Commentators and speculators have been busy attempting to identify its rider. It is tempting to identify him with the Rider of the white horse in Revelation 19:11. Tempting but the two riders are clearly different persons.
A crown given indicates that he overcomes with the approval of God, because it is fitting in with His plans. It does not mean that God approves of all his acts and motives, but that He permits his performance and may even work in the background to assist in causing things to fall in place based on prayers of genuine Christ follower’s prayers of intercession.
Shortly after this rider has established a peaceful period, the rider of the red horse makes an end to it.
My use of the term “shortly” reflects an indefinite time frame. I don’t currently have an insight as to how long the white horse’s peace will last.
President Trump may very well be the rider of the white horse while Joe Biden was a foreshadowing of the one who will actually be the rider of the red horse.
Fortunately, Joe was rather low energy and took lots of “vacation time” while he was occupying the oval office thereby limiting the amount of damage he was able to do.
Trump was miraculously spared by the hand of God from assassination attempts for such a time as this.
Results matter. We are fortunate to have the ACTUAL RESULTS of the two administrations asking for our votes.
You and your family are better off when you make important decisions using logic and reason instead of emotions. Here are measures that actually matter to the American people.
Below is the economic score card (actual results).
*Average Annual Inflation:
2017 to 2020: 1.875%
2021 to 2024: 5.65%
*Stock Market Returns (inflation-adjusted annualized return as of 8/5/2024):
2017 to 2020: DOW 12.03%, S&P 14.78%, NASDAQ 32.53% (largest in history), Russell2k 13.22%
2017 to 2020 Military Pay outpaced inflation by 2.5%
2021 to 2024 Troops lost 5.7% to inflation
***And if the comparison of results from the Trump administration to the Biden-Harris administration doesn’t shock you, think about the actual ECONOMIC POLICY PROPOSALS FROM A POTENTIAL HARRIS ADMINISTRATION!
1) Harris has proposed GOVERNMENT PRICE CONTROLS. Everywhere this has ever been tried has resulted in shortages, bread lines, and then scarcity which then drives the prices up even more.
2) Harris has proposed GIVING $25,000 OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NEW HOME BUYERS. This will result in 3 things. 1) The price of houses will move upwards by $25k. If an extra $25k on average is available for buying, the market will adjust. 2) It will exacerbate inflation. $25k times however many people take the “free” taxpayer money will run up the national debt and it is called fiscal stimulus to economists who almost exclusively recommend it when the economy needs a major boost BECAUSE IT CAUSES INFLATION! 3) Hello, 2009? Have we not learned anything in the aftermath of the housing crisis and the great recession? The repeal of Glass-Steagall has led to many unqualified buyers with mortgages that they really couldn’t afford and a “free” $25k of taxpayer dollars will do the same.
3) Harris has proposed TAXING UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS up to 28%! This is a 40% higher rate than even the highest current REALIZED capital gains rate today. So, you will owe the government many thousands of dollars on things that you bought and HAVE NOT SOLD! This will force people to sell assets to pay for the taxes on things that they already own (your 401k, your house, art, baseball card or doll collections, etc.). And yes, all this selling will cause the value of your assets to decline. So, you will be out the money that the government confiscated and then your assets will decline in value after people are forced to sell to cover their taxes.
2017 to 2020: 0 new wars and a responsible winding down of Afghanistan;
2021 to 2024: Bloody and botched hasty withdrawal of Afghanistan that got 13 US military personnel killed, 2 unending wars in Ukraine and Israel costing nearly $1 trillion and many thousands of lives
2017 to 2020: a secure border and the lowest number of illegal aliens in decades
2021 to 2024: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, as of July 2024, lists more than 7 million people on that docket. The data says that, among those not in detention, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges. Those include 62,231 convicted of assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary, 56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 convicted of homicide. An additional 2,521 have kidnapping convictions and 15,811 have sexual assault convictions. There are an additional 1,845 with pending homicide charges, 42,915 with assault charges, 3,266 with burglary charges and 4,250 with assault charges. I gathered the metrics personally. You are welcome to verify the information, and I encourage you to do so. We all should know the actual results of the two administrations seeking our vote. I’ll even help you get started.
Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
Rev 2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
Rev 2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Rev 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Rev 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Rev 2:24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
Rev 2:25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Rev 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Rev 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Rev 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.
Rev 2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Verse 19 gives the impression that all is well with this church. But we quickly find otherwise. First the commendation, or praise, then that which needs to be corrected because the Christ will not ignore the faults; a lesson which we all need to take careful note of. …Hello…
Like the saints in Pergamos, the believers tolerated sin in the church. In Pergamos the false teachers were compared to Balaam and Balak. Here the false teacher is compared to Jezebel, the proponent of idolatry and immorality. Idolatry and immorality usually go together, and Jezebel personifies both (1st Kings 16:29-34; 21; 2nd Kings 9:30-37) The teaching was being spread that self-indulgence was better than self-discipline and more.
The story of Jezebel’s reign is the story of the quick corruption and utter downfall of the Kingdom of Israel. Idol feasts were followed by “chambering and wantonness” and corruption spread rapidly among the youth of Israel. In a like manner a love of talk about forbidden things was setting in, regard for the law was being weakened; audacity was taking the place of reason and conservatism.
Notice, however, the angel of this church is not charged with teaching this doctrine but with tolerating it.
The church ruler seems to have had an inadequate sense of the authority of law. Both he and the church are charged with neglect of duty. The woman called herself a “prophetess” and the thinking may have been “Who knows but that God may be speaking through her notwithstanding all that is suspicious in her teaching?” even the “judge not” thing may have come into play. The strong of Christian character may not be prone to succumbing but that does not negate their responsibility to their fellow believers in the Christ.
Not everybody in the fellowship was guilty of sin, and the Lord did not warn them. Instead, He encouraged them to hold to the truth and be faithful.
The minister was not charged with sharing the doctrine but with tolerating it; both he and the church were charged with tolerating it and warned of their neglect of duty. Doubtless, he bore with her because she was a woman. The gracious tolerance of a strong man often takes this form. It is very hard for such a one to assert himself at all; most hard where self-assertion seems most easy. Next the woman called herself a prophetess. Here comes in regard for the freedom of prophecy; the very inspiration of the Church was a hindrance. After all, who knows whether God is not speaking by her, notwithstanding all that is in suspicion in her teaching that was contrary to scripture.
The appeal to reality. Nothing is more needed than occasional plain speech about the foulness which lurks in much that professes to be an enlarged spirituality. They who encourage display of the peculiar charms of womanhood and seek to advance public causes by constant speech of things which nature and piety tell us should be held in strict reserve, degrade the women they supposedly seek to emancipate and brutalize the man. A corrupt doctrine will lead to a corrupt life. Creed and conduct have vital connection with each other, a very vital connection indeed.
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