In the king james version, it points to the white horse, revalations chapter 6 the first seal opened, the rider given authority to conquer.
king james, makes it as if its Jesus.
Is this speaking of Jesus or the false christ.
new american version, the false christ. anti christ. johnny
The rider of the "white horse" at Revelation 6:2 is the same as the rider of the "white horse" at Revelation 19:11. Due to a failure to grasp the time period that Jesus called his "presence" (Greek
pa·rou·si´as, not "coming" as in the
King James Bible) at Matthew 24:3, 37, and 39, most have been unable to determine that Jesus has been enthroned as king of God's heavenly government.
The apostle Peter pointed out that the "last days" is the same as Jesus "promised presence" at 2 Peter 3:3, 4, saying: "For you know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires and saying: “Where is this promised presence (Greek
pa·rou·si´as meaning "presence" not "coming" as in the
King James Bible) of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep [in death], all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”
In describing features of the "sign" of his invisible "presence" to four of his apostles he spoke of at Matthew 24:3, Jesus said: "Look out that nobody misleads you; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars; see that you are not terrified. For these things must take place, but the end is not yet."(Matt 24:5, 6)
He then gave details concerning his invisible "presence" that would assist in understanding Revelation 6:2-8, saying: "For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress."(Matt 24:7, 8) When, for the first time in human history, was "nation....against nation and kingdom against kingdom" on a global scale ?
With the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria on June 28, 1914 by Gavrilo Princip, a young Serbian, this set in motion the events that led up the outbreak of war. As a result, by August 3, 1914, the world became embroiled in a conflict that escalated into global war, World War I, eventually encompassing 93 percent of the world's population, thus fulfilling Jesus words of "nation....against nation and kingdom against kingdom", the beginning of his invisible "promised presence", the start of the "last days".
The beginning of Jesus "promised (invisible) presence" was more than just an event, but marked also his enthronement as king of God's kingdom. Revelation 6:2 describes Jesus upon a "white horse", with a "crown" being given him, and "he went forth conquering and to complete his conquest." With his enthronement in 1914, Jesus set out to go "forth conquering and to complete his conquest."
What was the first task he accomplished ? Satan and his demons were thrown out of heaven down to the earth, with Revelation 12:7-9 describing it as a "war (that) broke out in heaven". What ensued ? "Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.”(Rev 12:12)
Jesus had already visualized this while on the earth, for he said to his disciples: "I began to behold Satan already fallen like lightning from heaven."(Luke 10:17) Thus, with the ouster of Satan and his "angels" down to the vicinity of the earth, "woe" began, great troubles, with the outbreak of global war, WWI.
Thus, Revelation 6:3, 4 says that "when he (the Lamb) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say: “Come!" And another came forth, a fiery-colored horse; and to the one seated upon it there was granted to take peace away from the earth so that they should slaughter one another; and a great sword was given him."
Indeed "peace (was taken) away from the earth so that they should slaughter one another; and a great sword was given him." World War I (called the Great War until WWII) cost the lives of some 21 million soldiers and civilians. But Revelation 6:5-8 identifies that more was to occur than just global war that would happen during Jesus invisible "presence".
Just as a "sign" is not the place to which a person is going, but only points toward it, so likewise of the features of the "sign" of Jesus "presence". The features that Jesus described (and Revelation 6) pointed to his invisible "presence" in kingdom power, with those like "eagles" able to discern this time period.(Matt 24:27, 28)
