The Horsemen of Revelation The Fifth Horseman Rides (Concludes) Throughout the ages men, women and children have looked and longed for one who would bring lasting peace to the world. The first-century world looked for a golden age that would bring justice and peace to mankind. They sensed the time was right for restoring a time of prosperity and wisdom when the physical and spiritual world worked together in harmony. The Roman poet Virgil spoke of the return of justice from “a new breed of men sent down from heaven” and “the boy’s birth in whom the iron shall cease, the golden age arise . . . He shall receive the life of gods, and see heroes with gods commingling, and himself be seen of them, and with his father’s worth reign over a world at peace”Of course, the Roman Empire did not bring a “golden age”—it was more like iron than gold. The peace of Rome was achieved at the end of the legionnaire’s short sword— war, but not a righteous one. No leader or nation since then has brought lasting peace to any age of man.A lasting peace Where can you turn for a reliable promise of peace and justice? The search will continue for a lasting peace among today’s nations. Conferences will be held, treaties produced and accords signed. There will be short periods of calm giving the illusion of peace. But in the end, the only real peace must be brought by the hand of God through the ride of the fifth horseman of Revelation. Today the world awaits the voices that will declare, as foretold in Revelation 11:15: “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” Amen
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:50:12 +0000
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