And the others described by the words, "And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the Beast neither his Image, neither had received the Mark upon their foreheads or in their hands"
This group is made up of those who were slain for refusing to worship the Beast or his Image and represent the Tribulation Saints; or those who perish as martyrs after the Church has been caught out.