Revelation 6:10

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Summary

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

They cried

Holy

Revelation 3:7

Revelation 15:3

Dost

General references

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

They cried

The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

to Jesus, the mediator of a New Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

Holy

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens:

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, O King eternal.

Dost

The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth."

I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things.

"Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."

for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

For the LORD will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, There is none remaining, shut up or left at large.

Samson called to the LORD, and said, "Lord GOD, please remember me, and please strengthen me only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."

May the LORD judge between me and you, and may the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;

Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Do not seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."

Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

General references

How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

Will you refrain yourself for these things, LORD? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very severely?

I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight," says the LORD.

You will render to them what they deserve, LORD, according to the work of their hands.

Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your struggle against sin;