The Four Horses - Revelation 6

[Nell]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I had to laugh when I read your comment about “everybody made an informed choice.”

Recently I read the Gospel narratives about the birth of Jesus. “Everybody made an informed choice” to travel to their city of birth to register. It was an edict from the Caesar in Rome, enforced by the Roman army. Obviously all the people thought this was a great idea!

And how many at that time thought that “the time had arrived” for His first coming? 33 years later many still had no idea, and could care less, what just happened on that cross. But, no big deal, guys were dying on crosses every day. As they say, move along folks, nothing to see here.

Ohio,

Here are some verses in Rev. 1:

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Those who choose to read and hear these prophetic words and keep the things written therein are blessed. That's a good thing. I'm not going to be discouraged from reading, regardless of what others' interpretations may be, for all we actually have are interpretations of the word along with the leading and revelation of the Holy Spirit.

When verses say things like "the time is at hand", a classic argument has been...yeah...that's what's been said for 2000 years. So people go to sleep. Here's another verse:

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So, is it possible that these words in Revelation, and similar statements in other places, were spoken just a couple of "days" ago?

Yet another:
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

My own understanding is just that. My own.

Nell

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Nell

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So, is it possible that these words in Revelation, and similar statements in other places, were spoken just a couple of "days" ago?

I think Christians mistakenly counted 2 "days" from the Lord's birth, and not from His death.