Revelation 6:5,6

Hello all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good! The Bible teaches that the world is headed toward a final, cataclysmic war called the Battle of Armageddon. Until that climatic holocaust, things will continue to deteriorate as the world falls deeper and deeper into chaos, confusion, and sin.

As the end approaches, wars will increase, crime will escalate, there will be economic upheavals, and the world will experience unprecedented natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, famines, and diseases. All those calamities will mark the outpouring of God's wrath on the fallen, rebellious world.

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. (6) 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."

black horse - Black signifies faine. Worldwide war will destroy the food supply and spawn global hunger.

pair of scales - The common measuring device - two small trays hung from each end of a balance beam-indicates that the scarcity of food will lead to rationing and food lines.

quart of wheat - the approximate amount necessary to sustain one person for one day.

denarius - one day's normal wages; one day's work will provide enough food for only one person.

three quarts of barley - Usually fed to animals, tis grain was low in nutrients and cheaper that wheat. A day's wages provides enough for only a small family's daily supply.

oil and the wine - Although the point could be that these foods will not be affected by the famine, a more straightforward meaning is that bare staples - oil was used in the preparation of bread, and wine was considered necessary for cooking and purifying water - suddenly will become luxuries that have to be carefully protected.

Thank you for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny