Have You Read Revelations Lately?

The chapter of interest is Chapter Six, the opening of the seals:

¹ I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” ² I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest

OK, so the first seal bring conquering. We’ve had a bit of that recently. American conquered Afghanistan and is working overtime on Iraq. The second seal opens:

³ When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” ⁴ Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.

Obviously, we are at war. Since 9/11, war has been the focus of much of the world. But this third seal, this one hits home today:

⁵ When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages,[c] and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

From MoneyNews.com:

On top of record-breaking rice prices and corn through the roof on ethanol demand, wheat is now rusting in the fields across Africa.

Officials fear near total crop losses, and the fungus, known as Ug99, is spreading.

Wheat prices have been soaring this week on top of already high prices, and futures contracts spiked, too, on panic buying.

Experts fear the cost of bread could soon follow the path of rice, the price of which has triggered riots in some countries and prompted countries to cut off exports.

I don’t talk about religion on the blog much, but I think about this a lot since I am trying to learn more about the Bible. I know the common response to this is that every generation thinks it is in the End Times, and I’m not telling you we are. I do, however, find this all very interesting.

Don’t forget what happens when the fourth seal is opened:

⁸ I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him.