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		January - February 2004
	Word of Prophecy NEWSLETTER

		THE SECOND SEAL: COME AND SEE!
		Ladies and gentlemen, your Holy Bible's prophetic prediction of what is to come is now happening before your eyes. We are witnessing terrifying events all over the world daily, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. For the past thirty years, Dad has been preaching and writing messages on the prophecy of events that are coming on this world, and his messages have all come right out of the Bible. Yet many preachers and Christians have looked at him in utter disbelief! A person would have to be totally insensitive to the Word of God not to see that endtime Bible prophecies are now coming to pass. RED HORSE John wrote a warning in Revelation the sixth chapter of four horses that were to ride through the earth: a white horse, a red horse, a black horse, and a pale horse. This article, inspired by the Word of God, is about the opening of THE SECOND SEAL of that book revealed in Revelation 5:1-7, sealed with seven seals, which the Lamb receives from the right hand of Almighty God. "And when he [Jesus] had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 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," Revelation 6:3-4. Beloved, I have been taught the Bible by Dad since I can remember, on how to understand the power of God's Word, and to comprehend Bible prophecy; but my knowledge of the Bible pales in comparison to the magnitude of Dad's, and that is why I always refer to his writings for the real understanding of the Bible. I am just updating this article, originally written in 1980, to include current world events. UNPRECEDENTED TROUBLES It is hard to keep up with all the troubles that are happening on the face of this planet: mud slides in California killing over a dozen people; earthquakes in Virginia and Iran killing thousands; Palestinian suicide bombers wreaking havoc in marketplaces, in churches, on buses and in the streets; ambushes by Islamic terrorists around the world; snipers with rifles randomly killing innocent people in Virginia and Ohio; and the list goes on. The red horseman does not differentiate between men, women, and children. Will it stop? Yes, I can say without a doubt that it will stop, when Jesus comes again! But until then, dear



	Christian, we had better stay close to God. SATAN'S DEVICES BEWARE, CHRISTIAN! Satan is to be steadfastly resisted as a roaring lion, avoided as a serpent, but above all to be exposed and censured in his guise as an angel of light, along with his ministers who also masquerade as wolves in sheep's clothing. "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith," I Peter 5:8-9. "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth," Revelation 12:9. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness," II Corinthians 11:14-15. APOCALYPSE Behind the Abortions, Mothers and Dads Killing Their Children, Children Killing Their Parents, Violence, Terrorism, Crime, Revolution, and Lawlessness that are sweeping across every nation in this world, lurks a SATANIC SPIRIT in the shadows. This SPIRIT is working behind the scenes in every global distress and terrifying event—THE RED HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE. THAT EVIL SPIRIT IS TREACHEROUS AND SEDUCTIVE, creating the terrorism, malaise, and distrust among men and nations—leading all nations into the antichrist's kingdom and finally to Armageddon! This is not a legend, as some would think—it is prophesied in your Holy Bible! "But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by." Luke 21:9. TRUST A FRIEND? "TRUST YE NOT IN A FRIEND, PUT NOT CONFIDENCE IN A GUIDE." Micah 7:5. Everywhere the streets are filled with people looking warily at each other, wondering if they can be trusted. They are being profiled by their governments, with suspicions of finding an Al-Qaeda operative or some kind of nut with a grudge. Just about everywhere we travel in public, the government is watching us with cameras and listening devices! Leaving our doors unlocked is unheard of nowadays. "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." Psalm 56:3. Ladies and gentlemen, we should not look around us, but look to Jesus. "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;" Hebrews 12:2. "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him:" Hebrews 5:9. OUR ANSWER What are we going to tell the ambassadors of our nations? "What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it." Isaiah 14:32. We cannot stop God's prophecies from coming to pass and the role that the devil and his surrogates play in all that is to come to pass, but our only hope is the Lord. "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:" Psalm 146:5. Our answer was, and still is, in



	the King James Version of the Bible. NO LAUGHING MATTER This monster out of hell is riding unhindered because of the spiritual darkness that has arisen through the rejection of God's true Word in our Holy Bible. Compromising preachers and teachers who love to tickle the ears of the hearers are the ones to blame. They have caused a weak and lukewarm condition of the Church of Jesus Christ and they do not resist the apathy and blindness that has crept over the minds and hearts of even Christ's disciples in this generation. Ladies and gentlemen, the RED HORSE IS IN FULL GALLOP and it remains to be seen just how many people will die because of him, but the future is bleak. TERROR In most parts of the world there are people with machine guns and bombs under their coats just waiting for an opportunity to kill and maim other human beings; life has no value to these maniacs. It has gotten to where most people in the world cannot even sleep at night because they are afraid some murderous, hate-filled psychopath will slit their throat in their sleep. The police just recently caught a sadistic killer of women in Washington state, and even the killer does not know just how many unsuspecting women he murdered. I watched as the families of the victims stood and looked into the face of that killer, and he showed no remorse. The snipers in Virginia that terrorized and slaughtered many innocent people likewise showed no remorse. Why? Because the spirit of the RED HORSEMAN prophesied in Revelation chapter 6 is riding furiously! SOLUTION How are we, as Christians, going to cope with the terrifying events that are happening and are going to happen? We have to go to our Holy Bible to find the answers: "I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday." Psalm 91:2-6. "For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not...And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." Isaiah 30:15, 18-21. Our senses must be honed so that we have the ability to hear that voice behind us, the Holy Ghost, giving us the direction to go in so that we are not caught in the crossfire of the devil's surrogates. Your teacher must teach all the Word of God, and practice it.



	HOW DO WE PREPARE? How can we confidently prepare ourselves and our children for our dark future? (1) Live close to God and make Jesus your Lord and Master! Stay serious with God and obey his Word fully. (2) Do not be stingy with God's true work, and do not let money become your master. (3) Send your children to a good private Christian school, even by sacrificial means if necessary. (4) Do not go to court unless compelled, and absolutely avoid any dealings with intrusive government bureaucracies. (5) Move to where the Holy Ghost leads you, where politicians and city officials are conservative (Jacksonville, Florida is such a place, and Dad often reminded us that God ordained it a "City of Refuge" ). The future is dark, my beloved, but we can overcome every adversity if we are faithful in all we do for the Lord. Hold on to God's unchanging hand, and put your trust in his infallible Word! The End.

	Word of Prophecy Newsletter Published by: Word of Prophecy Fellowship P O Box 10200, Jacksonville, FL 32247 WWW.WordOfProphecy.org Editor Bro. Ray Pringle, Jr. an ordained minister of the Calvary Chapel Church of God, Inc. Associate Editor ... June Carpenter Copyrighted - All rights reserved