“And I saw and lo, a white horse, and he that was sitting upon it, having a bow, and there was given unto him a crown and he went forth conquering and in order that he might conquer.” Rev 6:2
The first sign given by the Messiah in Matt 24 was to watch out for the rise of the one proclaiming to be Christ. Therefore this rider on the white horse has to be the main man, the False Christ. As stated already, the counterfeit always apes or copies what the true God does. So in this rider on the white horse we have an imitation of the true Messiah who is to return in glory as King of Kings and Lord of Lords at the end of the Apocalypse when he shall appear on a white horse to put an end to this whole terrible episode.
“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.” Rev 19:11
So the Antichrist when he goes out on a white horse has a bow but no arrow. Having no arrow conveys that he is a bringer of peace on the earth. But as the world shall learn, he shall talk of peace but wage war.
As global peacemaker this man will do something that has eluded Presidents and politicians for years. He will resolve the situation in the Middle East and establish a peace deal between the Jews and their Arab neighbours. Prophecy experts derive this fact from Daniel 9:27 which says;
“He will confirm a covenant with many for one week” (one seven year period).
Somehow this man will be acceptable to both the Jewish people and the Muslim community and perform this political feat that seems impossible to us today. How does he achieve this? Perhaps with a little help from another man who will become prominent around the same time. This man is called the False Prophet and is also referred to as a beast who rises up from the earth;
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.” Rev 13:11
Being called a false prophet gives us the clue that this man operates in the field of the religious. And because of the global machinations of the Antichrist, we know that he operates within the political as well as the religious realm. So how come these two are acceptable to both the Jews and Arabs and are able to broker a peace deal between them?
Well we know that the Muslims are awaiting the advent of their own Messiah, called the Imam or Mahdi. And the Jewish faith are still watching for the coming of their saviour, the Messiah, for they believe Jesus was an impostor. Perhaps it is these two who hold the key to understanding the role of the Antichrist and the False Prophet who are to come.
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Patrick Heron is bestselling author of Apocalypse Soon (Anomolos see www.survivormall.com) and The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse (Kensington see www.neph.ie).
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