“And
I saw, and behold, a white horse, and 2he who sits on
it had a 3bow; and a crown was given to him,
and he went forth conquering and to conquer.” —Revelation
6:2
Footnote
22: “The first four seals consist of four horses
with their riders, as in a four-horse race. The four riders are not
persons but personified things. It is evident that the rider of the
second horse, the red horse, is war (v.4), that the rider of the third
horse,
the black horse, is famine (v.5), and that the rider of the fourth
horse, the pale horse, is death (v.8). According to historical facts,
the rider of the first horse, the white horse, must be the gospel,
not Christ or Antichrist as some interpret. Immediately after
Christ’s ascension, these four things—the gospel, war,
famine, and death—began to run like riders on four horses,
and they will continue until Christ comes back. Beginning from the
first century the gospel has been spreading throughout
all these twenty centuries. Simultaneously, war among the human race
has been proceeding. War has always caused famine,
and famine issues in death. All these will continue until the end
of this age.”
Footnote
23: “A bow with an arrow is for fighting. But here
there is a bow without an arrow. This indicates that the arrow
has already been
shot to destroy the enemy and that the victory has been won for the
constituting of the gospel of peace.
Now the fighting is over, and the gospel of peace is being proclaimed
in a peaceful way.”
(From the Recovery Version of the New Testament, published by
Living Stream Ministry, 1991)
Irvine, CA—April 5, 2003—Bibles for America (BfA) announced today that it will launch a ninety-day special project to distribute Bibles to the country’s military personnel and families. The project is slated to distribute a total of 30,000 Recovery Version (RcV) New Testaments, 30,000 gospel tracts entitled “The Mystery of Human Life”, and 200,000 brochures offering the free New Testament.BfA’s project is two-pronged. It will (1) directly supply literature to military chaplains throughout the U.S. who in turn will forward it to troops deployed in the Middle East, and (2) use three motor homes to visit military bases throughout the country to distribute literature to military personnel and families. The budget for both avenues of distribution is $150,000 (see chart below), including Bibles, brochures, postage, fuel, and travel costs.
| Item |
Distribution
to Military Chaplains |
Distribution
Through Motor Homes |
Total |
| RcV New Testaments | 10,000 |
20,000 |
30,000 |
| “The Mystery of Human Life” | 10,000 |
20,000 |
30,000 |
| Two-year Bible reading schedule | 10,000 |
20,000 |
30,000 |
| Brochures offering free RcVs | - |
200,000 |
200,000 |
| Budget | $50,000 |
$100,000 |
$150,000 |
BfA is currently determining travel routes and assembling volunteer crews for each of the motor homes. Prayers and financial support are greatly needed to sustain this endeavor. Donations should be sent to the BfA office at 18 Technology, Suite 168, Irvine, CA 92618. Please designate checks “For military”.
The progress of the project will be available for viewing via the Internet. Reports and photographs from the motor home tours are available on the Web at www.biblesforamerica.org/whitehorse. Through the Web site, the public may also send words of encouragement and prayers to tour crews and military servicemen and women. For more information about Bibles for America, please visit www.biblesforamerica.org or call 1-888-551-0102.
