Recently I spoke about Jesus and the Second Seal, the Red Horse, which ushers in the rider who takes peace from the earth. Now let’s turn our attention to the third seal in the Book of Revelation for a  comparison to the teachings of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It’s important for Christians to be aware what will happen during these difficult times. Personally, it seems we are further along than many realize and we could easily be living in the end of days, or, last days. Which brings up the subject many Christians believe will take place, the Rapture, or being caught up. Which I plan on discussing soon.

But regardless of where we are in the Book of Revelation we are to continue sharing the Good News just as our Lord Jesus Christ instructed. This is so others can learn about God and His great love for mankind and hopefully keep them from the Lake of Fire.

The Third Seal – Famine, Scarcity

Revelation 6:5,6 – When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and See.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”

The third seal introduces the rider on the black horse. But let’s read Matthew, Mark and Luke to see how it aligns with the Third Seal of Revelation.

Matthew 24:7b – And there will be famines.

Mark 13:8c – And there will be famines and troubles.

Luke 21:11b – And famines and pestilences;

For Matthew, I use 7b, for Mark 8c and Luke 11b. The reason I wrote the scriptures in this way is because the earliest manuscripts in Greek did not contain punctuation, spaces between words, had no Chapter Dividers, no individual headings, but, one long, continuous page of words. Man is the one who added punctuation, spaces, chapters and headings for ease of reading. This could be one of the reasons many people do not associate the teachings of Christ to the Seals found in the Book of Revelation. But as you can see, from the very teachings of the Lord Christ Jesus, His words align perfectly with what the Apostle John saw in the Book of Revelation regarding the third seal.

Glory be to God, we are drawing near! Make sure your heart is right with God Almighty and if it’s not REPENT now and follow our King, the Lord Jesus Christ! God bless you all…