Revelation 9:. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red (fire), hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow(brimstone); and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.
This army is in battle with the army of locusts who arose out of the bottomless pit of our hearts. The locusts had breastplates of iron whereas those in this army have superior breastplates of fire for fire will melt iron. This army will purify us of those locusts. Six being the number of man is most appropriate for the purification process to occur at this level of the maturing process. You must clean out the depths of the heart before the new circumcised heart can be given.
The heads like lions overtake the locust heads as men. Lions are known as kings and devour their prey. This righteous army will remove the old thought processes associated with the traditions of men. Their legalism and condemnation of others will be removed. Their unrighteous judgment designed to exalt their own thinking will be devoured. They will no longer tout that they are followers of this man or that one, they will not hide behind their education or initials placed after their name as though they have some implied anointing others are without. Would you rather have the anointing in full measure given by FATHER or an advanced degree in some educational discipline handed out by men? Don’t get me wrong, advanced degrees are helpful in meeting the needs of your vocation but they don’t have an inherent superior Spiritual anointing over others without them.
The locusts had on their heads an appearance of an illusionary crown of gold, not the real thing. They tried to convey Divine authority but actually it was one of deception. In response, out of the mouths of the righteous army came fire, smoke, and brimstone. Fire is for devouring its target and it will consume anything in opposition to it. This all consuming fire is the LIVING WORD OF GOD and it will consume all the religious doctrines, creeds, traditions, church systems, and any other self-proclaimed philosophy that would attempt to substitute itself for the reality of the LIVING WORD. Jesus spoke:
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”
The blue being described refers to the hottest part of a flame. This heat produced from a blue flame will be greater than those of another color and refers to a full and complete result of purification. Sulfur is also a cleansing agent directed toward sickness and disease and is also translated as “Divine”. These three cleansing agents are described using the three primary colors:
This denotes that every aspect of what we see will be dealt with: spirit, soul, and body. Every shade of every doctrine will be dealt with. Nothing in the visible spectrum will be left out. As we fully conform to HIS Image, we will be Divinely enabled to deal with any and every situation that presents itself whether it is dealing with the false doctrines of men, sickness, disease, or even death:
Luke 7:11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd.
12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.
13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.
In a few of the past Pentecostal ministries, people were raised from the dead. These were but a sample of things to come. Those ministries acted as a precursor to the fullness of times to give us hope and expectation of greater things to come.
The immense three-fold purpose of this army is to fully cleanse us of the locust army. The deceit, the false doctrines, the religious systems, the opinions of well-meaning ministries must all be removed from the depths of our inner selves. Their torment will no longer be found within us. Their expressions of guilt and judgment will be burned up by the fiery WORD. Their roots will be plucked up and tossed into the fire. Truth in Love will replace all that is removed. You will see men through the same eyes of compassion as Jesus did when He raised the son from death. Wars and rumors of war will fade away as the Sons come forth in the fullness of time. Our strength will originate from Heaven and not from any other source. This power will be for delivering, purifying, redeeming, and transforming. It will originate from the Divine Intent of Love. Let HIS WORD come forth!