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 perfect does Christ tell His followers to be?
How many were embraced in God's promises to Abraham?
In order to baptize the eunuch, where did Philip take him?
What was Messiah to do during the seventieth week?
What charge was made against Stephen concerning his attitude toward the ceremonial law?
6. What influence do the Bible and history show working in the church immediately after apostolic days?
How perfect does Christ tell us to be?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle