19 Jul 2013
Revelation 6:5-6
Revelation 6:5: “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.
6 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.”
A penny would be a denarius, which was a day’s wage. When the third seal is opened a famine breaks out – one that is so terrible that it takes an entire day’s wage just to by a single measure of wheat. Food prices have skyrocketed. War is often followed by famine, which is what we see here.
In Bible times oil and wine were used for medicinal purposes. It is possible that although there will be war and famine, this may be tempered by the availability of medicine.
To recap: first, the antichrist launches a war against other nations. Second, the whole planet becomes engulfed in war. Third, a terrible famine breaks out. (And the Tribulation is only just beginning.)