What appeared upon the opening of the second seal?
Answer
"And when He had opened the second seal. . . . there went out another horse that was red: and power was
given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there
was given unto him a great sword!' Verses 3, 4.
NOTE - As whiteness in the first horse denoted the purity of the gospel which its rider
propagated, so the color of the second horse would show that corruption had begun to creep in when this
symbol applies. It is true that such a state of things did succeed the apostolic church. Speaking of the
second century, Wharey, in his "Church History," page 39, says: "Christianity began already to wear the
garb of heathenism. The seeds of most of those errors that afterwards so entirely overran the church,
marred its beauty, and tarnished its glory, were already beginning to take root." Worldliness came in. The
church sought alliance with the secular power, and trouble and commotion were the result. This symbol
extends from the dose of the first century to the time of Constantine, when a complete union of church and
state was effected.
5. What further statement of Christ seems to lay the responsibility for the origin of sin upon Satan and his angels?
What blessed experience follows upon the acceptance of Christ as our righteousness?
When asked by the Jews for a sign of His Messiahship, what did Jesus say?
How diligently should parents teach children God's Word?
Where is the law of God written under the new covenant?
Does the Bible recognize this as the proper time for beginning and ending the Sabbath?
What does He know and remember?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle