Revelation 6:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Jehovah said: What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood (life) cries out to me from the ground.

God remembers those who suffer. He does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.

Should God avenge his chosen that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

You have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks in a better way than the blood of Abel.

Holy

To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages (Eternal King) (King of the nations) (King of the holy ones). (Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4) (Exodus 6:3)

Dost

The nations were angry. Your wrath (indignation) has come! It is time to judge the dead, to reward your servants the prophets, the holy ones, and those who reverence your name the small and the great. Time to destroy (exterminate) (eradicate) those who destroy the earth.

I heard the angel of the waters say: You are righteous, Jehovah, who are, and was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things. (Exodus 3:14)

Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God pronounced judgment for you against her.

True and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication. And has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

Jehovah will bring his people justice. He will have compassion on his servants. He sees that their power is gone, and only the imprisoned and abandoned remain.

Samson prayed: Sovereign Lord Jehovah please remember me. Please, God, give me my strength just this one time. With this one blow I can get even with the Philistines for putting out my two eyes.

I will let Jehovah decide which one of us has done right. I pray that Jehovah will punish you for what you are doing to me. However, I will not do anything to you.

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

To proclaim the favorable Year of Jehovah and the day of vengeance of our God. To comfort all who mourn,

Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? It is I, Jehovah! I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save you!

These are days of vengeance! All things written will be fulfilled.

Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, instead leave room for divine punishment, for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 32:35)

It is a righteous thing for God to repay with affliction (great suffering and distress) those who afflict you.

General references

How long, God, will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Jehovah will have a day of vengeance! He will have a year of retribution (recompense) in defense of Zion.

Despite these things, Jehovah, will you restrain yourself? Will you be silent and make us suffer beyond measure?

In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion, proclaims Jehovah.

You will give them their reward, O Jehovah. Answer the work of their hands.

It is a righteous thing for God to repay with affliction (great suffering and distress) those who afflict you.

You have not yet resisted by shedding blood in your striving against sin.