So if we look at these four federations (kingdoms) of Daniel and compare them with what God revealed to John regarding the four horsemen we can see similarities.
I think your mistake is to compare four horsemen of Revelation 6 with four beasts of Daniel 7. They are not the same. Beside let look at your private interpretations, let start with white horse for tonight:
REVELATION 6: 2-6
White Horse
Only one crowned – Monarchy
Conquering to conquer - Imperialistic
Revelation 6:2 KJV
[2] And I saw, and behold
a white horse: and he that sat on him had
a bow; and
a crown was given unto him: and
he went forth conquering, and
to conquer.
God did not give us an interpretation that a crown is a monarch nor conquering and to conquer would equal to imperialistic. With your interpretation, you assume God was talking about Great Britain, right? Wrong! This is just your private interpretation.
Now the book of Revelation is full of spiritual imagery, symbolism, signs, figure, icons, and emblems depicting truths so that they can be very easily misunderstood. It is not something we can try the link spiritual vision to some literal nation based on their flag, the crown royal, or their political system. We go to God's interpretation by comparing Scripture with Scripture. Forget that. God is talking about the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan here.
Let's start by comparing the two riders. Does this rider in Revelation chapter six compare favorably to the "figures" of Satan or your choice of nation that God inspires in Scripture? The answer is NO! Do they compare with the "figure" God inspires as representing Christ? Then answer is YES! Let's compare.
Revelation 6:2
- "And I saw, and behold a White Horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."
Revelation 19:11-12
- "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.
- His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
They compare favorably. In fact, almost identically right down to His coming for warfare, and the crown symbolizing His rule! The question is, why would anyone (based upon what is written in Revelation 6:2) think that this rider on the white horse is someone different from the rider on the white horse in Revelation nineteen? There certainly is nothing (at all) in Revelation 6:2 that would lead us to believe He is a different rider or represents a physical nation. So where would we get the idea? ..I submit that it comes from
man's own reasoning and teachings,
rather than what is actually written there.
First consideration. Satan's strength is
NEVER symbolized by the color
white. And the horses are the symbol of the rider's
strength. When you mount an army (in those days) your strength was measured by your number of
horsemen, right? Horsemen gave you the advantage of strength in war. And colors (like numbers) carry great
spiritual significance. White 'unquestionably' symbolizes purity or righteousness. For example, the great white throne, the white stone, the clean white robes given the elect, the white cloud that the son of man sat on, the hair white like wool, etc., etc. And here, the "White" horse is in that
very same vein of symbols found in the rest of the book of Revelation.
Horse = Strength of battle
White = Righteousness
Horseman on white horse = He who comes in the strength of Righteous for warfare.
=
Christ!
Christ judges and makes war in righteousness. This color white is not "incidental" in Revelation, it is in
harmony with the symbolism in Revelation. This is no small matter to be cast aside as insignificant (as some do). Because interpretations come from
comparing scripture with scripture, and that is "extremely" important. Why would God use white to symbolize the rider coming in righteousness in one book of Revelation, and then assign that color to Satan's horse? He's not coming in the strength of righteousness. It makes no sense. Some say because he is a false prophet, but God doesn't need to assign the color white to a horse to show false prophecy. A White horse doesn't symbolize false prophecy, it symbolizes riding in truth, purity, cleanness, and righteousness. We have two identifiers. The horseman symbolizing He comes in strength (Job 39:19; Isaiah 31:1; Psalm 33:17; Psalm 147:10) of warfare, and color of the horse being white to symbolize He comes in righteous warfare and judgment. Just as Revelation 19 also so clearly illustrates. And as all of Revelation postulates:
Revelation 16:7
- "And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments."
Christ comes in righteous judgments and the white horse in Revelation chapter six symbolizes righteousness, just as Revelation nineteen does. They are synonymous with each other, the
very same symbolism. It is inconsistent for us to say that the white Horse in Revelation chapter six symbolizes Satan, and then claim the white horse in Revelation chapter nineteen does not. That it switches and now symbolizes Christ. Where is the logic for such an abrupt change? They are both white horses! If there is one thing I have learned in my study of the scriptures, it is that
"inconsistency is the hallmark of error," and is almost always the vehicle of every wrong interpretation. For example, you can't have the Candlesticks in Revelation 2 to symbolize the Church, and then turn around in Revelation chapter 11 and claim it now represents two physical men who will come and witness! This is not the way to rightly divide the word of truth. Consistency is paramount, and God declares that it is in "Righteousness" that this rider on the white horse goes forth to judge and make war. Again, total agreement and harmony with the horse (symbolizing strength of battle) being white.
In Revelation 6, this rider receives one crown. It symbolizes that Christ was given a kingdom at the Cross where he was going forth in Righteousness, working through the church in the New Testament Period. And in the end, in Revelation chapter 19 we see this rider has many crowns. Where does the many crowns come from? Consider wisely:
Revelation 4:10 KJV
- The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
- The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
The 24 elders represent all Jewish and Gentiles Elects from the Old Testament congregation (based on 12 tribes, Revelation 21:12) and the New Testament congregation (based on 12 apostles of the Lamb, Revelation 21:4). Putting them together under a covenant, they are 24 elders. So Jesus Christ was crowned king of
kings and Lord of
lords by his meritorious work and suffering on the cross. He established His kingdom by that suffering and death. ..to this end was He born.
Hebrews 2:9
- "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
Matthew 27:29
- "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!"
So mock as they would, the truth is, Jesus
was indeed crowned King of the Jews by this meritorious work on the cross. He was given a crown, He did "establish" this kingdom by this work through the Church! And so again, we have complete and total harmony with the figure being representative of Christ given a crown, and not Satan. Satan hardly rides forth on the vehicle of righteousness (white horse) that he goes forth "both" conquering (overcoming) and to conquer (overcome). This can only be Christ who rides thusly. He is this warrior crowned King and we are his army on white horses who are in a battle in this spiritual warfare with Him.
Revelation 17:14
- "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."
Revelation 12:11
- "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."
The symbolism of this warfare which Christ goes forth conquering and to conquer, spoiling people from Satan's house of spiritual bondage. You need to read Matthew 12:28-29 and Revelation 20 to really understand why Christ has to bound Satan in order to save people out of his house. Indeed Christ was given a crown, and indeed He does go forth conquering and to conquer. In Revelation chapter six the crown given the rider in righteousness is no contradiction to Revelation nineteen. Satan may go forth and conquer, but Christ is the only one who goes forth
Conquering and to Conquer. In other words, overcoming and to overcome! Prevailing and to Prevail! Satan doesn't qualify. Satan may overcome temporarily, but not to overcome ultimately in the end.
Also note that Christ has a bow (Psalms 7:11-13, Psalms 45:3-7). And he did have an arrow to be used with his bow instead it is used with HIS WORD coming out of his mouth to save and to judge.
Therefore the White Horse is Jesus Christ which rode out since the Cross through the Church the whole New Testament period until all people He intends to seal has been sealed, Revelation 7:1-4,
THEN the Red, Black and Pale horse comes forward.
