THE PALE HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE
The Vision

By all standards, the greatest prophecy Jesus ever gave to the church, is that prediction which he released while seated on the Mt. of Olives, and popularly known as the Olivet Prophecy. This is because in that prophecy, the Lord Jesus revealed the spiritual landmarks that would denote the dispensational course for His return and the signs of the end of the age. While it may have seemed that among the four glorious gospels, only Matthew, Mark and Luke recorded that Olivet Discourse, John on the other hand and as a matter of fact received its interpretation and documented it in the book of Revelation chapter 6. Central to the Olivet prophecy though, is the breaking of the first four seals of the scroll of God and the corresponding release of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. These first four horsemen of the apocalypse essentially demarcate the prophetic timeline towards the rapture of the church. That is why, when the Lord spoke with me in a mighty vision, on July 29, 2009, and showed me the Pale horse that is coming to the earth, it essentially underscores a very significant mark on the timeline clock of God, highlighting that the rapture has now drawn nigh. It was while on my way to the mighty revival in Venezuela, that I had a 24-hour stopover in Johannesburg, and while there I saw the visions of the Lord.

During the 24-hour stopover in Johannesburg, on that July 29th 2009, as I slumbered on the chairs at the airport waiting lounge, the Lord again spoke with me about the coming of the Messiah. It was in the very busy airport hours between 2-4pm when I slumbered, and saw the visions of the Lord regarding the rapture of the church. The visions I saw were those of the wedding of the Lamb of God in which the church had been taken up into the wedding supper of the Lamb. In that vision the Lord showed me the glorious church of Christ that is raptured into heaven, as she had just gained entry into the wedding supper of the Lamb. The bride of Christ that I saw taken up into the kingdom of God, was a very glorious and holy church. She wore a glorious wedding gown that had a train that wonderfully flowed past her feet (Rev 19:7-8). But what was most fascinating about this raptured church is that her entry into heaven was marked with a great celebration and a very high worship. They were in their glorious immortal bodies as they lifted their hands up in such a wonderful rhythm and an unmatched melody to behold (1 Cor 15:50-56).

It is while in that heavenly worship that I noticed the glow of the glorious gown the raptured church was wearing. The more they worshipped in rhythm and swayed in a very gentle fashion, the more flashes of lightening were emitted from their glorious gowns. The flashes that their glorious gowns radiated were similar to those that a camera flash would emit at photo taking. Such was the glory that abound the worship at the wedding supper of the Lamb that the whole place emitted radiance of the glory of the Lord. I could see the tremendous joy unspeakable that animated their souls as they engaged in this great worship of honour unto the Lord of Hosts. They all seemed to be in one accord and continuously gave honour to the Lamb of God that was slain for the sins of man. Surely, on that day the church honoured the worthy Lamb of God with all glory and worshipped in the Spirit. However, while still absorbed in the heavenly celebration of the wedding of the Lamb, then came forth the most tremendous voice of the Lord, saying; “Look and see, who is coming.” And in the slightest moment, when I turned towards my left-hand side, I was shocked to see the rider of the Pale horse coming with such a ferocious impunity towards the earth.

As the rider of that Pale most dreadful Horse, made his way towards the earth, I immediately recognized the tremendous darkness that was following him from behind. The Pale horse of God, indeed is a fearful host with some outstanding features that I was able to observe. One of the major features that I was able to recognize is the fact that from his eyes down towards his mouth is very gloriously glowing in colour. That part of his head was extremely glorious with slightly patches. The Lord made me aware of how close the pale horseman is to reaching the earth. But the speed and power of his majesty is what took my breath away in that vision of the Lord. Moreover, the reality of this Pale horse is as stunning as the intent of his rider. I was quick to make out that this Pale horse of the apocalypse is a very humongous horse that approaches the earth like a storm. I was also able to notice that his rider had some straps of buckles that held him knuckled as this most terrifying horse ploughed the skies towards the earth. The way this horseman approached the earth most definitely implied his greatest determination to accomplish his mission in the shortest possible time. It took a very short time though, and then he arrived on earth. Albeit, when this Pale horseman stepped his foot on the earth, the entire earth surface became instantly became covered by such a thick darkness as I have not seen before. It is at that moment that I woke up in the middle of that busy Johannesburg airport, and realized that the Lord of hosts had just spoken with me about the Coming of the Messiah.

