 our near kinsman redeemer, and taking the seven seal books out of the hand of Jehovah. He had authority to break those seals and lay claim to this earth's possessions as the lawful legal heir. The sixth chapter opens with the breaking of these seals. When the first seal is broken, we see the rise of the Antichrist, Satan's son, the usurper, as he rides forth to make the kingdom of this world