[quote=Mtntopview]
I think that means something to do with the Apocalypse. the Christians have the end of the world thing, with several great travesties or whatever, and one of them is death. However, death is prevalent today, so he comes before.(I remember this from some 2012 documentary)
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Actually, in the Christian apocalypse he is one of the Four Horsemen. The Devil is locked in Hell by four seals. As each seal is unlocked, one of the Four Horsemen rides out. The first is conquest, the second is famine, the third is war, the fourth is Death. Death comes last.