Print Lesson:

WARS, HUNGER, PLAGUES, AND EARTHQUAKES ARE THE FIRST DISASTERS JESUS PREDICTED TO COME AT THE END

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
Matthew 24:6-8

1. The Fiery Red Horse — Will Take Peace From The Earth And Bring Wars :
► When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. Rev. 6:3-4
• Since the beginning of the 1900’s there have been more wars with greater number of casualties than in any other time in the history of the world.


2. The Black Horse — Famine And Pestilence :
► When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” Rev. 6:5-6
• Seven of the ten biggest famines recorded in history have occurred since the beginning of the 1900’s with millions and millions of people dying of hunger.


3. The Pale Horse — Followed By Death And Hades :
► “When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him.
• And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.” Rev. 6:7-8
• ¼ of the Earth’s population killed by the wars, by hunger, by famine, by the beast of the earth, and other things.


4. Persecution Of Believers :
► “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.” [Matt. 24:9]
• This statement that Jesus makes has to do with the historical persecution believers have endured since His death. Many periods of time throughout the last two thousand years have brought great persecution against believers. The latest period of persecution started at the beginning of the 1900’s and it is still going on. But this is not the persecution that will be brought by the wrath of Satan against believer through the antichrist.
• Jesus said to His disciples regarding all the pain and suffering that will come upon the world when finally the seals begin to be opened, “See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” Matthew 24:6, 8
• Even though all these things will bring great suffering, it is not the end yet. The last three years and a half of this world system will begin when the antichrist is revealed and he comes to the temple and declares to be “god”.


5. The Fifth Seal — The Cry Of The Martyrs : [Revelation 6:9-11]
• When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
• And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
• Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

Print Lesson