THE 2nd SEAL - MILITARY DANGER

The 2nd Seal and the Judgment of Military Danger

"And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see." "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."

The Origin of the Opening of the Seal

"And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see." (Same as above)

The Outset from the Opening of the Seal

The Appearance of the Red Horse

The Red horse signifies war. The red dragon sig­nifies the devil, and he is the god of war. Cf. Rev. 20:7-8; 12:7; 16:13-14: referring respec­tively to the battle of Gog and Magog; war in heaven; and the great day of God Almighty.
"And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison," "And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea."
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"
"And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet." "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."

The Rider on the Red Horse

This is doubtless the same rider as on the white horse. He has a sword which means war (Jer. 25:29-33). This sword is great. The rider, who may well be the Antichrist, will be a great military genius (Rev. 13:3). He will hold his place by might.
"For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts." "Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth." "A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD." "Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth." "And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground."
"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."

The Outcome from the Opening of the Seal

Peace will be Taken from the Earth

This is the privilege and power that is placed in the hand of the rider. If people welcome Antichrist, then they must expect to receive what he brings.

Killing will Become the Order of the Day

The great sword means universal strife. There will be racial, national, and civil strife. Anarchy and lawlessness will plunge the world into seas of blood.