Revelation #21

This morning we will look at the opening of the fifth seal.



Revelation 6:9-11



9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.



This is a very interesting picture we see here. When Jesus opens the fifth seal John sees under the altar the souls of those who are slain for the word of God and for their testimony of Him during the tribulation. When the rapture takes place their will be many realize Jesus was who He said he was and now will takes a stand for Him but at a very heavy price. They will be killed! In verse 10 we see they are crying out to God to take avenge for those who killed them and are still living on the earth. Look at verse 11 very closely, they are given a white robe which represents they are now pure in Christ. They are told to rest for a bit until the world kills their brothers and sisters in Christ! Wow. If a man or woman can stand for Christ during the tribulation it will be a sure sign they love Jesus because they will be persecuted in a horrible way.



3 things we can see about heaven here: Number 1 the souls had feelings as they were angry and wanted revenge on their murders. Number 2 they had recognition of the ones who murdered them and were aware of things occurring on the earth. Number 3 They was communication with the Father...oh that will be so awesome!



We will see later in Chapter 6 that God will answer their request to avenge their murders! Beginning in verses 15-17!



Tom