The White Horse And Rider

I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals.  Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!"  I looked, and there before me was a white horse!  Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.  Revelation 6:1-2

This is the first seal, the first thing prophesied in Revelation.  Given that a literal white horse and rider would be meaningless, I think its obvious that this symbolically represents something.  Now look at another seal, the Great Seal of the United States, and see if there is not some correlation.

You can find this on the back of any dollar bill.  The key things I want to point out are the two objects in the talons of the eagle.  In its left talon are thirteen arrows, and in its right talon is an olive branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen olives.  The number thirteen represents the number of original colonies, as you'll notice there are thirteen stars above the eagle's head.  But what matters, relating to Revelation 6:2, is the actual objects.  What's obvious is that arrows correspond to a bow, the first thing mentioned of the rider on the white horse.  What's less obvious is the connection of the crown in Revelation 6:2 and the olive branch in the eagle's right talon.  The Greek word used for "crown" in Revelation 6:2 is stephanos, which is the victor's crown.  The other Greek word for crown is diadema, a royal crown, which is used in Revelation 19:12 for Jesus' many crowns.  The unique thing of stephanos, the victor's crown, is that its an olive wreath, given to the winner in the ancient Olympic race.  You can learn more about it here

So the Great Seal of the United States gives us plenty of clues that the US, and the presidency (the Seal of the President also has the eagle with arrows and an olive branch), is the white horse and rider in Revelation 6:2.  But is that enough to make a solid conclusion?  We need to figure out what these things represent.  Firstly, we must go in order.  The first thing mentioned is the bow, so what could that represent?  Well, the bow is a long-range weapon.  It could represent the US's long range missile or nuclear capability.  That capability began around 1945, at the end of WWII and beginning of the Cold War, so we have to keep that in mind as far as the order goes.  The next thing mentioned is the victor's crown.  So what race did the United States win, and win sometime after WWII?  That is pretty obvious if you think about it: The US won the space race against the Soviet Union.  This becomes even more clear if you know of this hint:

This is the Apollo 11 Mission Insignia, and I'm sure you know, Apollo 11 was the mission that put a man on the moon.  With that, the United States won the space race.  So we have nuclear capability after WWII, and we have the space race won 24 years later; the other thing is "he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest."  The United States has and will continue to conquer foreign lands.  I suggest to you that the United States of America and the Office of President is the white horse and rider in Revelation 6:2, the first seal in Revelation.  The symbolism lines up perfectly with the Great Seal, and it lines up perfectly with history.  If you study history and study the prophecies, you can see the signs and know where we are and where we are heading.

Here's another thing to consider: The color is white.  Think of the color used for basically all government buildings in Washington.  Consider the color of the Capitol, and how about where the president resides, the "White House"