The army of the Lord is made up of victorious saints, obviously. They are clothed in the fine linen, the robe of righteousness created from their conduct on the earth as they continually have chosen to reject evil and embrace the righteous ways of the Lord.

What the horses are is another matter. The horses are white, signifying righteousness. The thirty-ninth chapter of Job speaks of God's war- horses. Christ and His saints are going to appear on horseback.

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. (Joel 2:4)

Whether the horses are symbolic, representing speed and strength, it is difficult to say. Much of Revelation is symbolic. My guess is that while they represent speed and strength there actually will be some kind of horses involved in the appearing of Christ.

We don't always think of animals being in the realm of spirits. Probably most of us, especially us kids, hope there are. We know there are angels. We know there are cherubim and seraphim with wings. Although the purpose of the wings is unclear since there may be no air to give lift to the wings.

But horses? Neigh!

It may be that our glorified body will be capable of assuming different forms, depending on the need. It has been my belief for some time that our armor will be alive having a mind of its own. What about that living armor! Far out!

We think of angels as having wings and flying around in Heaven. But when they appear on the earth it is as men. Never as ladies I wonder why? Being from New England I usually associate angels with ladies or children. We men aren't exactly angels. Right? Evidently I haven't been liberated yet.

Maybe we can appear as riders on horses, and when we are finished with that we can assume some other form.

God's army is in the news! Having been a Christian for many years I have witnessed the change from "Sweet Hour of Prayer" to "God's Got (should be Has) an Army."

If your assembling is still sitting quietly in the pew while the choir is singing love songs to you, why don't you buy some banners, get up, and march around the church. The King is coming. Don't you want to meet Him in grand style? Or are you going to go through three points, some anecdotes, and a conclusion when Christ and His officers are ready to come through the door?

Joel, Chapter Two describes the invasion of the earth by the army of the Lord. Some disagree with this interpretation of Joel. They prefer locusts. Some locusts!

But if you are willing to ascribe such power to locusts, you can find the Lord's army in Isaiah, Chapter Thirteen; Micah 5:8; Habakkuk, Three; Malachi 4:3; Romans 16:20; Jude 14,15, and the passage in Revelation we currently are reviewing.

To be continued.