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When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
Revelation 6:9
The Meaning of the Book of Revelation: the Four Horsemen
By 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.
(References: 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 85
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Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
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You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.
3
You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
4
Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.
5
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
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Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
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Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.
8
I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
9
Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10
Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11
Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12
Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
13
Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. A Prayer by David.
