Re: Assignment

2005-4-15 05:58:00

JJ wrote:

I forgot to assign the next scripture which reads:
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. Rev 6:5 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. Rev 6:6

Many thought the second horse represented emotions because it was red, but if this third horse corresponds to the third part of the lower quaternary then this horse corresponds to the emotional part of ourselves as well as the third chakra.

Contemplate and explain.

By the way, welcome to the group Cheri.

Since we're not getting much feedback (except for Susan who gave some great insight) let me add a little more background before I elaborate.

The third beast had a face like a man.

"Penny" comes from the Greek DENARIUS and "measure" comes from CHOINIX which is about two pints. A Denarius was the average wage for a man at that day and a Choinix was just enough to eat to survive the day.

The black horse represents famine to the extent that a man has to work a whole day for enough to feed himself with none left over for his family. He could eat the less desirable barley though and get three times the amount weight, enough to feed a small family.

In Biblical days when food was scarce it was measured out with balances.

The rider on the black horse does not hurt the oil or wine though. There is enough of that to go around, but it is not very life sustaining.

The orthodox explanation is that we will have a great famine before the Second Coming of Christ, and of course, that is possible, but we are not orthodox here are we?

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation. Albert Einstein