To add to what I have said....Rev 6:1 says...
1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
The Lamb in this instance is Jesus. I understand the need for you to disagree.
Yes, the lamb is Jesus, but other than that I do not think you understand, and the belief to the contrary is rather presumptuous, irrelevant, and off-topic.
The lamb opens a seal that reveals what the lamb will do, and what was contained in that seal was previously stated to occur soon because the time was then at hand. The angel of the Lord commanded John to leave the prophecies contained within those seals unsealed because the time was near. That is what the text of Revelation actually, literally, plainly, directly, explicitly
states.
I believe the scriptures exactly as written and I do not try to insert modern interpretations into the text in contradiction to what is explicitly stated. What you believe you have posted, and I appreciate your taking the time to do so because it is informative.
Then one of the 4 living creatures says...."Come"...acting as if they have control over the Lamb.
The text does not state what you say. The words, "...
acting as if..." are the telltale signs of someone adding an interpretation to the text and in this case the text does not support that interpretation. The word, "
Come," was spoken to John, not the Lamb. John says
he heard the creature say, "
Come," and with each subsequent "
Come,' the response is, "
I looked and behold..."
Revelation 4:1
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”
In chapter 6 John is being shown what was previously sealed. He looked and beheld. No one has authority over Jesus. That's foundationally bad theology, foundationally bad Christology. ALL power and authority has been given to Jesus (Mt. 28:18), his name is above all other names (Php. 2:9), and his rule above all other rule and authority (Eph. 1:21).
Now, the onus is on you to show that the rider of the Rev 6 white horse is Jesus rather than the anti-christ.
And I proved my position. Pretending that hasn't happened is disingenuous and deceitful. Any objective comparison between our posts readily and easily which of us posted scripture, posted the most scripture, posted the most scripture read as stated, posted the most scripture and the scriptures that scripture itself connect. The posts also show who randomly connected scriptures (or lack thereof) that don't in and of themselves connect and who refuted baseless claims made with plainly read scripture. All objective means of measuring the veracity of the two positions are on my side of this discussion, Crow. You hold a position you yourself have acknowledged you may not be able to prove. I proved my pov.
There isn't any onus on me at all because I have already proven Jesus is the rider of the white horse and I did it using plainly read scripture.
No, you didn't.
Yes, I did.
No, you didn't.
Yes, I did.
No, youdidn't.
Please tell me you have something better than that nonsense. Either try one more time to
prove the rider of Revelation 6:2 is the anti-Christ, or let the exchange come to a conclusion with the admission you may not be able to prove your position, believe it nonetheless, find the scriptures I have posted unconvincing, and disagree.