Joel 2:1 Blow the trumpet in Zion,<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bAnd sound an alarm in My holy mountain!<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bLet all the inhabitants of the land tremble;<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bFor the day of the LORD is coming,<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bFor it is at hand:<\/p>\n
2 \u200b\u200bA day of darkness and gloominess,<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bA day of clouds and thick darkness,<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bLike the morning clouds<\/em> spread over the mountains.<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bA people come,<\/em> great and strong,<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bThe like of whom has never been;<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bNor will there ever be any such<\/em> after them,<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bEven for many successive generations.<\/p>\n \u200b3 \u200b\u200bA fire devours before them,<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bAnd behind them a flame burns;<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bThe land is<\/em> like the Garden of Eden before them,<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bAnd behind them a desolate wilderness;<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bSurely nothing shall escape them.<\/p>\n 4 \u200b\u200bTheir appearance is like the appearance of horses;<\/strong><\/p>\n \u200b\u200bAnd like swift steeds, so they run.<\/strong><\/p>\n The horse and their riders are symbolic of those who do battle and their horses are known as \u201cwar\u201d horses. Jesus is depicted as leading the army while riding a white horse. The first four seals are represented as four horsemen. A battle is conducted for taking possession of land and\/or resource. It is about overcoming and conquering whatever is currently occupying or possessing our land. <\/p>\n The first seal was opened or loosed in Revelation 6:<\/p>\n First Seal: The Conqueror<\/p>\n 1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a loud voice like thunder, \u201cCome!\u201d <\/p>\n 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.<\/p>\n The four living creatures represent the ruling aspect of the Throne whereas the twenty-four elders represent the priesthood ministry. The ruling ministration of the Spirit of power and authority broadcast in a Voice of Thunder in an emphatic manner- \u201cCome!\u201d<\/p>\n This is a lone horseman with a crown and it surely represents Jesus who later is found riding the same white horse leading an army of saints. He appears first as the \u201cAlpha\u201d described in John 1:1 and in Revelation 19 as the Omega with the Sons of Love in full battle array following Him wherever HE goes:<\/p>\n Rev 14:4 These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among <\/em>men, being<\/em> firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. <\/p>\n Recall previous writings where we are told many are called but few are chosen. The ones chosen have been faithful to the revelation of the Sons of GOD and have set aside every hindrance that would take their focus away from fully maturing as a Son. They are further described in Revelation 17:14-<\/p>\n \u201cThese will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are <\/em>with Him are<\/em> called, chosen, and faithful<\/u>.\u201d<\/p>\n The first seal refers to a revealing or revelation of the Book of Life. The flesh must be overcome with purity, Divine Holiness, and righteousness. A cleansing must occur to remove spot and wrinkle. It is all out war with the flesh, the carnal nature of man. The illumination of Jesus Christ brings forth a white light, the fullness of the rainbow. Our lights must shine forth and not be hindered by the flesh. Both the bow and the sword represent the Word OF FATHER and assure swift victory.<\/p>\n The battleground is in us, not in some distant valley for all to observe via satellite. \u2018Christ in us\u2019 will be victorious over all that would easily beset us. He is the lone rider on the white horse Who will conquer the land in us and will claim the land and resources as inheritance to be used as His Body as He mounts the final battle to bring forth glory unto all the earth. Every enemy within us who would promote \u201cantichrist\u201d and raise itself up in opposition will be overcome. Every enemy within you must be conquered before you can be qualified to ride with Christ in His Army. Just consider how Saul of Tarsus was conquered in order to become Paul! Jesus conquered death and hell and sees no issue in conquering those inhabitants in your Promised Land.<\/p>\n John heard the command \u201cCome!\u201d. It was not directed to him but a proclamation he heard for the Rider to come forth and conquer our land. I also say \u201cCome!\u201d The result- we will be strengthened with all might according to His riches in Glory. We will be fruitful in every good work and we will walk in the fullness of joy and life more abundantly.<\/p>\n As we say in the Southwest\u2026 Let\u2019s ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Joel 2:1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, \u200b\u200bAnd sound an alarm in My holy mountain! \u200b\u200bLet all the inhabitants of the land tremble; \u200b\u200bFor the day of the LORD is coming, \u200b\u200bFor it is at hand: 2 \u200b\u200bA day of darkness and gloominess, \u200b\u200bA day of clouds and thick darkness, \u200b\u200bLike the morning clouds spread […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-love"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3186,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions\/3186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}