The Meaning of the Book of Revelation: the Four Horsemen
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose, Curtis Childs
Transparency is needed to sort things out. Before big change happens, God first reveals what’s really going on.
In the Book of Revelation - the last book of the Word - the apostle John describes a series of apocalyptic visions that he experienced during his exile on the Isle of Patmos, in the Aegean Sea.
In one of these visions, he saw four horsemen, the first riding a white horse, the second a red horse, the third a black, and the fourth - named Death - riding a pale horse. These "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" - oft-pictured - are described in Revelation 6:1-8.
What do these horses, and their riders, represent? What do they have to do with us, today? Watch as Curtis Childs and Jonathan Rose explore the hidden Bible meaning of the Four Horsemen in the Book of Revelation, in this video from the Swedenborg and Life Series, from the Swedenborg Foundation.
Plus, to go straight to the source, follow the links below to the places in "Apocalypse Revealed" where Swedenborg explained the inner meaning of this famous Bible story. A good place to start would be Apocalypse Revealed 298.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 315; Apocalypse Revealed 262-263, 301, 306, 314, 316, 320, 322-323)
This video is a product of the Swedenborg Foundation. Follow these links for further information and other videos: www.youtube.com/user/offTheLeftEye and www.swedenborg.com
Psalms 147
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Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to Praise him.
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Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
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Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
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Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
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who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
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He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
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He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
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Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
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He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
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He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
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He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
