In 1936 Italy proclaimed the Rome-Berlin axis and Japan signed a treaty with Germany as they prepared to invade China.

In 1937, Europe was still in a deadlock over the revolution in Spain.  Japan invaded China and declared war with Russia.

Hitler did make common cause with the Japanese Empire, and he spoke of granting the Japanese part of Siberia as a reward for their cooperation during World War II.

3rd Seal

A black horse now.
The rider had a pair of balances already in his hands.
He is commanded not to hurt the oil or wine.

October 1929 the stock market crashes creating a worldwide economic crisis.
It was one of the worst depressions the world had ever known.
The Great Depression took place from 1929 to 1939. During this time in the US the prices of stock fell 40%. 9,000 banks went out of business and 9 million savings accounts were wiped out. 86,00 businesses failed, and wages were decreased by an average of 60%. The unemployment rate went from 9% all the way to 25%, about 15 million jobless people.

Over 112,000 photographs
A comprehensive overview of the Great Depression and its effects

4th Seal

A pale horse comes out.
The rider was Death and Hell followed him.
He was given power over 1/4 of the earth.
To kill them with the sword, hunger, death, and the beasts of the field.

It doesn't say here 1/4 of the entire world's population died, just that "them" was given power over a 1/4 of the earth, particular countries on the earth, to kill with sword, hunger, death, and beast.
The colour of the fourth horse is given as deathly pale or sickly, yellowish green. Again comparing the Revelation with the Master's Olivet prophecy we find that the sickly pale horse symbolises pestilence: deadly disease epidemics and plagues that so quickly lay low millions of humans engulfed in war and famine. When the pale horse breaks into a gallop it will appear as though the finely tuned forces of nature have become dislodged. Disease epidemics of all kinds will sweep across the globe bringing death to millions of people and their crops. The rider on the pale horse has begun to ride below and death is following closely at his heels.

• Between 20 million and 100 million people worldwide died in the 1918 flu pandemicThe

• The 1918 flu epidemic killed more people in less time than any disease in modern history, killing mostly people in their 20's to 40's.

1. Great Flu Influenza Pandemic of 1918

2. 1918 Influenza Timeline

• Between 1932 and 1933, over six million people in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic starved to death in what was the largest man-made famine in history.

1. The Artificial Famine/Genocide in Ukraine 1932-33

2. Ukrainian Famine

1. The Day of the Black Blizzard

2. The Dust Bowl

• More than 5 million Jews was killed in the Holocaust

  Holocaust
  Yad Vashem	www.yadvashem.org.il
  Remember.org	www.remember.org
  US Holocaust Museum	www.ushmm.org
  Holocaust Echoes	www.holocaustechoes.com

1. Famine in North Korea

• Ethiopian Famine

• Latest Famine N.E.W.S.

5th Seal

John sees souls under the Altar of God
that had been slain for him.
They ask how much longer the death will continue,
but they are told that it will continue until
the rest of their brethern which should be killed, were killed.

These are the martyrs who died before the 20th century to the present, millions died during the period known as the 'dark ages.' They died, we are told, 'for the Word of God' and 'for their testimony.' The blood of these martyrs has still not been avenged; nor are they rejoicing in heaven right now. Instead they were each given a white robe (accredited with the righteousness of Jesus) and told to rest, to wait for a little season till another great martyrdom takes place.