The Four Horsemen-Who Are They? /HOW THEIR RIDE AFFECTS YOU - THE RIDER OF THE PALE HORSE

"I saw, and look! a pale horse, and the one seated upon it had the nae Death.  And the Grave was closely following him. And authority was given them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with a long sword and with food shortages and with deadly plague and by the wild beasts of the earth." - REVELATION 6:8.

The fourth rider represents death due to plague and other causes.  Soon after 1914, the Spanish flu killed tens of millions. Possibly some 500 million people were infected, about 1 out of every 3 humans then alive!

But the Spanish flu was just the beginning. Experts estimate that hundreds of millions died of smallpox during the 20th century.  To this day, the lives of millions are cut short by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, despite intensive medical research. 

The result is the same, death-whether due to war, famine, or plague. The Grave relentlessly gathers up the victims, offering no hope.

Next time:The Four Horsemen-Who Are They?/HOW THEIR RIDE AFFECTS YOU - BETTER TIMES ARE AHEAD!

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