This word ‘sorrows’ is ‘Odin’ in the Greek, meaning ‘birth-pangs’ (Strong's no.5604). It is with these events of the third seal, that the ‘birth pains’ of the coming Millennium age start, signalling the birth of a new world age, God's reign on the earth (God's Millennium, not man's). So Mark 13:8 is covered by the third seal, and also partially the fourth seal of Revelation with the 'beginnings of sorrows'.

The Fourth Seal

Rev.6:7 And when He had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see."

Rev. 6:8   And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

     The ‘pale horse ’represents ‘Death and the spiritual name of Satan’s organization on earth is ‘Death’, for that is another name for Satan. (Remember, Satan is given rule over this earth age even from his present abode.)

 The ‘beasts’ here is not ‘zoon’ this time, but ‘therion’ in the Greek, meaning a ‘(venomous, wild), beast’ (Strong's no.2342). Also in this verse, the statement, "...power was given unto them..." refers to the same overall group of people and their ‘four dynasty’ system controlling the nations and the earth. These people are the Kenites (‘Qayin’ which is ‘Cain’, making ‘Kenite’ a ‘son of Cain’)

. Their system is the ‘beast’ system of Revelation 13 and Daniel 7, and this is also where the ‘mark of the beast’ originates from, i.e., Cain.

 If you don’t understand this idea of the bloodline of Satan, then part of the ‘mystery of iniquity’ that Paul wrote about will not open up to you, and for that matter, much of God's Word will remain a mystery.(see 2 Thess.2).

 Here are what these powers to slay, mean today. Below is the four system dynasty that Satan is using to control the world in our time, the last generation:

The ‘sword’ of lies = World educational systems, Satan’s lies, a 'sword of lies' in contrast to The Sword of Christ, Which is The Word of God (see Eph.6).

'hunger'= Economical controls. Remember, they are told to not hurt the 'oil' or 'wine' of God's election. This is the U.N. economic global monetary system which they wish for an eventual one world currency. GATT and NAFTA really opened this up in the United States in order to transfer our wealth overseas.

The beasts’ = Political system; or the Kenites and their ‘world government’ apparatus, not hungry wild animals attacking humans in the flesh.

The idea of the 'mark' God put upon Cain in Gen.4 should reveal this to you. That 'mark' was the start of the 'mark of the beast'. The Kenites are a race descended from Cain, the first murderer.

‘death’ = False Religion; or Satan’s spiritual system of false teachings and idol worship, which causes deception, and hence ‘spiritual death’. A Word of caution: this includes many, but not all of the Churches claiming to teach the Word. Understand that Satan perverted God’s Word from the outset in the Garden of God, against Eve, and he influenced five of the seven Churches in Asia (see Revelation 1-4).