horse, bright/fiery red. And to the (one) sitting on it was granted/given to him to take the peace from the earth, and that one another they will/should slay/kill. And was given to him a sword great (or a great sword)."
Zechariah:
"1:8 "I saw (a vision) by night, and behold, a man riding (up)on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that (were) in the bottom (or "a ravine") ; and behind him (were there) red horses, speckled/brown, and white. .... 1:10 And the man who/that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, "These (are they) whom Yhwh has sent to walk/go to/back and fro/forth through the earth." 1:11 And they answered the angel of Yhwh that/who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, "We have walked to/back and fro/forth through the earth, and behold, all the earth stills still and is at rest." .... 6:2 In the 1st chariot (were) red horses; in the 2nd chariot black horses; 6:3 and in the 3rd chariot white horses; and in the 4th chariot grisled-and-bay/dappled horses, all of them powerful. .... 6:5 And the angel answered me and said unto me, "These (are) the 4 spirits/winds of the heavens/sky, which go forth from standing before Adonai (the Lord) of all the earth. 6:6 The black horses which (are) therein go forth into/outtoward the north country; and the white goforth/wentout after them (east or west? or also north?) ; and the grisled/dappled go/went forth toward the south country."
The red horseman could represent either:
War(s).
Revolution(s).
Socialism/Communism/Marxism/Leftists.
The best match is probably war(s) but we will give reasons why for each.
Socialism is possible because:
Fiery red horse can match the red(s) of Communism/Socialism. Socialism is also associated with revolution(s).
The 2nd horseman is associated with the 2nd living creature whose face is an ox, and some people correspond the 4 living creatures with the 4 gospels/evangelists the 2nd of which is Mark which name is simila to Marx. 2nd horseman in Revelation could match 2nd beast in Daniel which was a bear which is a symbol of Russia (and/or the bear might be linked with Japheth who may match Asia and/or Europe). The red horse(s) in Zechariah is/are also implied to be either East or West (or else also north or also south).
There has been alot of Socialism especially in the last couple/few centuries (Social Charter, Marx & Engles, Social Democracy, Lenin, Russia/USSR, Christian Social party, National Socialism, Yugoslavia, Labor Party, Trade Unionism, Social Credit, Socio-Economic, Social Engineering, "Socialised Health"). (Not that we are saying all socialism is bad/wrong, only some like Communism is. I'm not sure whether Zechariah implies the horses are sent from God or Yeshua, or from "Antichrist" or Devil or pope, and whether the whole earth being at rest & peace is good or bad/fake.)
This match could also fit with the "walk back and forth through the earth" in Zechariah because it is not one event but is around for sometime, and it could fit with "all the earth is at rest and in peace" in Zechariah because being one element in modern politics it could contribute to present-future false seeming peace/utopia.
Revolution(s) is possible because:
Red is the colour associated with revolution(s) especially socialist ones, and with spilt blood (and "hot blood") and fire(s) and danger which are associated with them.
Revolution(s) can also match "kill one another".
There have been alot of revolutions especially in the last couple/few centuries (Industrial Revolution, French Revolution, Year of Revolutions 1848, Russian Revolution, Cultural Revolution, Sexual Revolution).
War(s) is possible because:
Red is the colour of blood and fire(s) which are associated with war(s).
The horseman is said to take peace from the earth and says "that they should kill one another", which can match war, and furthermore the "from the earth/world" in the Revelation verse (and in the Zechariah verse) might suggest world war(s).
The great sword also can match war(s), and furthermore could match the Great War.
There have been alot of wars in the last couple/few centuries (Crimean war, Napoleonic wars, American civil war, Boer war, WW1, Class war, Spanish civil war, WW2, Malayan war, Cold War, Korean war, Vietnam war, Falklands war, Star Wars, War Games, War in Kosovo, Gulf war, War on Terror, Russo-Ukrainian war, speculated coming WW3 (which might link with Woe Woe Woe?)) The two greatest wars which involved the "world" are WWI or the Great War, and WW2.
The 4 horseman coming after the 7th church Laodicea (Victorian period London?) and opening/heralding all the following events might also mean that the horsemen might have already come in the last couple/few centuries and/or already/still be here.
Moreover the candidate matches for the preceding white horse and the suceeding black horseman may also support one of these candidate matches for the red horseman in that there may be a sequence match, eg the red horseman and black horseman could possibly match the Great War and the Great Depression/Slump, or could match Socialism and Industrialism/Capitalism (or Fascism), or war followed by famine. (But we have to address these other horsemen in further posts to be able to see if any past/present/future sequence is evident.)
Though on the other hand Zechariah saying "walk back and forth through the earth" and "all the earth is at rest and in peace" might imply future global scene and world peace first before the horsemen. Though the Zechariah verses together with the Revelation verses and with our candidate matches could imply that these movements/isms or events or whatever come first and lead to present-future a apparent world peace and global scene. (Compare "when they say peace and safety then will sudden destruction fall upon them" implies they will achieve a seeming peace/paradise: no more wars, no more crime, no more sexism/racism/ageism / nationalism/tribalism, no more "bludgers/beggars", no more "dictatorship/tyranny/authoritarianism", etc.)
(If anyone can spare any prayers I am still stuck in hell bad situation wrongs, and still being persecuted even at this very moment by fibre or whatever works in the road/neighbours yet again.)
Revelation/Apocalypse:
"6:3 And when he opened the seal the 2nd, I heard the 2nd living creature saying, "Come!" 6:44 And went/came forth another horse, bright/fiery red. And to the (one) sitting on it was granted/given to him to take the peace from the earth, and that one another they will/should slay/kill. And was given to him a sword great (or a great sword)."
Zechariah:
"1:8 "I saw (a vision) by night, and behold, a man riding (up)on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that (were) in the bottom (or "a ravine") ; and behind him (were there) red horses, speckled/brown, and white. .... 1:10 And the man who/that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, "These (are they) whom Yhwh has sent to walk/go to/back and fro/forth through the earth." 1:11 And they answered the angel of Yhwh that/who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, "We have walked to/back and fro/forth through the earth, and behold, all the earth stills still and is at rest." .... 6:2 In the 1st chariot (were) red horses; in the 2nd chariot black horses; 6:3 and in the 3rd chariot white horses; and in the 4th chariot grisled-and-bay/dappled horses, all of them powerful. .... 6:5 And the angel answered me and said unto me, "These (are) the 4 spirits/winds of the heavens/sky, which go forth from standing before Adonai (the Lord) of all the earth. 6:6 The black horses which (are) therein go forth into/outtoward the north country; and the white goforth/wentout after them (east or west? or also north?) ; and the grisled/dappled go/went forth toward the south country."
The red horseman could represent either:
War(s).
Revolution(s).
Socialism/Communism/Marxism/Leftists.
The best match is probably war(s) but we will give reasons why for each.
Socialism is possible because:
Fiery red horse can match the red(s) of Communism/Socialism. Socialism is also associated with revolution(s).
The 2nd horseman is associated with the 2nd living creature whose face is an ox, and some people correspond the 4 living creatures with the 4 gospels/evangelists the 2nd of which is Mark which name is simila to Marx. 2nd horseman in Revelation could match 2nd beast in Daniel which was a bear which is a symbol of Russia (and/or the bear might be linked with Japheth who may match Asia and/or Europe). The red horse(s) in Zechariah is/are also implied to be either East or West (or else also north or also south).
There has been alot of Socialism especially in the last couple/few centuries (Social Charter, Marx & Engles, Social Democracy, Lenin, Russia/USSR, Christian Social party, National Socialism, Yugoslavia, Labor Party, Trade Unionism, Social Credit, Socio-Economic, Social Engineering, "Socialised Health"). (Not that we are saying all socialism is bad/wrong, only some like Communism is. I'm not sure whether Zechariah implies the horses are sent from God or Yeshua, or from "Antichrist" or Devil or pope, and whether the whole earth being at rest & peace is good or bad/fake.)
This match could also fit with the "walk back and forth through the earth" in Zechariah because it is not one event but is around for sometime, and it could fit with "all the earth is at rest and in peace" in Zechariah because being one element in modern politics it could contribute to present-future false seeming peace/utopia.
Revolution(s) is possible because:
Red is the colour associated with revolution(s) especially socialist ones, and with spilt blood (and "hot blood") and fire(s) and danger which are associated with them.
Revolution(s) can also match "kill one another".
There have been alot of revolutions especially in the last couple/few centuries (Industrial Revolution, French Revolution, Year of Revolutions 1848, Russian Revolution, Cultural Revolution, Sexual Revolution).
War(s) is possible because:
Red is the colour of blood and fire(s) which are associated with war(s).
The horseman is said to take peace from the earth and says "that they should kill one another", which can match war, and furthermore the "from the earth/world" in the Revelation verse (and in the Zechariah verse) might suggest world war(s).
The great sword also can match war(s), and furthermore could match the Great War.
There have been alot of wars in the last couple/few centuries (Crimean war, Napoleonic wars, American civil war, Boer war, WW1, Class war, Spanish civil war, WW2, Malayan war, Cold War, Korean war, Vietnam war, Falklands war, Star Wars, War Games, War in Kosovo, Gulf war, War on Terror, Russo-Ukrainian war, speculated coming WW3 (which might link with Woe Woe Woe?)) The two greatest wars which involved the "world" are WWI or the Great War, and WW2.
The 4 horseman coming after the 7th church Laodicea (Victorian period London?) and opening/heralding all the following events might also mean that the horsemen might have already come in the last couple/few centuries and/or already/still be here.
Moreover the candidate matches for the preceding white horse and the suceeding black horseman may also support one of these candidate matches for the red horseman in that there may be a sequence match, eg the red horseman and black horseman could possibly match the Great War and the Great Depression/Slump, or could match Socialism and Industrialism/Capitalism (or Fascism), or war followed by famine. (But we have to address these other horsemen in further posts to be able to see if any past/present/future sequence is evident.)
Though on the other hand Zechariah saying "walk back and forth through the earth" and "all the earth is at rest and in peace" might imply future global scene and world peace first before the horsemen. Though the Zechariah verses together with the Revelation verses and with our candidate matches could imply that these movements/isms or events or whatever come first and lead to present-future a apparent world peace and global scene. (Compare "when they say peace and safety then will sudden destruction fall upon them" implies they will achieve a seeming peace/paradise: no more wars, no more crime, no more sexism/racism/ageism / nationalism/tribalism, no more "bludgers/beggars", no more "dictatorship/tyranny/authoritarianism", etc.)
(If anyone can spare any prayers I am still stuck in hell bad situation wrongs, and still being persecuted even at this very moment by fibre or whatever works in the road/neighbours yet again.)
