THIRD SEAL: The Black Horse = The Spirit of Economics as found in Capitalism and Free Enterprise

Revelation 6:5-6: 5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard
what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages (Denarius) and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, (Denarius) and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

This verse reads like a stock market report that can be heard several times a day indicating the rise and fall of wares on the DOW JONES, TSE (Toronto Stock Exchange) etc. Reports of
this nature come in from all around the world on a daily basis. In receiving this information we are able to actually get the value of the commodities being traded be they wheat, oats, barley,
etc.

When getting off a plane in Zurich Switzerland or in many other countries one may enter a bank in the airport in order to exchange money. On the
front of many of these banks is a representation of a pair of balances (scales) which is the symbol of capitalism. On the front of the American one dollar bill is a set of balances,
again the symbol of capitalism.

Perhaps the most powerful evidence that shows the true meaning of the black horse was what happened following the governmental election in Germany in 1966. The Social
Democrats (Socialists) and the Christian Democrats (Capitalists) were both running for office but failed to win the required fifty one percent to form a government. They turned to
the FDP (Free Democratic People's Party), a small splinter party that had won seven percent of the votes to try and make a government. After about thirty days of negotiations the
two big parties got tired of the process because the FDP wanted too much power in light of their seven percent holdings. Finally the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats
put together a Grand Coalition and formed a government.

In the December 9, 1966 edition of Time Magazine it stated the following: "A Grand Coalition of the two major parties, the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats that have bitterly fought each other for years, a
union of black and red. It was a marriage of convenience but a stunning match nevertheless." The media had revealed that Social Democrats (Socialist) colour was represented by red and the Christian Democrats
(Capitalist) colour was represented by black.

Just as we saw in the Second Seal the official colour of Communism, Socialism, and Marxism was red, we now see that the official colour of Capitalism is black.

Again we see why God chose black for the horse loosed on the world with the opening of the third seal. We now understand why the spirit of the black horse makes people do what they do. This spirit
dominates discussion in universities and colleges around the world, and causes governments, media and individuals to hold particular points of view. In times past, the Democratic party in the USA was Socialist oriented
while the Republican party was pro Capitalist. At the time of this writing 2009, the Democratic Party in the USA is extremely Socialistic and the Republican Party is somewhat blurred between the two. Seems like the Red
horse of Socialism is beginning to take over the USA and to a very great extent Canada. The black horse is evident, although gaining in strength. There is indeed a spiritual battle going on.

• The black horse is symbolic of the spirit of capitalism and represents famine and poverty perpetrated by the rich elite who refuse to share with those in need in their quest for more and more power, control and
finances. This horse and rider brings in a lack of everything including food, work, light (increased darkness), word of God, love of others, medicine and health care, animals, marine life, virtually everything you can
imagine.

Capitalism is a system based upon industry where a small elitist class of millionaire entrepreneurs own what Marx called "the means of production": the factories, power plants, land and transport, all the means to produce
the things we need. The rest of society is made up of people who own nothing but the ability to sell their labour. In order to survive workers are forced to work for the capitalist who in return pays
the workers a wage ("three quarts of barley for a day's wages."), takes what the workers have made and then sells it on the market for a large profit.

• A pair of scales represents the rich capitalists that have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. These scales also weigh the deeds of men,
whether good or bad. The evil deeds are considered sorcery to God because it means coveting the lies of Satan and rejecting the truth of God's word and the teachings of Jesus Christ. The scales
are also weighing the righteous actions of men: love of others, repentance, faith, forgiveness, peace, happiness, joy, feeding the poor, visiting the elderly, and the list goes on. These deeds are in
keeping with the word of God, the practice of His word and the carrying out of His truth.

Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales manipulating his customers in a capitalistic manner.
Hosea 7:7: 7 The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.

Another prophet, Amos, also said that the merchants, the wealthy capitalists of his day were robbing the poor instead of helping them.
 Amos 8:4-6: 4 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, 5 saying, "When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?"—
skimping the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, 6 buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.

• Wheat and barley are harvest grains traded on the stock market and represent the food for supply for the masses. The high prices of wheat and barley illustrate famine and lean conditions along with capitalistic gouging.

• A days wages in biblical times was paid in the form of a Roman Denarius which was a small silver coin worth about $20.00 US. It indicates the extreme pricing (greed) and rationing that will prevail at this time.

• The statement do not damage or harm the oil and the wine indicates that wealth and luxury exist alongside famine and that poverty and the gulf between rich and poor is continuously growing. In the USA a mere one
percent of the rich holds forty percent of the wealth. The gap between the rich and the poor in the USA is now widening with the middle class gradually disappearing.
In addition, for the last several years the honeybees have been inexplicably disappearing at an alarming rate. These bees are vital to the pollination of our food crops. Is it any coincidence that olive trees and grape vines are
the only two crops that do not require bee pollination but rely on the wind to carry the pollen.

THERE WILL BE FAMINES AND EARTHQUAKES IN VARIOUS PLACES. ALL THESE ARE THE BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS (Matthew 24:7b-8)

• There have been 4 major famines for the 17 year period between 1974-1991:
1974 famine in Bangladesh
1975-1979 Khmer Rouge. An estimated 2 million Cambodians lost their lives to murder, forced labor and famine
1980 famine in Karamoja, Uganda
1984 famine in Ethiopia

• There have been 16 major famines for the 17 year period between 1991 and 2008. That is a 75% increase!
1991-1993 Somalian famine
1996 North Korean famine
1998 famine in Sudan caused by war and drought
1998-2000 famine in Ethiopia. The situation worsened by Eritrean-Ethiopian War
1998-2004 Second Congo War. 3.8 million people died, mostly from starvation and disease
2000-2008 Zimbabwe's food crisis caused by Mugabe's land reform policies
2003- famine in Sudan/Darfur (Darfur conflict)
2005 Malawi food crisis
2005-06 Niger food crisis
2006 Horn of Africa food crisis
2008- Myanmar food crisis. The Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma's major rice-producing region.
2008- North Korean food crisis
2008- Horn of Africa food crisis
2008- Afghanistan food crisis
2008- Bangladesh food crisis
2008- East Africa food crisis

DATES PERIOD NO. EARTHQUAKES (with a magnitude greater than 6.99 with 10.0 being the maximum)

1863 to 1900 incl 38 yrs 12

1901 to 1938 incl 38 yrs 53 Reference list 1901 to 1938
1939 to 1976 incl 38 yrs 71 Reference list 1939 to 1976
1977 to 2014 incl 38 yrs 144 (to Sept. 2009 with a prediction of more than 180 in total.) Reference list 1977 to date

http://www.earth.webecs.co.uk/index.htm

THE BLACK HORSE IS ON WORLD PATROL AND STRIKES WHERE EVER GOD HAS APPOINTED.