Revelation 6:9-11

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

John was  not told to go see  after the fifth seal was opened because what he saw was in heaven where he was located. He saw all the souls of the people under the altar who were slain for their testimony about Jesus. Those on earth who missed the rapture will get into the body of Christ by faith that will lead to the death of their body or by enduring until the end time gathering by the angels that occurs just prior to the marriage ceremony and just before the pouring out of the wrath of God on the earth. I believe from the point of the fifth seal there are approximately seven years until Jesus formally marries His bride in heaven before the Father.

The message at the opening of this fifth seal tells about the persecution and murder of believers for their testimony. This persecution did not begin at the opening of the fifth seal because the passage indicates it started when the first martyrs were killed in ancient times. This passage speaks of all the martyrs killed under harlot religion and under Satan's administration on the earth. What happened in the past only partly fulfills the number of souls that will be martyred because a great persecution starts now, at the time of this fifth seal. This last persecution will only last for a little season of time but it will be very severe. The prayers of the martyrs will soon be answered by the judgments that come because of the wrath of the Lamb (Chapter 8). Since no judgment is coming yet from the Lord at this fifth seal, it is further proof that these seals occur before the time called the Day of the Lord.

The focus of this persecution of the saints being placed after the war of the four horsemen is significant. After the religious wars that in themselves kill many true Christians, the world's solution will be to form an all inclusive harlot world religion that will claim that all paths lead to God. Those who say that Jesus is the only way to God will be outlawed as being bigoted, subversive, and dangerous people and a threat to world peace.

Even today, Christians who make the true claim that Islam is evil and satanic are labeled as being a threat to world peace by world leaders. This statement was even said by George Bush Junior who claims to be a Christian and should really know better. The policy of appeasement to satanic forces in the world by Western governments is hypocritical and in the long term is a much greater threat to world peace than dealing with the truth. Consequently, because we will appease the problem and not deal with it until things get totally out of control, a world war will occur.

The solution to end the war will be to find scapegoats to blame the war on and this will include anyone who claims that there is only one true path to God. That is why after the wars of the four horsemen there is persecution on fundamental Christians by the all-inclusive tolerant harlot world Church that is intolerant to those who will not join them in their ecumenical endeavor to save the world.

Many that identify with true Christianity will have to make a choice to follow the Jesus of scripture and face persecution or to follow what the one world religion harlot dictates with its  all-inclusive theology of tolerance and no proselytizing. After the fifth seal, persecution will come on the saints from this religious harlot who rides the beast, but a few years later this harlot herself will be destroyed by the Beast she rides (Chapter 17).

At the fifth seal judgment is not coming from Jesus immediately to those on earth because they are told to rest a little season until their brethren are killed. This little season lasts only a few years until the end of the great tribulation for the Church on earth.