Summary
This alternative explanation for seals 3 and 4 is based on the idea that all seals must open with a shock. This forces a rethink on many of the interpretations. It also leads to the result that seals 3 and 4 are connected, and seals 5 and 6 are connected. Connected means one seal causes the other to open due to retaliation.
The end result is that the third seal is the nuclear obliteration of Israel's neighbors by Israel. This subsequently causes Russia and China to retaliate against America by the next spring in fourth seal.
Note: I'm not saying I'm right. I'm saying that this is one possible interpretation.
The Interpretation
Rev 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
You can hear the seals open like a big, loud crack of thunder. And you can see them open, "Come and see." These are big, loud shocks that everyone can see.
My interpretation of seals 1 to 4 from Revelation:
1. - Aug, 1945 America drops the atomic bomb (the bang) on Japan. The "Atomic Age" begins. End-time begins.
2. - 9/11/2001 (the bang) and the sword of Islam. Islam is behind seals 2 to 7.
3. - Isaiah 17. Israeli nukes dropping (the bang) on Syria. Iran is behind the attack on Israel.
4. - Isaiah 18. America obliterated (the bang). In retaliation for #3, Russia and China attack America.
Notice that seal 3 and seal 4 are near. Look for seal 3 to open and know that seal 4 is coming within a year.
What is a seal?
The seals are a series of shocks that occur all along the entire end-time period - about 100 years. This definition is based on the "helpful" requirement below. The seals in Revelation are suppose to be helpful:
Rev 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
I have set up some global constraints on all the seals in order to comply with the "helpful" requirement.
Global constraints:
1. They must help us..
2. We must see the seals open - they open with a bang.
3. The seals are shocks that open all along the end-time period because "the time is near."
Some important ideas to keep in mind:
1. The shocks are all nuclear, except the second seal.
2. Islam is behind all the seals, except the first seal.
3. Iran is a key player behind most of the seals: 3, 4, 5 and 6.
4. Seal 3 causes seal 4 to open.
If we assume that indeed the seals open all along the end-time, then two seals become pretty obvious: 2 and 4. The sword of Islam is associated with 9/11 and fits the second seal. A great war involving America, Russia and China would take out about a quarter of the planet and fits the fourth seal. But what about 1 and 3?
If the 4th seal does involve America, then it could provide a clue about the 1st seal: The death of a white horse or person gives us a pale horse or person. If the 4th seal is about the death of America (the pale horse) then that means the white horse in the 1st seal is America. When we go looking for a bang, we look for a nuclear one: Aug, 1945.
Seal 3 (Isaiah 17)
Rev 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Notice the "Come and see." We can see it open. The "open with a bang" requirement must mean the balances are for judgment, not for weighing. There is a judgment and then bang. But what about the wheat and barley? And what about the oil and the wine?
Understanding wheat and barley:
Exodus 9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
Exodus 9:32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
In Exodus, there is a judgment on Egypt because of its treatment of Jews. In the judgment the wheat survived but the barley was destroyed.
Concerning the third seal, in return for what you have paid out (the penny), you will get: one portion of wheat (life) and three portions of barley (death). Total portions are four. 1/4 will live and 3/4 will die. Oil (olive oil) and wine probably refer to Israel. Those who try to harm Israel are its neighbors. Iran is sitting in the background driving an attack on Israel. Israel's neighbors get destroyed as return payment.
Third Seal: You have been judged. 3/4ths of you will be destroyed. 1/4 will survive. Do not harm Israel.
The third seal causes the fourth seal to open. However, there will be a delay. Isaiah 18 says the fourth seal opens the following spring.
The third seal appears to be close:
[14-Jun-2019] 'Next war will be worst in Israel's history' | Arutz Sheva
Seal 4 (Isaiah 18)
Rev 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Rev 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
The fourth seal appears to be a big war but the specifics could be almost anything. If it's going to be soon and take out a big chunk of the planet, then it almost certainly involves America, Russia and China. The global constraints are driving this interpretation.
"Come and see." We can see it open. It's a big shock involving a large nuclear war that takes out one-fourth of the planet. China and America must be involved. What about Russia?
According to the Russian nuclear doctrine, if an ally (Syria) is nuked then Russia can nuke back. Targeting Israel would just invite American nuclear retaliation. Russia must go after America.
Given that China and Russia are allies, Russia would certainly be involved in this war. Note that both Russia and China would not be completely destroyed by this war. They would still retain several hundred nukes. America would be destroyed with maybe a few percent of the population surviving.
If you're paying close attention then you can see World War III approaching:
[April 15, 2019] US-Russia relations are getting worse, and that's raising concerns about stumbling into a nuclear war | Business Insider
[June 7, 2019] The US just quietly challenged China on something Beijing promised to go to war over | Business Insider
[Dec 14, 2018] China and Russia: A Strategic Alliance in the Making | National Interest
This alternative explanation for seals 3 and 4 is based on the idea that all seals must open with a shock. This forces a rethink on many of the interpretations. It also leads to the result that seals 3 and 4 are connected, and seals 5 and 6 are connected. Connected means one seal causes the other to open due to retaliation.
