When the Lord had been opened the second seal, the second regal animal by a thunderous voice has allowed leaving to the second horseman. About activity of the second horseman and who is he - has already been told in section 25, chapter 2. Moloch (and that was he) left the same gates of hell to help the first horseman to carry out former intention - to overcome Church. Conditions, in which the Church lived and operated, have become complicated. There were new dangers: everywhere in the world began to occur military actions in which they forced to take part and Christians. « A great sword » became visible everywhere, including in the midst of the Church where inquisition with its tortures and executions of Christians subsequently has been founded. Many Christian communities have undergone to invasion of Mohammedans. Icon-worshippers, appeared at that time, also showed the discontent with numerous actions. The Byzantium emperor the Lion lll, angry by these actions, has suppressed them and has ordered to clean absolutely icons from temples. Many men and women have rushed to protect subjects dear to them. They attacked officials, officers and soldiers to which it was entrusted to execute this order. Armies have been brought into a higher state of readiness, many of icon-worshippers have been killed on-site.
In 7th century to ordinary Christians it was already forbidden to read independently the Bible, often on pain of death. From the middle of 10th century there was the Danish power including England, Denmark, a part of Norway and Sweden. Danes smashed of monks. Doing it, they (and the Byzantium emperor in due time, see above) did not think of «a great sword» in hands of the second angel. Influence of this sword began to be felt in many churches. Certainly, it is felt and now, - let’s recollect at least the conflict in the Scottish city of Ulster where adherents of different communities killed many years each other successively. Therefore every time when in the midst of church the appeal is hears to "take up arms", we always should distinguish behind this appeals its author - an angel from the gates of hell, having the great sword.