The color red symbolizes war—specifically, the removal of peace and people killing one another—and Les Feldick connects this red horse to Russia's Red Army and the invasion of Israel in Ezekiel 38-39.
In Revelation 6:4 the red horse rider is given power to take peace from the earth and to cause people to kill one another, so the color represents real war rather than political maneuvering. Les Feldick builds on that by calling the red horse a picture of the Russian invasion from the north (Ezekiel 38-39), which he says will take place shortly after the Antichrist's treaty with Israel. He is careful to label the Russia connection as his own speculation rather than a literal statement of Scripture.
Revelation 6:4 — This is the core biblical statement about the red horse: its rider is given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill one another.
Revelation 6:4 says, "And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword." This is the Bible's own description of the red horse: it is connected with taking peace from the earth and with people killing one another. In Matthew 24:7, Jesus speaks of the same kind of conflict: "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." This is the biblical picture of warfare that the second seal describes.
Les Feldick identifies the red horse of Revelation 6 with war itself, specifically interpreting it as the great Russian invasion of Israel from the north. He points out that Russia has been known as the "Red Army," the only military power on earth historically known by that color, and he ties the red horse to Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38. He places this invasion shortly after the Antichrist signs his seven-year treaty with Israel, near the beginning of the seven-year tribulation. In Les's teaching, the red horse is not merely a symbolic abstraction—it represents real military warfare that takes peace from the earth and sets off the famine, disease, and death of the horsemen that follow. He is also careful to tell his audience that this Russia connection is his own personal speculation rather than a literal statement of Scripture.
Les says he likes to look at the red horse as a reference to the only military political power on earth that has been known as red—the Red Army of Russia. He ties the red horse to Ezekiel 38 and identifies it with the Russians and the Gog and Magog of that prophecy. In his view, the red horse represents a great Russian invasion of Israel from the north, which he believes will put Israel in a bind during the first three and a half years of the tribulation.
Les places the red horse shortly after the Antichrist signs the seven-year treaty with Israel, an event that triggers God's prophetic time clock. The red horse is the second seal, following the white horse of the Antichrist, and Les sees it as one of the first events of the seven years. He also says this event will occur before the midpoint of the tribulation, when other judgments begin.
According to Revelation 6:4, the red horse rider is given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill one another. Les emphasizes that the red horse represents real war, in contrast to the white horse's political maneuvering and conquest. He connects this with Jesus' words in Matthew 24:7, "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom."
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And here again, I think as I stressed several weeks ago, this is the one place that this man of sin, this counterfeit Christ, is actually called the Antichrist. Here it is, I John 2, verse 18. I John 2.1 You want to remember, all these writers of scripture had no idea this was going to be 1900 and some years, they thought it was all going to be coming in relatively short time.
Red Horse as Russia's Red Army
Les identifies the red horse with the Red Army of Russia, the only military power he says has been known as red, and ties it to Ezekiel 38.
Red Horse as Personal Speculation
Les tells viewers that his Russia interpretation is his own personal speculation while still teaching the red horse as the second seal of Revelation.
Red Horse as Real War
Les connects the red horse to actual war, correlating it with Jesus' words in Matthew 24 that nation will rise against nation.
Red Horse in the Seal Sequence
Les lists the red horse as the symbolism of the Russian invasion among the opening seals of the scroll.
Russian Invasion Precipitates Chaos
Les says the red horse's Russian invasion precipitates the war, famine, disease, and pestilence depicted by the other horsemen.
Red Horse After the Seven-Year Treaty
Les places the red horse shortly after the Antichrist signs the seven-year treaty with Israel and equates it with the Gog and Magog forces of Ezekiel 38.
Red Horse as Ezekiel 38-39 Invasion
Les teaches that the red horse of Revelation 6 is the great Russian invasion of Israel described in Ezekiel 38-39.
Revelation 6:4: And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
This verse directly answers the question: the red horse is given power to take peace from the earth and cause people to kill one another.
Revelation 6:3: And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
This verse introduces the second seal, which immediately precedes the red horse.
Matthew 24:7: For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Jesus describes the wars and national conflicts that correlate with the period of the red horse.
Ezekiel 38:2: Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
Les references this prophecy when he connects the red horse to the Russian invasion of Israel.
Yes. Revelation 6:4 says the rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill one another, and Les Feldick describes the red horse as the place where real war is found. He also connects it to Jesus' words in Matthew 24 about nation rising against nation.
He does, while calling it his personal speculation. Les ties the red horse to the Red Army of Russia and to the invasion of Israel described in Ezekiel 38-39, and he teaches that this invasion will happen shortly after the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel.
Les places it near the beginning of the seven-year tribulation, shortly after the Antichrist signs his treaty with Israel. It follows the white horse of the Antichrist and comes before the famine and death of the later horsemen.
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