The end result is that the third seal is the nuclear obliteration of Israel's neighbors by Israel. This subsequently causes Russia and China to retaliate against America by the next spring in fourth seal.
Note: I'm not saying I'm right. I'm saying that this is one possible interpretation.
The Interpretation
Rev 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
You can hear the seals open like a big, loud crack of thunder. And you can see them open, "Come and see." These are big, loud shocks that everyone can see.
My interpretation of seals 1 to 4 from Revelation:
1. - Aug, 1945 America drops the atomic bomb (the bang) on Japan. The "Atomic Age" begins. End-time begins.
2. - 9/11/2001 (the bang) and the sword of Islam. Islam is behind seals 2 to 7.
3. - Isaiah 17. Israeli nukes dropping (the bang) on Syria. Iran is behind the attack on Israel.
4. - Isaiah 18. America obliterated (the bang). In retaliation for #3, Russia and China attack America.
Notice that seal 3 and seal 4 are near. Look for seal 3 to open and know that seal 4 is coming within a year.
What is a seal?
The seals are a series of shocks that occur all along the entire end-time period - about 100 years. This definition is based on the "helpful" requirement below. The seals in Revelation are suppose to be helpful:
Rev 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
I have set up some global constraints on all the seals in order to comply with the "helpful" requirement.
Global constraints:
1. They must help us..
2. We must see the seals open - they open with a bang.
3. The seals are shocks that open all along the end-time period because "the time is near."
Some important ideas to keep in mind:
1. The shocks are all nuclear, except the second seal.
2. Islam is behind all the seals, except the first seal.
3. Iran is a key player behind most of the seals: 3, 4, 5 and 6.
4. Seal 3 causes seal 4 to open.
If we assume that indeed the seals open all along the end-time, then two seals become pretty obvious: 2 and 4. The sword of Islam is associated with 9/11 and fits the second seal. A great war involving America, Russia and China would take out about a quarter of the planet and fits the fourth seal. But what about 1 and 3?
If the 4th seal does involve America, then it could provide a clue about the 1st seal: The death of a white horse or person gives us a pale horse or person. If the 4th seal is about the death of America (the pale horse) then that means the white horse in the 1st seal is America. When we go looking for a bang, we look for a nuclear one: Aug, 1945.
Seal 3 (Isaiah 17)
Rev 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Notice the "Come and see." We can see it open. The "open with a bang" requirement must mean the balances are for judgment, not for weighing. There is a judgment and then bang. But what about the wheat and barley? And what about the oil and the wine?
Understanding wheat and barley:
Exodus 9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
Exodus 9:32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
In Exodus, there is a judgment on Egypt because of its treatment of Jews. In the judgment the wheat survived but the barley was destroyed.
Concerning the third seal, in return for what you have paid out (the penny), you will get: one portion of wheat (life) and three portions of barley (death). Total portions are four. 1/4 will live and 3/4 will die. Oil (olive oil) and wine probably refer to Israel. Those who try to harm Israel are its neighbors. Iran is sitting in the background driving an attack on Israel. Israel's neighbors get destroyed as return payment.
Third Seal: You have been judged. 3/4ths of you will be destroyed. 1/4 will survive. Do not harm Israel.
The third seal causes the fourth seal to open. However, there will be a delay. Isaiah 18 says the fourth seal opens the following spring.
The third seal appears to be close:
[14-Jun-2019] 'Next war will be worst in Israel's history' | Arutz Sheva
Seal 4 (Isaiah 18)
Rev 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Rev 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
The fourth seal appears to be a big war but the specifics could be almost anything. If it's going to be soon and take out a big chunk of the planet, then it almost certainly involves America, Russia and China. The global constraints are driving this interpretation.
"Come and see." We can see it open. It's a big shock involving a large nuclear war that takes out one-fourth of the planet. China and America must be involved. What about Russia?
According to the Russian nuclear doctrine, if an ally (Syria) is nuked then Russia can nuke back. Targeting Israel would just invite American nuclear retaliation. Russia must go after America.
Given that China and Russia are allies, Russia would certainly be involved in this war. Note that both Russia and China would not be completely destroyed by this war. They would still retain several hundred nukes. America would be destroyed with maybe a few percent of the population surviving.
If you're paying close attention then you can see World War III approaching:
[April 15, 2019] US-Russia relations are getting worse, and that's raising concerns about stumbling into a nuclear war | Business Insider
[June 7, 2019] The US just quietly challenged China on something Beijing promised to go to war over | Business Insider
[Dec 14, 2018] China and Russia: A Strategic Alliance in the Making | National Interest
