Third Horseman?

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” Revelation 6:6

Famine, shortages, depression, and other uncomfortable times have come and gone throughout history. Yet, each and every time, it would be easy to say this is it, that black horseman has gone forth! (The horse was black, not necessarily the horseman who is only described as a sitting 'he' with a pair of scales in his hand.) We have lived through part of a sort of rolling famine with one thing being short for a time and then a different thing taking its place, followed by other things with some overlapping, and so on. Now we have inflation...which is more apparent in some products and services than others. No one looks to be starving around here, but all are worried, a little or a lot, that we might be next in line for something awful. This sort of thing describes the seals, trumpets, and bowls of the Revelation quite well. At least until we get up to that sixth seal. Hard to mistake that one for anything but what it says. The first five seals may be open now, but yet, our Lord told of a time of intense tribulation. What is going on now does not seem to fit that word pair, intense tribulation, not even from what can be seen in the news. So, more earthquakes in various places? It may be so, and then later today we might all be looking on this with our Lord from His place. 

Have a greatly blessed Friday in Christ our Lord!

Bucky