Fr. Abraam Sleman's Blog

  The Second Seal (Rev. 6:3–4) 6:3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Christ, the Lamb of God, opened the second seal. The second living creature announced the revelation of the second element in God’s plan of redemption through Christ. The Description of the Horse 6:4 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. The full description of the riders fits perfectly with sin, which takes peace away, causes war between nations, and makes people kill one another. Fiery Red Horse John saw a rider on a “fiery red” horse. “Red” occurs many times in Revelation to symbolize the evil that leads to terror and bloodshed: the red dragon (Rev. 12:3), the red beast (Rev. 17:3). The Description of the Rider Taking Out Peace It was granted to the rider “to take peace from the eart...

After publishing “Revealing the Father through the Book of Revelation,” I received many helpful questions and comments.  The following comment is from a beloved Reverend Father: Q   There is one sentence that I object to: “Revelation 13 does not introduce a single person who will be called the Antichrist. Instead, it presents sin as king dominating over the whole of humanity until destroyed by the death of Christ on the cross.”  (Kindle Locations 4840-4841). I like your identifying the “Beast” with sin very much, but this does not mean that there is no man called Antichrist on the historical level. A As mentioned in the book’s introduction, “Revealing the Father through the Book of Revelation” does not deal with the "Historical Approach" of the Book of Revelation. To save time and energy, I abstained from commenting on any other approaches. I just presented the biblical view. The Lord Jesus Christ said, “ false Christs and false prophets will rise and show great si...