Playlist: Black Horse (topic)
Famine (Part Two): Behold, a Black Horse
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe black horse of Revelation 6:5-6 is the third seal and represents scarcity and famine. Its rider holds a pair of scales to measure and carefully dole out food, and a voice declares, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine." A denarius was a working …
So Easily Deceived
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Black Horse of Revelation 6, representing the third seal, is directly connected to a discussion of unreliable information sources and unfolding weather-related crises that could trigger global famine. Reflection on how to verify claims found on the Internet leads to a recollection of a lecture given around 1968 or 1969, in …
Color In Scripture
Sermon/Bible Study byThe Hebrews perceived color differently than we do, assigning symbolic significance to a number of different colors as they associate with concrete objects.