The Second Horseman and Satan Makes War on the Creator's Masterpiece (Part 2 of 2)
We are created in God's image and keep His commandments
Update 12/13/22*
A continuation from Part 1:
Another parallel with the 2nd horseman is Satan’s goal of destroying God’s most precious creation.
v4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword [Greek: machaira] was given to him. (Revelation 6:4, NASB1995)
What is more peaceful than watching a sleeping baby yawn?
(source: fetus yawning in the womb)1
Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW) divides especially when it comes to abortion rights, an extremely charged topic that pits the rights of the unborn against the woman’s rights. The polarization increased in June 2022 with the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, letting the states decide the abortion laws. Let’s analyze the history of abortion, global statistics, legislation, and parallels with biblical prophecy.
Ancient Views on Abortion
Here are some quotes that provide an ancient historical perspective on the topic.
Moses (c. 1500 BC)
“If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide. 23 But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. (Exodus 21:22-25, NASB1995)2
Greeks (c. 300 BC)
“Some of the most eminent and respected Greek philosophers encouraged and condoned abortion. Aristotle (384-322 BC) encouraged abortion because he feared population explosion.”3
Romans (c. 100 BC)
“Abortion was practiced on a regular basis among the poor, slave, merchant, and royal classes. To ancient peoples and the Romans, an abortion was amoral. There was nothing in Roman law or in the Roman heart that said, “It is wrong to kill your baby in the womb.”4
Tertullian Christian Author (c. 200 AD)
“The embryo, therefore, becomes a human being in the womb from the moment that its form is completed. The law of Moses, indeed, punishes with due penalties the man who shall cause abortion, inasmuch as there exists already the rudiment of a human being which has imputed to it even now the condition of life and death, since it is already liable to the issues of both, although, by living still in the mother, it, for the most part, shares its own state with the mother.” Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul 37 (c. 200 AD)5
Christian Emporer Constantine (c. 300 AD)
Abortion and infanticide were outlawed after the age of the Christian Emperor Constantine from c. 313–337 AD. Customs and practices associated with their pagan gods and goddesses that had been common for thousands of years were declared immoral and legally wrong.—Sandra Sweeny Silver6
Machaira and Scalpel
(source: The MET, public domain)
In Revelation 6, the second horseman, symbolic of war, is given a great sword [Greek: machaira]. Let’s look at some interesting parallels of the machaira beyond its use as a military weapon.
Hippocrates from Greece was the first to describe a surgical knife he called a “macairion”. This word is derived from “machaira”, a Lacedaemonian sword from the time. Roman medicine followed in the footsteps of Hippocrates, and they were particularly proficient in making cutting instruments. The Latin word “scallpellus” is where the English word “scalpel” comes from.7
(source: The American College of Surgeons)8
The Greek and Roman scalpel instruments have now become the vacuums, forceps, and clamps used in modern-day abortions.9 As noted above, the Romans saw abortion as amoral, meaning they were unconcerned with whether it was right or wrong. Abortion had no moral consequence and is not to be confused with immoral, resulting in a moral consequence. The Greek and Roman amoral views have permeated modern abortion rights supporters.
Red Robe Protests for Pro-Choice
Globally in the last few years, the handmaiden’s red robe has been a symbol of the Pro-Choice Pro-abortion movement (c2017+).
(source: BBC, How the handmaid became an international protest symbol)10
(source: The New York Times)11
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade and move the decision on abortion rights to the states. California is one of the most extremely Pro-Choice with Proposition 1.
State Legislation and Services
2022 California’s Proposition 1 Argument Against
Proposition 1 will allow late-term abortions… WITHOUT limitation for any reason at any time up to the moment of birth—even when the mother's life is not in danger, even when the healthy baby could survive outside the womb.
Proposition 1 will turn California into a “sanctuary state” for thousands, possibly millions, of abortion seekers from other states… The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute estimates that California could see a nearly 3,000% increase in the number of people from other states seeking abortions.12
Alternatives Pregnancy Center Director at the Senate
Heidi Matzke, Executive Director of Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, CA, defends pro-life centers across the country before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “It is our mission to offer hopeful alternatives to women facing unplanned pregnancies.”13
*Update: NYC EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers
From coast to coast there are groups supporting the Right-to-Life for mothers and their babies. Chris Slattery is a hero in the pro-life movement for helping mothers in need.
We are Expectant Mother Care (EMC) Frontline and we bring hope to women and families in need across New York City.
We provide free pregnancy counseling, practical resources, postpartum support, and educational support.
Do you think you’re pregnant? Come down to any of our pregnancy centers for a free pregnancy test. All of our sites have a nurse on duty.14
New California Right-to-Life
New California State (NCS) has stated that it is a Right-to-Life state and is using the U.S. Declaration of Independence of 1776 to throw off bonds of tyranny under the current California State government.
"Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and organizing its Powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness".15
NCS demands the Right to Life, the restoration of the Hippocratic Oath.16
National Right-to-Life
The mission of National Right-to-Life is to protect and defend the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to life of every innocent human being from the beginning of life to natural death.17
The following map shows states against dismemberment abortion practices.
Dismemberment abortion is a brutal type of abortion with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child, purposely to dismember a living unborn child and extract him or her one piece at a time from the uterus through use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, and/or grasp a portion of the unborn child’s body to cut or rip it off.18
(source: Right to Life)19
Global Abortion Statistics
The Guttmacher Institute estimates globally over 121 million unintended pregnancies each year,
Of these unintended pregnancies, 61% ended in abortion. This translates to 73 million abortions per year.20
(source: Guttmacher Institute)21
Notice which countries have the highest abortion rates and recent related news:
Gates Foundation has a $1.4 billion five-year commitment for family planning and women’s health for the 2021 Gender Equality Forum and FP2030 (Agenda2030?) for rights-based family planning and safe abortions.22
International Planned Parenthood Federation Expands Programs With $1.7 Million Gift From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation23
Global Right-to-Life
The Geneva Consensus Declaration is the document that backs a strategic international coalition made up of 37 nations... to protect the sovereign right of nations to support their own core values...24
This international coalition has a clear counter-argument to rights-based family planning and safe abortions as funded through the Gates Foundation. The Institute for Women’s Health focuses on safer pregnancy and birth vs. abortion.
Safe Pregnancy & Birth - Over 800 women still die every day from preventable pregnancy-related causes. 94% of all maternal deaths occur in low and lower-middle-income countries. Depending on where a woman lives, she is 200 times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than a woman living in another country.25
Valerie Huber, President of The Institute for Women’s Health writes,
Big donors such as the Gates Foundation and the U.S. government should take heed of the Geneva Consensus. Governments at the receiving end of their “help” can speak for themselves, and together, they are speaking loud and clear—every person is born with inherent dignity and the right to life, and real women’s health gains should never be held hostage by the abortion agenda.26
In Summary
v4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword [Greek: machaira] was given to him. (Revelation 6:4, NASB1995)27
Let’s review the fiery red dragon from Revelation 12,
v3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red [purrhos] dragon…And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child…
v9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world…
v17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. (Revelation 12:3,4,9,17, NASB1995)28.
The following table summarizes the parallels that we have just analyzed between Revelation 6, the 2nd fiery red horse and horseman, the fiery red dragon (Revelation 12), the beasts (Revelation 13), Russia-Ukraine, China-Taiwan, and abortion.
Given the fiery red dragon wants to make war, deceive, and destroy God’s creation, what better way than to try and destroy the most innocent, uncorrupted, and spiritually pure masterpiece of our Creator?
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5, NASB1995)29
For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. (Psalms 139:13 NASB1995)30
The dragon, Satan, makes war with those that keep the commandments of God…
v17 ‘You shall not murder.” (Deuteronomy 5:17, NASB1995)31
Final thoughts, just as Jezebel, worshiped false pagan gods, is abortion being used by forces of darkness as a sacrifice to the false god, Baal?
Are rulers using abortion for population control?
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. (Ephesians 6:10-13, NASB1995)32
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fetal_yawning_4D_ultrasound_ecografia_4D_Dr._Wolfgang_Moroder.theora.ogv
https://www.bible.com/bible/100/EXO.21.NASB1995
https://earlychurchhistory.org/medicine/ancient-roman-abortions-christians/
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ochsner, J. (2009). Surgical Knife. NIH. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763477/
Brill, J., et. al. (2018). The history of the scalpel: From flint to zirconium-coated steel. American College of Surgeons. https://bulletin.facs.org/2018/02/the-history-of-the-scalpel-from-flint-to-zirconium-coated-steel/
Ciancio, S. (2021). Tools Used for Abortion. Human Life International. https://www.hli.org/resources/tools-used-for-abortion/
Bell, C. (2018). How the handmaid became an international protest symbol. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44965210
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/us/handmaids-protests-abortion.html
https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/1/arguments-rebuttals.htm
https://alternativespc.org/
https://emcfrontline.org/
https://www.newcaliforniastate.com/a-new-state
NCS senate. (2022). Summary of Grievances. New California State. https://www.newcaliforniastate.com/_files/ugd/b63455_1a8271c63aca4ab28eaf975d50d42904.pdf
https://www.nrlc.org/about/mission/
https://www.nrlc.org/wp-content/uploads/StateLawsDismembermentAbortionBans.pdf
https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/induced-abortion-worldwide
Ibid.
https://fp2030.org/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases/1999/10/international-planned-parenthood-federation991013
https://www.theiwh.org/geneva-consensus-declaration/
https://www.theiwh.org/why-it-matters/
Huber, V. and Koren, E. (2022). Bill Gates Sends $7 Billion to Africa That Will Promote Abortion as Population Control. LifeNews.com. https://www.lifenews.com/2022/12/06/bill-gates-sends-7-billion-to-africa-that-will-promote-abortion-as-population-control/