Revelation 6:9-11

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.
10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[a] were killed just as they had been.

Cross References 11

  • 1. Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7
  • 2. Revelation 14:18; Revelation 16:7
  • 3. Revelation 20:4
  • 4. Romans 1:2; S Hebrews 4:12
  • 5. Psalms 119:84; Zechariah 1:12
  • 6. Luke 2:29; 2 Peter 2:1
  • 7. S Revelation 3:7
  • 8. S Revelation 3:10
  • 9. Deuteronomy 32:43; 2 Kings 9:7; Psalms 79:10; Revelation 16:6; Revelation 18:20; Revelation 19:2
  • 10. S Revelation 3:4
  • 11. Hebrews 11:40

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Greek word for "brothers and sisters" ("adelphoi" ) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
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