This song is about the best men of God (saints) sent to a place of agony and hell to rid it of such. They are saints, "quite willing to die", facing evil, the saints are of God, "banners (of God) held high" they show no fear. were sent here to take out the evil "each one of them martyrs (of God)". "Quite willing to die" because no fear of death, they are going to heaven. This song is about the rapture and God sending his warriors to give sinners a taste of their own "medicine", and to take out the seemingly unparishable evil existing on earth. "Wake the dead, the saints are in hell" means people will die, God wants his men to rid a place of evil, and it will be messy.
This song is about the best men of God (saints) sent to a place of agony and hell to rid it of such. They are saints, "quite willing to die", facing evil, the saints are of God, "banners (of God) held high" they show no fear. were sent here to take out the evil "each one of them martyrs (of God)". "Quite willing to die" because no fear of death, they are going to heaven. This song is about the rapture and God sending his warriors to give sinners a taste of their own "medicine", and to take out the seemingly unparishable evil existing on earth. "Wake the dead, the saints are in hell" means people will die, God wants his men to rid a place of evil, and it will be messy.