Chapter Eighty-Six: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
PS: The Four Horsemen of Doom, also known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info is from the last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation of John (commonly known as the Book of Revelation).
It is described that at the end of the world and the judgment of all mankind, a lamb broke the seven seals of the scroll and summoned knights on white, red, black, and green horses to bring war, famine, pestilence, and death to mankind for final judgment, when the heavens and the earth were out of balance, the sun and the moon changed color, and then the world was destroyed.
1. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of Doom, also known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. From the last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation of John (commonly known as the Book of Revelation).
It is described that at the end of the world and the judgment of all mankind, a lamb broke the seven seals of the scroll and summoned knights on white, red, black, and green horses to bring war, famine, pestilence, and death to mankind for final judgment, when the heavens and the earth were out of balance, the sun and the moon changed color, and then the world was destroyed.
The first knight was a white horse, which was traditionally represented as the conqueror, the son of the devil, the antichrist. Both the bow and the crown represent conquest, while white represents divine rebellion.
The second knight is the red horse, which traditionally represents the great lord, and the broadsword symbolizes war and destruction.
The third knight is the dark horse, which represents famine and unjust trade, which is the symbolism of the scales.
The fourth knight is the green horse, which represents pure death and endless suffering.
"I saw the Lamb open the first of the seven seals. And he heard one of the four living creatures, with a voice like thunder, saying. Here you come.
And I looked, and behold, there was a white horse, and he was on it, and he had a bow. and a crown was given to him. And he came out, and he was victorious, and he was victorious.
And when the second seal was opened, I heard the second living creature say, Come.
And another horse came out, and it was red. and authority was given to him who rode the horse. You can take peace from the earth, and make people kill one another. And a great sword was given to him.
And when the third seal was opened, I heard the third living creature say: Here you come.
So I looked, and behold, there was a black horse. The hand on the horse holds the scale. And I heard a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, "A penny buys a measure of wheat." Three litres of barley for a penny. Oil and wine should not be wasted.
When the fourth seal is opened. And I heard the fourth living creature say, Come.
So I looked, and behold, there was a miserable green horse. and he that sits on a horse is called Death. Hell followed him.
Power was given to them with the sword, famine, pestilence, beasts. Kill a quarter of the people of the earth"
2. Symbolic objects of Christianity
Symbolic objects of Christianity, i.e., Christian holy relics. Christian relics include the Ark of the Golden Covenant, the Shroud of Turin, the Holy Grail, the Holy Foreskin, the True Cross, the Longinus Spear, the Holy Nail, the Holy Crown of Thorns, the Holy Pa, the Holy Robes, the Holy Bones,
Icon of Christ, Scarab of Christ.
1. Shroud of the Blessed Sacrament of Christ
The Shroud of the Blessed Sacrament of Christ, also known as the "Shroud of the Blessed Sacrament of Turin" (shroudofturin in English), is a piece of cloth kept in a small chapel in Turin, Italy, which is 14 feet 5 inches long and 3 feet 8 inches wide, and is believed to be the cloth used to wrap the body of Jesus.
In a chapel of the family of the Duke of Safva within the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, a cloth 14 feet 5 inches long and 3 feet 8 inches wide is preserved, with a faint image of a person's predecessor and back on the cloth. This cloth is only put on public display about four times a hundred years, and each time it is exhibited, thousands of believers from near and far come to pay their respects. They believe that what they see is the face of Jesus Christ. This cloth is known as the "shroudofturin" (Shroud of the Eucharist) and is one of the most well-preserved and controversial relics of Christianity in the world, and it goes without saying that it is priceless. Some believe that this cloth was used to wrap Christ and bury him after he died on the cross. His image seems to be printed on the cloth, like a photographic negative.
According to the New Testament of the Bible, after Jesus was crucified, the disciples fled and scattered, leaving a handful of women there to mourn and weep, and the body was left uncollected. Fortunately, "there was a man named Joseph, a righteous man, a good and righteous man...... The man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. And he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of stone. Soon Jesus rose from the dead, the tomb was opened, and the man was gone, and his disciple Peter heard of this, and he hastened to "run to the tomb, look down, and see that the linen cloth was alone, and he returned, and was amazed at what had been done." The whereabouts of this fine linen cloth were not explained in the Bible until 1355, when the small French town of Lirey was suddenly filled with the noise of pilgrims, and people rushed to see a sacred relic -- the "Shroud of Jesus." This is the first time in more than 1,000 years that it has surfaced in history.
It is said that during the oppression of the early Christians, the Shroud of the Blessed Sacrament was hidden for three hundred years. It fell into the hands of the Byzantine rulers of Constantinople and remained there until the fall of the city in 1240, when it was transported by victorious crusaders to the Cathedral of Besançon in the French department of Dus, where it was almost destroyed by fire in 1349. Finally, in 1432, someone dedicated it to the Duke of Safwa. There was another fire in the Ducal Palace, which burned it down slightly, and then moved to the place where the Duke of Turin lived in the Cathedral. It has been preserved from 1578 to this day.
