Watchman Categories
White Horse
Red Horse
Black Horse
Pale Horse
Heavenly Signs
Perilous Times
Christian Persecution
Warning
Watching
Good News
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THE FAITHFUL WATCHMAN CHRONICLES THE RIDE OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN
In Revelation 1:10 The Apostle John states that he was “in the spirit on the Lord’s day (the day of the Lord).” Revelation 1:19 states, “Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.” Therefore, the seven seals which are opened in Revelation occur in the day of the Lord.
The first four seals are commonly referred to as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The Faithful Watchman chronicles the ride of these horsemen as an educational service for the public and a warning for those who have ears to hear (Rev. 2:7).
The Church of God’s Faithful can prove that the day of the Lord has begun. For more information about The Day of the Lord and the ride of the Four Horsemen visit our website at setapartbytruth.org.
Understanding the Watchman Categories
The Faithful Watchman follows world events in light of the warnings and prophecies found in the Bible. The categories below help readers understand why certain events deserve our attention.
These reports are intended to help us watch and consider world conditions. An event placed in a biblical category is not, by itself, proof that a specific prophecy has been fulfilled.
White Horse
Revelation 6:1–2; Matthew 24:4–5, 11
The first horseman rides a white horse and carries a bow. Jesus Christ warned that false prophets and religious deception would lead many people astray. This category follows religious movements, false teachings, and efforts to deceive people in matters of faith.
Red Horse
Revelation 6:3–4; Matthew 24:6–7
The second horseman rides a red horse and is given power to take peace from the earth. This category follows wars, armed conflicts, military threats, and growing tensions between nations that could lead to bloodshed.
Black Horse
Revelation 6:5–6; Matthew 24:7
The third horseman rides a black horse and carries a pair of balances. The Bible describes high prices for basic food. This category follows famine, food shortages, rising food costs, and economic troubles that make it difficult for people to meet their basic needs.
Pale Horse
Revelation 6:7–8; Matthew 24:7; Luke 21:11
The fourth horseman rides a pale horse, and his name is Death. This category follows deadly diseases, widespread outbreaks, disasters, and other conditions that threaten large numbers of lives.
Heavenly Signs
Luke 21:25–26; Matthew 24:29; Revelation 6:12–14
Jesus Christ spoke of signs in the sun, moon, and stars. This category follows unusual events in the heavens, including eclipses, celestial activity, and other developments that may be important to watch. Not every unusual event is a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
Perilous Times
2 Timothy 3:1–5; Matthew 24:12
The Bible warns that the last days will bring perilous times. Paul described people becoming selfish, violent, dishonest, and lacking natural affection. This category follows civil unrest, riots, lawlessness, moral decline, and growing problems in society that reflect these conditions.
Christian Persecution
Matthew 24:9; John 15:18–20
Jesus Christ warned that His followers would face hatred and persecution. This category follows threats, violence, imprisonment, and restrictions against people who profess Christianity.
Not all who call themselves Christians are necessarily God’s Saints. However, persecution of those who act in Christ’s name is real and may also affect God’s faithful people.
Warning
Ezekiel 33:6–7
The Bible describes a watchman who warns people when he sees danger approaching. This category covers serious threats and harmful developments that deserve attention, such as growing national debt or dangers to public safety and freedom.
Warning is used when a danger can be identified but the article does not fit another, more specific category.
Watching
Mark 13:37; Habakkuk 2:1
Jesus Christ instructed His followers to watch. This category follows important events, decisions, and changes taking place in the world whose future effects are not yet clear.
These developments may become more important over time. Watching is used when an article does not fit another, more specific category.
Good News
Proverbs 25:25; Daniel 11:34
The Bible reminds us that good news brings encouragement, even during difficult times. This category shares reports of people receiving help, lives being saved, freedoms being protected, and suffering being reduced.
Acts of kindness, courage, and mercy remind us that hope and relief are still possible in a troubled world.
Trends in Global Christian Persecution
Thousands killed and millions displaced from one religious group across multiple countries. Persecution, imprisonment, and murder loom. Does the world care? No, because this much-targeted religion is Christianity.
