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."
13. What three general divisions did Jesus recognize as including all the writings of the Old Testament?
What example of obedience has Christ set for us?
By what means did Herod seek to destroy Christ?
17. What assurance was given by the angel that these prophecies would he understood in the last days?
What description does the prophet Jeremiah give of the earth during this time?
How numerous are these wicked spirits, or fallen angels?
Does He afflict to leave the one chastened in despair?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle