"Correct, the only way to get to heaven, is by being killed for your faith and having your soul taken there and placed under the Altar."
Really ?
Do you have any dead relatives who were believers in Jesus Christ?
Every SOULS of ALL the believers who died in Christ goes to heaven martyred or not ie (died from natural death or in a car accident or from an heart attack)
The question is why the Book of Revelation is more concerned with those who died martyrs ? I think that by giving their life rather than deny their faith, they have became SAINTS.
Jesus will come back to Earth with His SAINTS =the First resurrection
Some surprise for those who believe that they are ''Saints''.
Don't wish to hard that the Tribulation begin soon... you will be tested to see if you can became a Saint.
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.... were they killed for their faith in the coming tribulation?
Believe it or not but if you are alive during the tribulation during the 42 months reign of the Beast,God will expect no less than you die for your faith rather than save your life by taking the mark and worship the AC/Beast
Revelation 14:9-12
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.