The Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Each of the first 4 seals is a consequence of rejecting Christ as the Truth and wanting something else other than God the Son.
Seal # 1 in Revelation 6:1-2: is the White Horse & Rider of global deception, false peace and prosperity, and the rise of the superman called the Antichrist.
When the One who alone is the Way, the Truth, and the Life is abandoned, all that is left are the lies of deception. Turn away from the True God and the false one will find you. That is what God allows with this first seal.
God gives humans up to what they have always wanted, anything but Him.
Seal # 2 in Revelation 6:3-4: is the Red Horse & Rider of warfare & killing.
When the One who came as the Prince of Peace that gives abundant life is rejected, all that is left is the one who comes to kill, steal, and destroy. That is what God allows with this second seal.
God gives humans up to murder, warfare, and death from fighting.
Seal # 3 in Revelation 6:5-6: is the Black Horse & Rider of the spread of famine and scarcity.
When the One who came to be the Bread of Life is rejected, what is left but endless and never satisfied hunger. Without Godās restraint, mankind spirals into non-stop upheaval, unrest, and warfare, disrupting global food supply chains.
God gives up humanity to widespread starvation.
Seal # 4 in Revelation 6:7-8: is the Pale Horse & Rider of the horrific duo of Death and Hades.
When the One who is the Resurrection and the Life is rejected, the only other option is Death that takes the body and the Grave or Hades that takes the soul.
When Christ is rejected, the Spirit is restrained, and the Father is unwanted all across the world will be the warfare and famine of the second and third seals, plus the addition of most likely pestilences and plagues called ābeastsā.
What happens on Earth that kills one-fourth of humanity then, prior to the v. 12 wrath of God? The first four seals are most likely the results of:
The Horrible Consequences of Sin