The First Seal
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1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Introduction.
Introduction.
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Illustrate: Orient yourself
Explain the sealed Book. What was known in symbol form had to be known in reality before the end.
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
The Thunder was the Voice of God, when the Seal opened.
(The Seven Thunders of Revelation 10 are the mysteries contained in the seals.)
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Now, what does the white horse mean? Now, here is where the revelation come.
(Different theories on what this was. Cupid theory)
(White means righteous)
The teachers taught it, that it was the Holy Spirit conquering in the first age; but my revelation, by the Holy Spirit, is not that way.
(Here is the lamb, there is the white horse rider)
(One God, three manifestations or attributes. Key to understanding the entire mystery)
And so how could Christ be out there, the white horse, conquering, and standing here with a Book in His hand? It isn’t, though. It isn’t Christ.
(Christ not seen until the 19th chapter)
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
(Significance of a name change)
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
There comes the Messiah. There He is; not this fellow on this horse back here.
And, notice, Christ is not seen anymore, see, from the time there. But He is on a white horse. So if this guy is riding a white horse, he’s only an impersonator of Christ.
Notice, the rider on the white horse don’t have any name. He might use two or three titles, see, but he hasn’t got any name.
But Christ has a Name! What is it? The Word of God. That’s what it is. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word, made flesh.”
Now He’s got a Name that no man knows; but He’s called, “The Word of God.” This guy isn’t called nothing, see, but he’s on a white horse.
The rider has no arrows for his bow. Did you notice? He had a bow, but there’s nothing said about having any arrows, so he must be a bluffer. Right. Maybe he’s got a lot of thunder, and no lightning.
But you find out, Christ had both lightning and thunder, for out of His mouth goes a sharp two-edged Sword, and He smites the nations with It.
This guy can’t smite nothing, see, but he’s playing the part of a hypocrite. He is going forth, riding on a white horse, going out to conquer.
Who is this mysterious rider that starts forth in the first church age and rides plumb on out into Eternity, goes to the end?
The Second Seal comes forth and goes right on out into the end. The Third Seal comes forth and goes right on out into the end. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, every one of them, winds right up out here in the end.
And at the end time, these Books that’s been rolled up all this time, with these mysteries in them, It’s broken. Then out comes the mysteries, to see what it is.
But, actually, they started forth at the first church age, because the church, first church age, received the Message like This.
“A white-horse rider went out.” Who is he? He is mighty in his conquering power. He is a great fellow in his conquering power.
You want me to tell you who he is? He is the antichrist. Exactly what he is. Now, because, you see, if an antichrist; Jesus said, that, “The two would be so close together until it would deceive the very Elected (the Bride) if it was possible.” Antichrist, it’s the antichrist spirit.
(Nicolaitane Spirit)
(He was given a crown)
Notice, later he was given a crown, yeah, three of them, three on one. That was three hundred years later, at the Nicaea Council.
When he started out, a spirit of Nicolaitane, to form an organization among the people. And then it kept on, going on, going on, become “a saying,” then it become “a doctrine.”
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
ἔργον (ergon). n. neut. work, duty, task, workmanship. Refers to a task, or set of tasks, that is accomplished by someone.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Lexham Theological Wordbook διδαχή
διδαχή (didachē). n. fem. teaching, instruction. Either the act or content of teaching.
Trying to conquer, take the Holy Spirit just only one holy man; he could forgive all the sins and everything.
Today he’s under the disguisement of a white horse. Watch how he changes from that white horse, in a few minutes. He don’t only become a white horse; he becomes a beast with many heads and horns.
He had no crown, to start with. But he got a crown, later, see, when that spirit become incarnate. He become a man. Nicolaitane doctrine become a man, then they could crown him. They couldn’t do it, because, he was just a doctrine.
Glory! Notice! And when this Holy Spirit that we have becomes incarnate to us, the One that’s in our midst now in the form of the Holy Ghost, becomes incarnate to us, in the Person of Jesus Christ, we’ll crown Him King of kings.
Antichrist in the early church
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
He came in peaceably, and then he was crowned. (He tries to do the same thing in your life.)
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
That’s what Daniel said this antichrist would do. He will fit the people’s place. Yes, it’ll fit their menu for this day, for the churches. For, in this church age, they don’t want the Word, Christ, but they want church.
(He fits a Laodicean menu)
God has promised it. When the Word is refused, then they are turned to their desires.
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
And God said, “If they want it, I’ll just let them have it. And I’ll actually make them believe that that’s the Truth, ’cause I’ll give them a reprobate mind concerning the Truth.”
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
Now you see where it’s at; not only Catholic, but Protestant. It’s the whole thing. It’s all the whole organized world. That’s that white-horse rider, under the way of a (white) righteousness, church, see, but an antichrist.
He started riding in the first church age. Now he rides on down, on down through every age.
Look how he got started:
Swell, celebrity people, fine-dressed, highly educated, polished, didn’t want all that carrying on in the church. No, they, “Didn’t want all that Holy Ghost stuff.
(Given their desires. God will never force you to worship Him.)
If you don’t want to tally up to God’s way of living and things, and worship, you don’t have to do It. God don’t make nobody do It.
But let me tell you something. If your name was placed on that Lamb’s Book of Life before the foundation of the world, you’ll be so happy to do It, you can’t wait for the minute to do It.
He is the prince that was to destroy Daniel’s people.
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
(Rome destroyed Jerusalem)
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Now, we got our picture and know that he is Rome. We know that he’s the white-horse rider. We know that he went forth as a doctrine. And then what was pagan Rome? Converted into papal Rome, and crowned.
Now watch, “In the end time.” Not in the early days when Christ was preaching, but, “in the end time,” the last part of the week, where we just took the seventy weeks of Daniel.
And Christ has prophesied for the three and one-half years, and three and one-half years are yet determined.
And this prince in that time is to make a covenant with Daniel’s people, which is the Jews. That’s when the Bride is taken out now. She won’t see it.
(Money covenant Gold and currency)
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
(Craft = manufacturing)
Now, he is going to hold the money. And that’s where I think it’ll come in.
When he gets the money all under control, “Then he’ll break this covenant with the Jews,” “in the midst of the last half of the seventy weeks,” of Daniel.
He’ll have all of the world trade and the commerce, a pact with the world, ’cause he’ll hold the wealth of the world, completely.
Two prophets and the mark of the beast.
Thank God, the Church will be enjoying a great three and a half years in Glory, won’t have to go through that.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
The Church is taken up, and Satan is cast out. When the Church goes up, Satan comes down, then Satan incarnates himself in the antichrist and is called “the beast.” Then, Revelation 13, he sets the mark down.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
“When He that letteth,” only now, Christianity is left on the earth in its purity, is because, “Him that letteth.”
Antichrist-False Prophet-Beast
Now watch this, three stages. First stage, he is called antichrist; second stage, he is called the false prophet; third stage, he is called the beast.
Notice, this rider is nothing but Satan’s superman, the incarnate devil. He’s an educated genius.
(Kennedy Debate)
The whole world is wanting a superman. They’re going to get it. Just wait till the Church goes up, and Satan is cast out; he’ll incarnate.
And he will conquer every religion of the world, ’cause they’ve all going into the confederation of churches, and the world confederation of churches. And they already got their buildings built, and everything setting right in line.
There ain’t one thing left. Every denomination is stuck right into it, the federation of churches. And what’s backing it? Rome. And the pope is now crying, “We’re all one. Let’s come together and walk together.”
And these people, even some of you Full Gospel people, deny, have to deny your evangelical teaching, to take such a step as that. What have you done? So blind, to that denominational thing, you’ve rejected Truth.
And Truth was set before them, and they walked away from It, and left It. And now they’ve been “given over to a strong delusion, to believe a lie and be damned with it.” That’s exactly what it is.
(Kenneth Copeland. Show Picture)
And the antichrist takes it all. And the Bible said, that, “He deceived all,” a, double l, “all upon the face of the earth, whose names were not written under those Seals from the foundation of the world.”
Now, notice, he’ll conquer. And almost has in his grip right now, while he is still antichrist, before he becomes beast. You talk about cruel punishment? You just wait. Watch what them that’s left here on earth will have to go through with.
And the real Church would go through that if it was possible; but, you see, they are done under this Blood, by the grace of Christ, and cannot go through any Tribulation.
They have no Tribulation period. The next thing for the Church is Rapture. Amen, and amen! Praise to God. Oh, how I love this!
While the antichrist spirit is becoming incarnate, God is also doing something.
Just before this takes place:
God promised that He would send us a true prophet of the true Word, with a Message; to return to the original Word of God, and “the Faith of the fathers,” to bring down the Power of the Holy Ghost amongst the people, with a power that will raise her above these things and take her in, at the same time.
And at the same time that this devil falls out of Heaven and becomes incarnate in a man, the Holy Spirit goes up and comes down in carnate men. Amen. Oh, my! What a time! 63-0318 - "The First Seal"
Conclusion.
Conclusion.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.