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Third Seal - Black Horse.
When Jesus breaks the third seal, He allows a global famine
to occur.
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And when He broke the third seal, I heard the third living
creature saying, “Come.” And I looked,
and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had
a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard as it were
a voice in the center 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 the wine.” (NASB) Rev. 6:5-6
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A denarius was the average day’s wage in Jesus’ time, and a quart of wheat was consumed in
one day. barley was typically given to the animals for feed. This is a picture of a famine. The cost of
food will be very high and they will be willing to eat anything. This will not be a one time event but
an ongoing famine. God will allow the famine to occur around the world until the end of the horrible
Tribulation.
Fourth Seal - Yellowish Green Horse.
When the next seal is broken, we see a yellow-green horse.
The Greek word for ”ashen” means “yellow-green.” This
horse symbolizes the fact that God will allow more men and
women to die from famine and disease in the last half of the
Tribulation than at any time in the history of the world.
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And when He broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice
of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” And
I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat
on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with
him. And authority was given to them over a fourth
of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and
with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
(NASB) Rev. 6:7-8
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