Revelation 6.    The four chariots of Zechariah 6 represent spying out the land, but the four horses of Revelation 6 are war horses. They represent attacks against the whole earth.  This chapter parallels Jesus’ descriptions of this age of tribulation that will continue until his second coming.  The saints are not delivered from this tribulation, but endure it.  Those who pay the ultimate price for their faith (martyrdom) are told to continue resting (in their graves) until the whole number of martyrs should be complete (11).  This age ends with the population hiding in fear from the wrath of the Lamb.  The future will be a time of blessing for those ransomed by the Lamb, but a time of wrath and destruction for all others.

LORD, give us the wisdom and courage to reach out to the enemies of the Lamb, so that they do not have to face his terrible wrath.