seekeroftruth
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Revelation 6:7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
This is from the commentary.A pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death: This last rider shows that there will be a tremendous death toll from the dictatorship, war, famine and other calamities described by the previous three horsemen.
Our modern age has seen hundreds of millions killed by dictators, war, and famine. Yet all that will pale in comparison to the death toll coming in the wake of this ultimate dictator. No wonder Jesus said of this time For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. (Matthew 24:21)
Power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill: Power was given to the horseman, and given by God. Though all hell breaks loose on the earth, God is very much in control. He still holds the scroll and opens the seals.
At this time.... according to my online search, there are almost 8.1 billion people on earth. Think of that.... 8.1 billion people. If Jesus popped that fourth seal today, to bring on the fourth horse, over 2 billion people would die. According to the online search I did, almost 60 million people have died this year. That seems to be the average. [I also learned our life expectancy is 73...]
Our current death rate is almost 9% now.
If 1/4 of the population is to be killed.... over 2 billion people will be killed. If the wars and the mass shootings don't get you, a snake, a bear, a shark or a venomous, bacteria, or viral invested mosquito might get you. Almost 7 million people died from COVID... carried to a market in China on one dead animal.
Would a nuke in the right place kill over 2 billion people?
I wonder... will it take a year to kill 2 billion people? Will the popping of the fourth seal happen immediately, or will it take a while? I just read, the war in Israel/Gaza has already killed over three thousand children in less than a month. Remember, Jesus loves children.
If the fourth horse showed up today, and finished his job in one day.... the earth would be a very stinky place. Where would we put all the dead bodies?
Fourth Seal.... 2 billion killed.