When Jews and Christians are killed, the West turns a blind eye or downplays the violence. That is especially true when the victimizers are Muslims or Communists. Christians are being massacred in multiple countries worldwide, but you wouldn’t know that from mainstream media. We here at PJ Media, however, aim to highlight this global tragedy.
Read more at: pjmedia.com
Four of the World’s Five Most Populous Nations Persecute Christians
Four out of the world’s five countries with the biggest populations persecute Christians, a new report emphasizes.
The countries represent 3.41 billion people or the equivalent of over 40% of the global population. The governments of these nations—or radical groups within them—impose harsh restrictions on Christians, arrest them, or even kill them. That’s a story you won’t hear on the mainstream news, which is too busy showing fake photos of “starving Gazans” and running sob stories about illegal alien criminals to care about the persecution of Jews and Christians.
Read more at: pjmedia.com
Islamic State Beheads Christians, Burns Churches in Mozambique Rampage
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) warned this week of a “silent genocide” in Mozambique, where Islamic State jihadis are destroying churches, burning down villages, and beheading Christians – and then posting triumphant photos and videos of their atrocities online.
Read more at: breitbart.com
America Has Not Yet Criminalized Prayer, But The Path Is Quickly Being Paved In Twenty-Two States
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16).
We used to say, “That will never happen here.” Boys in girls’ restrooms? Impossible. Biological males in girls’ sports? Unthinkable. Churches forced to close? Never. Worshippers told they can’t sing because it might be unsafe? Absurd. Prayer restricted or criminalized? Not in the free world. But those headlines are no longer hypothetical. They have become reality.
Read more at: harbingersdaily.com
Louisiana pastor fired from job at library after refusing to use person’s preferred pronouns
A Louisiana pastor said he was fired from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library after he refused to use a woman’s preferred pronouns.
Pastor Luke Ash said he was fired over a conversation on July 7 after working as a technician at the library for less than six months. Ash is the lead pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge.
Read more at: theblaze.com
Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report
The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous prisons are now told in a new report, “Remembering the Disappeared: A Testimony Report on North Korea’s Political Prisoners.”
Read more at: harbingersdaily.com
Nigerian Christians face latest massacre by militant Muslims
While the world’s eyes are locked onto the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, Christians everywhere continue to face violent persecution.
Read more at: theblaze.com
Contraband Bibles, Forced Labor: A Staggering Number Of Christians Face Severe Persecution
The Gatestone Institute headline was stunning — almost overwhelming — too big to take in all at once. “380,000,000 Christians Persecuted for ‘Their Faith’: Where Is the Outrage?”
The May 11th article by Raymond Ibrahim said, “The global persecution of Christians has reached unprecedented levels.” Mr. Ibrahim cited the latest numbers from the respected Christian human rights organization, Open Doors. That was the source of the staggering number in the headline. Think about it again. Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List says, “More than 380 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.”
Read more at: harbingersdaily.com
Church under attack: How Democrats just declared war on Christians
The state of Washington has declared war on the Catholic Church, and it could cost Americans their free exercise of religion — all under the guise of “helping children.”
Washington State Senate Bill 5375, passed earlier this month in that state’s ongoing crusade against what it claims is “abuse,” would force Catholic priests who hear admissions of abuse within the context of the sacrament of confession to break the seal of the sacrament and report those admissions to the state, even though all other recognized privileges — like those between doctor and patient and lawyer and client — are preserved.
Read more at: theblaze.com
War on faith: How anti-Catholic violence is exploding almost unnoticed
As Catholics around the world eagerly awaited white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, a pastor in rural Pennsylvania watched a very different kind of white smoke pouring from a humble chapel at his church.
At 9:02 p.m. May 6, a 32-year-old man named Kyle Kuczynski allegedly detonated a stick of dynamite on the altar of the chapel at St. Teresa of Calcutta Church — so named because Mother Teresa once visited it — in Mahanoy City. Surveillance footage turned over to law enforcement revealed that Kuczynski had been casing the chapel, entering at least three other times earlier in the week.
Read more at: theblaze.com