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when he dies in the spirit. We will see the martyred believers are in the spirit under the Altar of God in Heaven.
Did Satan or the devil have authority over death? Yes, the devil does, which can be seen in the passage from
Hebrews 2. Nevertheless, believers should have no fear over death, since the spirit is eternal and not the body.

Hebrews 2:14-15 “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also
partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of
death, that is, the devil,
15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.”
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When the fourth seal is opened there is a statement of giving authority to “he who sat on it had the name Death; and
Hades was following with him.” Is this a statement about Satan? Notice that the Pleiades crown of authority was
given May 2393. We will see later that Satan will be cast down to the earth prior to the First Trumpet Judgments.

The Fourth Seal—Death

Revelation 6:7-8 “When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living
creature saying, “Come.”

8 I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was
following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and
with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.”
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The emergence of the Antichrist will begin a movement toward the ultimate rebellion against God Himself. We
know the Antichrist will come in a time of false peace on the earth. This will come later when the “despicable
person” takes over in a “time of tranquility” and seizes power by intrigue which is stated in Daniel 11:21. The
Tribulation rebellion must first start with the killing of His servants. To attempt to achieve his satanic ambition,
which is represented in the skies by the Serpens Constellations, the world needs to be plunged into war. This is
described by killing or the slaying in Revelation 6:9. Islamic rebels will behead a believer in Christ using a sword.
Islam doesn’t believe in the Deity of Christ. However, they claim Jesus was a prophet. Is this making the
statement about war with an Islamic coalition of nations? Scripture states the “authority was given to them.” The
word “them” is plural and must be referring to a coalition of nations. Could this ashen horseman be referring to
the Antichrist, who becomes the king of the South? But, this martyrdom must occur with the Islamic alliance and
prior to the Antichrist. This war will be followed by famine and pestilence on the earth. When the fifth seal is
opened, it depicts the martyrdom of the believers, who have maintained there testimony of Christ and His Deity.

The Fifth Seal—Martyrs

Revelation 6:9-11 “When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of
those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they
had maintained;
10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain
from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11 And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a
little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be
killed even as they had been, would be completed also.”
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128 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Heb 2:14–15). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

129 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 6:7–8). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
130 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 6:9–11). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.