And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
The rider on the white horse has a bow.
Is this a cute ribbon bow in his hair? Does he do a respectful, very low bowing before Kings? Perhaps he has an archery bow, but he left his quiver of arrows at home? One type of bow mentioned in the Bible is a rainbow.
This is the only place in the Bible that this Greek word for bow in Rev. 6:2 is used.
In the Bible, a bow symbolizes the archery bow of God is discussed in Psalm 7:12
If he turn not, He [God] will whet [sharpen] his sword; He hath bent his bow [Hebrew H7198], and made it ready.
Another synonym for bow is used in Psalm 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows [Hebrew phrase H2671] to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Hosea 7:16 uses the same Hebrew word for "bow" as Psalm 7:12:
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow[Hebrew H7198]: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 9:3 uses the same Hebrew word H7198 again:
And they bend their tongues like their bow [Hebrew H7198] for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Remember that the White Horse & Rider are just one of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse:
Horse
Colour
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Purpose
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White
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conquer
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Red
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Take peace from the Earth, that they kill one another
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Black
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Hyper-inflation of food prices
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Pale (Green)
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Death & Hell
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All 4 Horsemen (Rev. 6:8)
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Power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill
with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth
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Note the reference above to the Four Horseman's power over a forth part of the Earth. It is interesting that Muslim-majority countries of today have a sovereign land area approximately equal to 1/4 of the Earth's land surface, just as described in Rev. 6:8. Coincidence?
The Bible says "kill with the beasts of the Earth"?
Are we talking about rabid dogs, bears, cougars, lions, etc.? Don't forget microbes and molds, as they are also living creatures, and come from the Earth's soils and similar places, can be infectious, are everywhere on Earth, and can easily kill millions very quickly during plagues. We are getting new ones every day.
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| Zika virus spread throughout the world in last 72 years (1947 - 2019) from Uganda to 87 different countries |
- 50% of the pigs in China have recently died from one outbreak of African Swine Fever. Pigs are a major food source for Chinese people.
- More than 50% of the people infected by the drug resistant yeast Candida auris have died, which is quickly spreading around the world, and is now in North America.
- 1,900 people have died during the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus in Africa, and is slowly spreading throughout the continent. Ebola has 25% to 90% fatality if infected, and has now reached major metropolitan areas, much more difficult to quarantine than rural areas of prior outbreaks.
- Since its 1947 discovery of its first victim in the forests of Uganda, Zika virus has spread world-wide through 87 countries, infecting up to 10% of the population. While there are no currently known outbreaks, the potential remains. It is a classic case for how diseases spread through our world-wide commerce and travel. Click on the map above for a full-sized version.
- HIV continues to be a major global public health issue. In 2017 an estimated 36.9 million people were living with HIV (including 1.8 million children) – with a global HIV prevalence of 0.8% among adults. Around 25% of these same people do not know that they have the virus. Since the start of the epidemic, an estimated 77.3 million people have become infected with HIV and 35.4 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses. There have been a few rare cases of being "cured" of AIDS (no detectable virus), and millions are maintained in remission as long as they faithfully take their treatment medications every day (what happens when major turmoil causes their medicine to be unavailable?). In 2017, 940,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in spite of anti-viral drugs. This number has reduced by more than 51% (1.9 million) since the peak in 2004 and 1.4 million in 2010. Gay men were the original host and vector for spreading AIDS, and remain so in 2019 (18% of all cases). Sex workers (3%), intravenous drug addicts (8%), sexual partners of all primary vectors (18%), and transgender men who now identify as women (1%) are also major reservoirs of AIDS incidence and prevalence. Today, between 0.5% to 6.5% of people identify themselves as LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, etc.). All of these people are (or were) clearly sinning against God's Commandments against drugs and harmful sex.
τόξον tóxon, tox'-on; from the base of G5088; a bow (apparently as the simplest fabric):—bow.
The etymology of the English word "toxic" comes from the Greek word "toxon" for bow, as from poison tipped arrow. Could this be why the rider of the white horse has a bow, but no arrows?
I also puzzled over Strong's Bible lexicon definition which adds "apparently as the simplest fabric". What could that mean?
Could this also mean a rainbow flag as the banner of Satan as deviant sexual practices spread throughout the world, destroying God's definition of family, spreading disease, and confusing young children who are exposed to fluid gender definitions?
I searched the Internet to see if anybody else had the answer, or at least the same question. I found a few websites (see here, and here) who seem to agree.
Soon, Born Again Christians will be sitting at the feet of Jesus as He explains to us the full and correct meaning of Rev. 6:2. Are you ready?
Unfortunately most luke warm Christians, pagans, agnostics, and atheists won't be there as they have an appointment with Satan that they must keep.
