The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Revelation 6:1-17, “Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, ‘Come.’
2 I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, ‘Come.’
4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, ‘Come.’ 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 something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.’
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come.’
8 I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?’
11 And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
12 I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
14 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?’”

It was John the Baptist, who first identified Jesus to the people by saying, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). For Jesus would indeed be offered as “the Lamb,” sacrificed on the Cross for the sins of His people. His death was the Sacrifice for our sins, too. Yet, we have to acknowledge Him as the Substitute for us.

In the long, 17-verse passage above, the Apostle John (different from John the Baptist)
reveals the seven “seals,” or chapters, that will become known as the LORD reveals the things that will come to pass on the Earth. Like leaking water coming from a loose pipe, samples of what will come are already being revealed.

In Seal One there is the White Horse, the Antichrist. He pretends to be the Christ and ultimately persuades the Jews to follow him. They have long looked for their Messiah, and believing this to be Him, they fall in line and believe him. even as he misleads them.

Seal Two reveals a Red Horse, who is permitted to take peace from the earth. Under him, many wars break out and scores of people die as men vie with each other over land and various material things.

Seal Three is a Black Horse, whose rider carries a pair of scales, provokes famine
throughout the world. Food will be scarce, and where it is found, it is extremely
expensive! We’re experiencing a foretaste of that just now with oil and food prices on
the rise.

Seal Four is an Ashen Horse, bespeaking wars and famine. Death and Hades possess
authority to kill with the sword and with famine one-fourth of the earth. Pestilence and wild beasts will be employed as well.

Seal Five reveals the scores of souls who have been slain because they held fast to the Word of God and to their testimonies. To each of the believers was given a White Robe and is encouraged to hold out until the time of suffering is completed.

Seal Six produced a massive earthquake; the sin turned black and the moon became like blood. Stars fell from the sky, as the sky itself split apart. Mountains and islands were moved out of their places. Kings and mighty men, rich and strong, along with slaves and other free men cried out for the mountains to fall upon them and “hide themselves from the presence of Him who sits on the throne. They will cry for the rocks to fall upon them and hide them from the presence of the LORD Jesus Christ, who sits on the Throne!

Oh, my dear friend, that terrible day is coming! The “winds of turbulence” are already
upon us! The LORD Jesus Christ is our only hope! “And there is salvation in no one
else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which
we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Pray a simple prayer to the LORD. Ask Him to forgive
your sins and take control of your life. He will forgive your sins; He will control your life!
Just ask Him to do it; and believe that He has! You are in my prayers, too.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom