What is the significance of the third seal, the rider of the black horse saying not to harm the oil or wine?

Revelation 6:5-6


And when He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, ';Come.'; And I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.


6 And I heard as it were a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, ';A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.';





The commentary I have by Paul Yonggi Cho says this:


When the third seal was opened, John saw a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hands. This is a time of great famine. The shortage of food is so severe that its sale will be rationed by being weighed in the balance, 'a measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine'; (v.6).





Famine and economic ruin are always the aftermath of war. During the war, resources are consumed by the war effort, as are available workers, and industrial facilities are destroyed.





The rider of the black horse is forbidden, however, to harm cooking oil and wine. Why? I believe it's because olive oil and wine are precious things used for sacrifices to God. But apart from them there will be a dreadful famine and economic devastation.What is the significance of the third seal, the rider of the black horse saying not to harm the oil or wine?
This likely means that there will hard times economically when this rider appears. About the oil and wine, the NIV study bible commentary says that this sets limits on the destruction that this rider can afflict on the world. The roots of the grapevine and olive tree run deeper and would be affected last by a drought.What is the significance of the third seal, the rider of the black horse saying not to harm the oil or wine?
economic collapse





the pair of balances were used to conduct business





the penny a days wage for a loaf of bread





The oil which runs the government and its armies and wine the drink back then. Fresh water was not always easy to find in the middle east.
he likes wine with his salad.