Thinking Thursday

[Rev 6:1-8 ESV] 1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" 

The Lamb is Christ, the only one worthy to open the seals.

2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. 

The white horse represents a conqueror who becomes a leader.

3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 

4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword. 

The red horse unleashes conflict.  Life is no longer valued.

5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!" 

The black horse begins a time of mere survival costing all that you have but oil and wine seem to be exempted.

7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" 

8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

The pale horse brings death and hell on earth.  The death of 25% of 7 billion people = 1.75 billion people will lose their lives thru violence/war, thru starving to death, thru some type of plague/sickness and by animals.  Animals that we were given dominion over back in Genesis are now going to turn on mankind and kill us.  It's going to be tough times...