The Fourth Seal Is Broken

"And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And 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." (Revelation 6:7, 8)

The fourth seal is broken and reveals an ashen horse and rider coming on the scene. Whether this will a occur in the first or second half of the tribulation period is still a big question. If there is a break from the chronological format this would be it. There could also be a larger gap of time between the third and fourth rider, bringing it closer to the midpoint of the tribulation period. Either way it's going to happen, and a lot of people are going to die. This horsemen is appropiately given the name Death. Through this rider one-fourth of the worlds population will be killed. Taking into consideration that today’s world population is around 5 billion, it can be assumed 1.25 billion people will die. Although the antichrist will come in peace, his agenda will be met through much bloodshed. When his peace plan does fail, the offenders will be exterminated. But the world will view his brutal military action as a necessary evil to attain the ultimate goal-world peace. Hunger will also claim a great many lives. But the most frightening death of all will not be human. In that day, literally millions of people will be killed by wild beast. God will take away the fear of man from animals. What used to be prey will now became predator.

Just imagine yourself coming home from work. As you drive up to your house, the family pet comes running out to greet you, so you think. Little do you know, he’s already killed everyone in the house. As you reach down to pet him, he leaps and knocks you to the ground. Something has gone terribly wrong. Other vicious pets in the neighborhood join in on the kill. You struggle, but to no avail. One has you by the throat while the others are tearing you a part. The only thing left to do is die.

Yes, this will be a terrible time to live. Many would say that this is pertaining to wild animals and I partly agree. Wild animals will claim their share of kills also. But pets are wild animals too, they’ve only been domesticated. If your left behind don’t turn your back.