The "Shroud of Turin" is 4.2 meters long and 1 meter wide, and is made of linen, so that you can clearly see the front and back of a person from a certain distance. The image is 1.8 meters tall, with long hair hanging down from the shoulders, hands crossed on the abdomen, and clear red blood-stained patches on the head, hands, ribs and feet, which are exactly the same as the state of Jesus at the crucifixion recorded in the Bible.
2. The Ark of the Golden Covenant
The "Golden Ark of the Covenant" contained the oracle of Jehovah, the most worshipped God of the Israelites. This was what Moses got on the top of Mount Sinai that year. God also gave Moses a set of laws and canons to be followed by the Israelites in all their affairs. After Moses received the oracle and the "Code of Sinai". Let two skilled craftsmen make a special gold cabinet out of gold, which is the "Golden Ark of the Covenant".
In the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle there was a box with the Ten Commandments written on a stone in the box. This box is also known as the Ark of the Covenant. After leading the Israelites out of Egypt. God established the formal mode of worship by instructing Moses to make a wooden box inlaid with gold, and Moses placed a stone tablet inside that was inscribed with the commandments God had given him. Also in the ark of the testimony was Aaron's rod and a jar of mana, which God had prepared for his people for forty years in the wilderness. These were the signs of God's covenant with the people of Israel. On the top of the ark of the testim were two cherubim of gold. The ark of the testimony is kept in the tabernacle of the congregation. or in the tents of the Holy of Holies congregation, only the high priest can approach once a year when he is a priest. God said to Moses, "There I will meet you, and I will go from the ark of the testimony between the two cherubim." and say all things that I will command you to preach to the children of Israel" (Exodus 25:22).
When the Israelites settled in the promised land, the ark of the testimony had a temporary shelter and played an important role in many of Israel's historical events, until it was finally placed in the temple built by Solomon (see the book of Samuel). The last mention of the ark of the testimony in the Bible was when Joshua renovated the temple. 'Place the ark of the covenant in the temple built by Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel'" (2 Chronicles 35:3). The prophet Jeremiah promised future blessings to the remnant believers of Israel. By that time the law of Moses had ended. Covenants no longer have any meaning. “…… You have borne many in the land; In those days they will not speak of the ark of the covenant of the LORD, nor will they remember, nor remember, nor perceive want, nor make of them any more. Then will they call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; And all the nations shall come to Jerusalem, and shall be gathered together in the place where the LORD has set his name. They will no longer walk in their own stubborn wickedness" (Jeremiah 3:16-17). The writer of Hebrews tells us. Christ has come in place of Moses, and Jesus Christ is in the Holy of Holies. In heaven: "But now Christ has come as the High Priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, nor of this world; and not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, he entered into the sanctuary once for all, and it became an eternal atonement" (Hebrews 9:11-12).
In the book of Revelation, we can read of the time to come, when Christ will reign over the whole world in peace and righteousness: "And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and a loud voice from heaven said, 'The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of my Lord and of Christ the Lord; and he shall reign for ever and ever.'...... At that time the heavenly temple of God was opened, and the ...... of his ark of the covenant appeared in his temple" (Revelation 11:15-19). Through Jesus Christ, all mankind is returned to God.
In Israel's early records, the Golden Ark of the Covenant was used to hold the stone tablets that God had given to Moses at Mount Sinai. Thus, the stele and the chest used to hold them became a witness between God and Israel. In Exodus 25, verse 22, God said to Moses, "I will let you know that I am right there, speaking to you between the two cherubs on the lid of the ark, above the ark of witness." For this reason, the Golden Ark of the Covenant is sometimes seen as a stepping stool for God. It is said that it was this golden ark of the covenant that led the Israelites into the Canaan region. Later, the ark was brought to Jerusalem by King David, and then placed by King Solomon in the "Hall of the Allenary" in the newly renovated temple.
Solomon's Jewish temple was built on Mount Zion in Jerusalem and surrounded by a stone wall. According to legend, Judaism's most precious relics, the Ark of the Covenant and the Sinaitic Code, were placed in the sanctuary of the temple. No one is allowed to enter the church except for the highest elders of the Jewish religion, who have the right to visit the holy relics once a year.
Solomon was extremely wealthy. It is said that Solomon collected the equivalent of 666 tarans of gold (one taran is equivalent to 150 kilograms) from his subjects every year alone. Solomon kept all the gold and silver treasures he had looted in the temple, which became known as "Solomon's Treasures" from generation to generation. After Solomon's death, the Jewish kingdom split into two states. The south, centered on Jerusalem, was still ruled by Solomon's descendants and was called the Jewish State. In the north, there was another dynasty called Israel. Since there was no religious center in Israel, the priests went to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem to "offer sacrifices, and the parishioners continued to make a pilgrimage here, because the only holy thing, the Ark of the Covenant, was still here."
In 590 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar II, the king of Neo-Babylon, invaded Judea for the second time, and after being trapped for three years, Jerusalem was finally captured by the Babylonian army in 586 B.C., the palace and temple were burned down, and a large number of Jews were escorted to Babylon, which was the aforementioned "Babylonian captivity". Since then, the whereabouts of the priceless treasures "Jehovah's Ark of the Covenant" and "Solomon's Golden Treasure" have been unknown. (To be continued.) )