What was the color of the symbol under the third seal?
Answer
"When He had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a
black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand." Verse 5.
NOTE - The "black" horse fitly represents the spiritual darkness that characterized the church
from the time of Constantine till the establishment of papal supremacy in AD. 538. Of the condition of
things in the fourth century, Wharey (page 54) says: "Christianity had now become popular, and a large
proportion, perhaps a large majority, of those who embraced it, only assumed the name, received the rite of
baptism, and conformed to some of the external ceremonies of the church, while at heart and in moral
character they were as much heathen as they were before. Error and corruption now came in upon the
church like a flood."
How futile was all this?
8. In what language did Christ briefly describe the experiences of His people previous to these calamities?
How important is the trial of our faith?
Does Jesus sympathize with us in our afflictions?
Why does Christ desire this growth in His followers?
To what place did Jesus retire for secret devotion?
Whose names are on the twelve gates of the city?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle