Until recently, only the first seal of the apocalypse has been opened.
That happened on 24 February 2022, when Russia commenced military action against Ukraine after Donetsk and Luhansk held referendums and voted to separate from Ukraine to join the Russian Federation instead.
Yesterday, there was a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution that sought to blame Russia for starting the war against Ukraine three years ago, and although the measure passed in the majority, the USA voted on the side of Russia and North Korea against the resolution. Israel also voted against the resolution, probably as an overture to Donald Trump (ref. 1). But China abstained. And many countries, 93 in all, including Australia, voted for the resolution.
The fact of the matter is that Russia did start the war, but only after Donetsk and Luhansk sought independence from Ukraine and pleaded to Russia for help. Before that, Crimea also held a referendum and decided to leave Ukraine and join Russia. The split in Ukraine between west and east came only after Maidan 2014, which was a CIA colour revolution style plot to destabilise Ukraine and give the entire country over to Neo Nazis such as the Asov Battalion and drug addicts such as Volodymyr Zelensky. America did Maidan 2014 essentially so that Ukraine would not join China's Belt and Road. So to recap, Russia did invade Ukraine, but it was America's fault there was chaos and violence in Ukraine in the first place, from Nazi wannabes particularly against the Russian speaking parts of the country. Russia did set forth to conquer, because these are the very words of Revelation 6:2, the opening the first seal of the apocalypse!
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 6:1-2
Now, there are seven seals in all, and because the seventh seal begins the seven trumpets and the seven vials (ref. Revelation 8:2), but the sixth seal marks the end, the day of the LORD itself (ref. Revelation 6:12-16), which is the seventh trumpet and the seventh vial, a thing to know is that the seven seals, which are all opened by the Lamb (ref. Revelation 5:5), meaning Jesus Christ, are not opened in sequential order.
Having said that, I would like to suggest that the third seal of the apocalypse has been opened, although it has only just now occurred to me.
The third seal is about a black horse, and the rider that holds a pair of balances in his hand. These weights are for setting prices. So, the third seal is all about prices, particularly of food, and this seal is also about hyperinflation.
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Revelation 6:5-6
Now, the four animals in Job 39, metaphors for four particular nations at this time of the end, match the first four seals of Revelation 6, commonly known as the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
First, there is a unicorn (ref. Job 39:9-12). The unicorn is the beast with seven heads and ten horns, led by "the Assyrian". Second, there is an ostrich (ref. Job 39:13-18). The ostrich is Mystery Babylon, led by "the king of Babylon". Third, there is a horse (ref. Job 39:19-25). The horse is China, led by one of "the kings of the east". Fourth, there is a hawk-and-eagle (ref. Job 39:26-30), if I can put it that way, led by the other of "the kings of the east". The hawk-and-eagle is Russia, for the emblem of the Russian Federation is a double headed bird.
These four animals correspond perfectly to the four riders of the apocalypse. The unicorn begins its thing when the fourth seal is opened. The ostrich begins its thing when the third seal is opened. The horse begins its thing when the second seal is opened. And the hawk-and-eagle, or double headed bird, begins its thing when the first seal is opened.
Today, we have seen the first seal opened. As I have explained, the rider of the white horse is Russia's Vladimir Putin. In 2022, he set forth to conquer parts of Ukraine. The rider of the red horse will be China's leader at the time the second seal is opened. This will be the beginning of WW3. The rider of the pale or green horse will be the Assyrian, the leader of ISIS at the time the fourth seal is opened. This will begin the final 42 months. Following this logic, the rider of the black horse must be the president of the USA at the time the third seal is opened. Therefore, the third horseman of the apocalypse must be the prophesied "king of Babylon", whom was revealed in January 2025, namely Donald John Trump.
Ever since his inauguration, Trump has been ruling America through executive orders. Before the election, he said that he would be a dictator only on day one. But it has been over a month, and he continues to rule from the White House by executive order.
During the chaos of the French Revolution, the newly formed French Republic put the Freemason Napolean Bonaparte in charge for the sake of the people, but Napolean decided to crown himself emperor instead.
Likewise, America began as a rebellion against monarchy, but now in these last days, Trump has in effect crowned himself king.
Weeks ago, Trump even evoked Napolean by stating that "he who saves his country does not violate any laws".
Then, a few days ago, Trump sort of crowned himself king through a Truth Social post, wherein he wrote in all caps "LONG LIVE THE KING!" (ref. 2). After that, the White House repeated Trump's statement in Twitter but accompanied it with an AI generated image of a magazine cover with Trump wearing a crown.
Now, here's the thing. The issue that prompted this remark from Trump concerns "pricing". To be exact, it was congestion pricing in New York, which incidentally has a place literally called "Babylon". New York is also the antithesis of York in England, which was the origin of Christendom, as in Constantine's Rome, ie. "the strong" in Isaiah 53:12. Further to "pricing", notice that before politics, Trump was a businessman. Prices today are set largely by businessmen! The rider of the black horse, the third seal, is all about setting prices! This is why he carries a pair of balances in his hand.
Sure enough, Trump is not only continuing with America's policy of printing money out of thin air - the so-called "Modern Monetary Theory" or MMT, which was conceived by American economists that have forgotten the teachings of Milton Friedman - but now Trump is also imposing tariffs on just about everything. Trump has started and escalated trade wars with everyone. All of this has the effect of increasing prices, particularly in the USA. But food prices have also been going up across many parts of the world. This is precisely Revelation 6:6.
My guess is, in every nation that trades a lot with the USA, and especially in every nation where American credit cards are available, there is a cost of living crisis.
Generally, central banks do not regard the credit of a credit card as money. Instead, they see it as a loan that has to be repaid in the future. So, a credit card customer might borrow and spend more now, but he or she will have to repay the loan and so there will be an equivalent reduction in spending in the future. At least, that is the theory. But in reality, in recent years, credit card delinquency has been rising and at the same time credit card limits and availability have also been rising, probably because of America's MMT. What this means is, spending through credit cards continues to rise despite the rise in defaults. Today, there are even desperate people buying groceries through credit cards. Therefore, America can affect the money supply of a foreign nation and it has been doing so, despite the inflation targeting policy of the local central bank. It has to be something along these lines that explains the cost of living crises across much of the world.
To this point, notice, there is no cost of living crisis in places such as China, which has its own credit card companies and its own fintechs. Today in 2025, in China there is deflation (ref. 3). China is probably "the wine" in Revelation 6:6, as in the winepress of the wrath of God. The prophecy reads that the wine and the oil are not to be hurt. The oil might be Israel.
If what I say is correct, then not only was COVID-19 the fault of America (I have explained, SARS-COV-2 is an American bioweapon), but America is also primarily the reason why much of the world is suffering from cost of living pressures.
But wait, it is going to get a lot worse. Trump's tariffs have only started, and in the USA at some point, there will even be a Weimar Republic style hyperinflation in order to bring about the mark of the beast. Some time in the not too distant future, probably only in America but maybe not, a day's wage will afford one helping of wheat, or else three helpings of barley.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure [choenix] of wheat for a penny [denarius], and three measures of barley for a penny [denarius]; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Revelation 6:6
I am not sure whether wheat and barley are meant to be literal. Barley could be symbolic of something less nutritious or else not nice to eat.
The word for "penny" in the original Greek is "denarius". At the time of the Son of man Jesus Christ and also when John of Patmos wrote down Revelation, within the Roman empire, a "denarius" was more or less a day's wage for a labourer (ref. Matthew 20:2).
The word for "measure" in the original Greek is "choenix". That is less than but almost equal to a quart.
Now, in regard to food prices, in economics, there are three separate reasons why food prices might rise. The first reason is inflation, which is defined as the rise in the general prices of goods and services. When the amount of money increases, but the supply of goods and services remains the same, prices will rise. The second reason involves shortages. When the supply of a good or a service is reduced for any reason, but the demand for that good or service remains the same, the price will rise. The third reason has to do with tariffs. A tariff is a tax on imports. Generally, this tax will be passed on the consumers in the form of higher prices.
America has been doing the printing money out thin air and pushing it all into bonds thing for a while now: quantitative easing and Modern Monetary Theory. This is why America's debt is now ridiculous and not serviceable.
Weather events that affect farmers, and fires that affect producers and retailers have been occurring now and again in recent years.
But tariffs, the third reason, is largely brand new. Trump did impose some tariffs on certain countries such as China in his first term, but now in his second term he has set his sights on everyone and he has effected a general reciprocal tariffs policy (ref. 4), which will mean automatic tit-for-tat and a massive disruption of international trade. So, price pressures from tariffs is a result of Trump's latest agenda to transform America.
For this reason, I submit that the third seal was opened on 20 January 2025, when Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the USA. I think, this was the very moment that the world was introduced to the rider of the black horse of the apocalypse!
References
1. TOI (25 February 2025), "Joining US, Israel votes against UN motion condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine", timesofisrael.com
2. Alex Woodward (20 February 2025), "Donald Trump declares himself king after striking down New York congestion pricing", independent.co.uk
3. Kalyeena Makortoff et al (8 February 2024), "China consumer prices plunge at fastest rate for 15 years as deflation fears deepen", theguardian.com
4. Garritt Van Dyk (24 February 2025), "Trump is reviving a tariff strategy from America's Gilded Age. It didn’t end well last time", theconversation.com