Revelation 6:9

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Summary

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

I saw

The souls

Revelation 20:4

2 Corinthians 5:8

Philippians 1:23

Slain

General references

Matthew 21:35

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

I saw

And another agent came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he would give with the prayers of all the sanctified upon the golden altar before the throne.

And the sixth agent sounded, and I heard a voice, one from the four horns of the golden altar before God,

And another agent came out from the altar having power over the fire. And he cried out in a great shout to him who has the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the grapevine of the earth, be

And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before LORD, which is in the tent of meeting, and all the blood of the bullock he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which i

They will make you excommunicated from the synagogues. But the hour comes that every man who kills you will presume to be offering service to God.

For I am already poured out a libation, and the time of my dissolution is imminent.

The souls

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them and the souls of those who were beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not worship the beast nor his image,

And we are confident, and are pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be at home near the Lord.

And I am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, being far better.

Slain

I John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Christ Jesus, happened to be on the isle that is called Patmos because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I know thy works, and where thou dwell, where Satan's throne is. And thou hold firm my name, and did not deny my faith in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days clothed in sackcloth.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. And they loved not their life to the point of death.

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me, See thou not. I am a fellow bondman of thee and thy brothers, those who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophe

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God.

General references

And the farmers having taken his bondmen, they beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

Ye have not yet resisted as far as blood, struggling against sin.