The four horses of the apocalypse explained:
Rev 6:1 - And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
6:2 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
⦁ The rise of England's worldwide power which began with the reign of Henry VIII in 1509
⦁ Henry VIII created Church of England (separation from the Roman Catholic Church)
⦁ Henry VIII passed a number of regulations regarding horse breeding for war
⦁ The oil painting "The Field of the Cloth of Gold" circa 1545 depicts Henry VIII riding a white horse which was likely a Welsh Mountain Pony to meet King Francis I of France
⦁ Henry VIII took 3000 horses to the Field of the Cloth of Gold summit to advertise his wealth and stature
⦁ Henry VIII was deemed the father of the British Navy for his massive investment in raising the number of ships employed
⦁ Henry VIII was skilled in archery & jousting
⦁ Henry VIII passed the Archery Law of 1511 requiring all able bodied men to keep bows/arrows in their homes and to practice regularly with longbows
⦁ Interestingly, Sir John Gates (statesman) son of Sir Geoffrey Gates was made a gentlemen of the privy chamber by Henry VIII (William Henry Gates uncle 15 generations removed)
⦁ Sir Geoffrey Gates (c 1481 - May 7, 1526) ==Sir John Gates (c 1504 - Aug 22, 1553)
⦁ Sir Geoffrey Gates (c 1506 - Aug 22, 1553) ==brother of John Gates above
⦁ Geoffrey Gates (c 1525 - c 1599)
⦁ Peter Gates (c 1550 - Oct 6, 1605)
⦁ Sir Eustace Gates (c 1570 - April, 26, 1626)
⦁ Stephen Gates I (Dec 26, 1597 - Oct 7, 1662) ==Arrived in USA on the Dilligence in 1638 - Settled in Cambridge, Massachusettes
⦁ Thomas Gates (May 3, 1646 - Aug 10, 1726) ==migrated from Hingham, Mass to Preston, Conn
⦁ Caleb Gates (c 1693 - Sep 23, 1774)
⦁ Ensign Simon Gates (Sep 15, 1724 - c 1774) ==migrated from Preston, Conn to West Greenwich, RI
⦁ Israel Gates (c 1764 - c 1812)
⦁ Joseph Stanton Gates (c 1806 - Jan 5, 1863) ==migrated from West Greenwich, RI to Warrington Township, PA
⦁ William Henry Gates (Jan 22, 1860 - Apr 30, 1926) ==migrated from Warrington Township, PA to Seattle, WA
⦁ William Henry Gates Sr. (Mar 14, 1891 - Aug 17, 1969)
⦁ William Henry Gates II (Nov 30, 1925 - Sep 14, 2020)
⦁ William Henry Gates III (Oct 28, 1955 - )
⦁ MILITARY/POLITICAL POWER