Most stunning are the ways of the Lord to the extent that he can choose to have such a significant and historic conversation with me in the midst of a very crowded and busy airport hour. Nevertheless, what stands out most is the message with which this vision is released from heaven. We all know it too well, that in the recent past I have given prophecies of the release of the white horse, the red horse and the black horse; and all those prophecies have come to pass in a very record short time interlude. The most recent of them being the August 19th 2008 prophecy on the release of the black horse, and the coming of the global economic crisis and famine; a prophecy that was fulfilled in a record less than two months when on that October 7th 2008 all the Global Financial Markets crashed.

Todate the manifestations of the release of the horseman on the black horse are still biting very big and bitter! But we also know that of the seven seals that closed the scroll of God, only the first four are most critical to the church of Christ as appertains to rapture. Of the first four seals, the first three are the most crucial because they essentially denote the pre-rapture events that underline the nearness with which the wedding of the Lamb has drawn. However, it is absolutely most shocking to realize that as a matter of fact the release of the Pale horse with its rider is an event that takes place after the church has been taken up in the rapture. This is because the thick darkness that followed him very closely is the most dreaded hades while the rider of this horse is given full authority and power to kill mankind by the sword, famine, disease and the beasts of the earth.

This fourth horseman of the apocalypse when he arrives, is given power to kill upto one fourth of the entire population of the earth. But, it is absolutely clear that such a large scale annihiliation of mankind will only take place during the tribulation after the holy church of Christ, Gods elect has been taken up into the safety of rapture (Revelation 6:7-8). But we must be cognizant of the fact that the biblical context presents horsemen as warriors, and that means that the release of these four horemen of the apocalpse is intenteded to signal Gods waging of war on the lawlessness and godlessness of this dispensation prior to rapture. (Read more on the Pale horse Pg 25).

Going by the current progression of situations that have today dissipated upon this earth, it is vividly clear that the horsemen of the apocalypse have continued to debouch-on forward unimpeded. This tenor must continue because of the critical end dispensation that the church has entered into, towards the most anticipated coming of the Lord in the rapture. Unless mankind repents. These prophecies were eloquently given by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21; thence had to be accurately fulfilled in accordance with the fullness of time. These four horsemen of the apocalypse cardinally symbolize the final endtime culmination of the most traumatic and horrendous sorrows to ever befall rebellious mankind. They paint one of the most gruesome and omnious pictures ever to transpire upon mankind, in this very critical pre-rapture season.

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth (Rev 6:7-8).

Warning

It is very important that the church becomes very intelligent and smart to the fact that in the prophetic order of things, it is the first three horsemen of the apocalypse that sound the warning for the church to repent, turn away from sin, and prepare for rapture in absolute holiness. The release of the horseman of the black horse of the apocalypse essentially marked the last warning to the church, that anytime now the wedding of the Lamb may take place. And that is why the effects of the third horseman of the apocalypse are greatly aggravated. But, when the four horseman of the apocalypse is released, he rides a pale horse and his name is death. He comes to destroy and kill upto to a quarter of the global population. That event of the release of the pale horseman, only takes place after the holy church church of Christ (elect) have been taken up in rapture. As long as the church is still on the earth, the Holy Spirit holds back such a tremendous holocaust. But when the church, the holy habitation of the Holy Spirit has been taken up in rapture, then calamity befalls. Therefore, this July 29 2009 prophecy, of the coming of the rider of the pale horse, is a very stern warning that tells the church that any time now, the rapture may occur. However, considering the speed with which the prophecy on the coming of the black horse was fulfilled in a record twenty-three days, then one can only conclude that there is a prophetic acceleration going on in heaven; and that this prophecy on the release of the pale horseman, will also be released very soon. And when he does get released, the holy and righteous glorious church of Christ will have been raptured, however remnant she may be.

And Hades Follows Closeby

The key word-marker on the identity of this fourth horseman comes from the fact that, he is the only horseman whose real name is given in the bible. His name is death and hades follows him very closeby. However, the main identity marker of this fourth horseman of the apocalypse, is Pale. For reasons emanating from the aftermath that he unleashes across the earth, this fourth horseman can also essentially be referred to as pestilence. Pale exemplifies ashen appearance, like the colour of ash. It is this ashy appearance that marks the characteristic of the dead. Likewise, Hades betokens the Hebrew word sheol. While Sheol is considered to be hell, biblical reference locates it as a place beneath the earth (Num 16:30), and under the waters (Job 26:5). The Word of God precisely elaborates that all the dead must descend there, never to return (Job 7:9, 16), with the exception of those who are directly taken up into the rapture of the church. Evidence of which is also found in the Old Testament, whereby Enoch and Elijah went straight into heaven, without ever seeing death; having been raptured (Gen 5:24; II Kgs 2:11). For all those who will miss the rapture, and go into sheol (hades) they will all be treated equally regardless of what their former status, religious (whether bishops or pastors), economic, political, health, or wealth, had been on the earth (Job 3:13-19; Ezekiel 32:18-32). And in order to truly perceive the gravity of the impact that the pale horseman levies on the church, one should have to comprehend that in Sheol there will be neither doing nor thinking, neither understanding nor wisdomî for all her inhabitants (Ecc 9:10). The mystery of it all, is that God Almighty in his sovereign power, reigns the entire universe from heaven to Sheol (Ps 139:7-8; Job 26:6). And that can only intimate that death also belongs to Gods domain, the reason for which mankind has no escape route except that he returns to God Almighty himself, for his salvation and restitution (I Sam 2:6). Conversely, despite Gods power over Sheol, the dead will not have any form of communication whatsoever with the Lord, once they enter into hades (Ps 88:6). Neither can they worship Jehovah nor can they praise him once in Sheol (Is 38:18; Ps 30:9). It is considerable to remember that Sheol is also referred to as abaddon, gehenna, a place known as the abode of the dead, the gloomy abyss, the underworld, or pit. Our Lord Jesus in his own words portrayed hades as a place of torment that is reserved for the wicked who will not have made it into the rapture of the church (Luke 16:19-31). The cruel description of hades (sheol), exhibited above by the Holy Spirit, is essentially meant to give mankind a little glimpse of what beholds in the future, if he continues in his rebellion and disobedience to God. The irony in mankinds disobedience though, arises from the fact that our Lord Jesus, as a matter of fact, conquered death and shut down the hades. All that Jehovah God in heaven ever required of mankind, is that he repents, turns away from sin, and prepares the way for the Coming of the Lord.

I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades (Rev 1:18).
Pale in Colour

At the mere mention of pale, one normally is prompted to think of someone who is feeling sick, anaemic-looking, deathly looking, or ailing. Pale is a direct translation from a Greek word called chloros. Chloros basically signifies the colour of chlorophyll, the property that gives plants their healthy, green colour. But, used in the biblical context, pale then becomes the colour of disease or sickness, the reason for which other biblical translations describe the pale horse as an ash-coloured horse. The bible also defines it as horse sickly-green or an ashy-pale horse. Albeit, we know that Christ Jesus the revelator, is the only one who has the authority to correctly translate for the church the meaning and implication of the release of the pale horse. This, as we have mentioned, is because only Christ Jesus has the ascendancy to break open even the fourth seal on the scroll.

There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven (Luke 21:11).

The man of the pale horse signifies global encircling plagues and pandemics that are occurring now and soon to appear. The pronouncement in 2009 by the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), that the H1N1 SwineFlu has now developed into a full fledged global pandemic, gives a classical testimony that the season of the pale horseman is at hand, and about to befall mankind.Even greater global pandemics are soon going to be reported all across the globe, as the rider of the pale horse traverses the four ends of the earth. Global pandemics are going to be the greatest challenge for mankind to sumount in this last hour prior to rapture. The manner in which the HIV/AIDS pandemic has scourged mankind especially this year 2009, with over 23 million infected, just underscores how bad things have gotten. It is prudent to recollect that HIV/AIDS cannot be cured, to the extent that even the Anti-retroviral therapy (ARTs) are intended to merely prolong the lives of the infected. A relationship surely exists between the second, third and fourth horseman. God Almighty releases these horsemen to counter the gross disobedience and worldliness that mankind has adopted towards him, in this age.

“Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. ìAnd I will bring charges against your childrens children (Jer 2:9).

It is surely the Lord that has now smitten the earth with such traumatic experiences, as never witnessed before (Dan 12:1). And yet the Lord vividly asserts that those whose names will be found written in the book of life of the Lamb, will be delivered. That can only imply that for mankind to suffer the tragedies of the horsemen, it must be an act of his personal choice. The pale horseman of the apocalypse sups away the livelihood and healthiness of mankind to the point that he lives the human being shrivelled and faint. He does this by intensifying the horrific effects of disease and sickness across the fibre of mankind. The overall effect of this fourth horseman appears to be that of rendering man totally unproductive and ineffective as a result of scavenging ravages of disease.

Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like poor figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth and an object of cursing and horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them (Jer 29:17-18).

Like did the Lord warn Israel before the onset of any calamity, so has he warned not only the church but also the nations of the earth to repent, lest they be faced by the consequences of rebellion.

“See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened, as you now see (Jer 32:24).

When the Lord engaged Israel over her rejection of his covenant, and the contradictions in her worship, he always never failed to remind her of the original covenant that he laid before her as he redeemed her Egyptian slavery. Jehovah raised Israel as a nation of priests, to the extent that when Israel worshipped the most high God, it was intended to demonstrate what true worship looks like to the heathen communities. And these things were written in the bible by the Holy Spirit, that the church too may realise that the way christians would worship the Lord in their daily lives, would act as a perfect example of how mankind should honour the Lord with their lives. It is a calling to evangelism. But just as Israel failed to rise up to her stature, so have todays christians failed to live upto their full stature in Word. By this, a controversy has brewed between not only the church and the Lord, but also the nations and the Lord. Since God is just, he would have to admonish sin as he purifies the way for the Coming of the Messiah in the rapture.

“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord freedom to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth (Jer 34:17).

A failure to repent in this last dispensation prior to rapture, can only imply that either the sword, famine and disease will bring them to death, or if they survive thereof, they would be in utter captivity during tribulation and beyond. The ultimate redemption of man from death and hades was already achieved at the greatest feat at Calvary and on High when Jesus resurrected from the dead. In fact, he locked the hades and took away the key that no man may go there again. The only requirement arrayed before mankind for such tremendous spiritual inheritance of triumph over death and hades, is that he repents in Christ Jesus. Only an unrepentant heart will enter into the hades, just as said he about the Israelites who opted to recycle back to Egypt after redemption from slavery.

Then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die. Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague; not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them. (Jer 42:16-17).

The second (sword), third (famine) and fourth (pestilence) horsemen derive their effects and origin directly from the first horseman called deception. This is because whoever escapes the lie of the first horseman, is indeed a repentant heart and hence delivered from the multiplying effects of the latter horsemen. Right now, the entire human population of the earth stands at a risk of witnessing multi-millions of people who will perish from worldwide global disease pandemics caused by the manifestations of the pale horseman. The effects of this fourth horseman will kill a total of upto one fourth of the earths population . That summation will combine those dead from wars to those who perish from economic distress, famine, global recession; to those who die from sickness and disease. This gross level of sorrows is conveyed about on mankind as a result of his unabated rebellion towards his Creator Jehovah Yahweh. Mankinds refusal to comply with Gods requirements, coupled with his rejection of the Lords sovereignty will cause him this self-inflicted genocide. And yet, God Almighty would have loved to give mankind peace and joy unspeakable, other than a holocaust.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10).

God in his infinite plan for mankind intends that man lives a life free from suffering here on earth, and an eternal life of peace and joy in heaven. That is the true definition of the abundant life that Jehovah celebrates in John 10:10.