Fifth seal martyrs beneath altar and white robes

The six seals · Revelation 6

Story guide: Those who bore witness cry out for justice. Each receives a white robe and is told to rest a little longer.

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9And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had.

10And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, holy and true, will you refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

11And a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told that they should rest a little longer, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who are about to be killed just as they were, should also be completed.

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