REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 6:9 The fifth seal reveals the Lamb’s reason for devastating the earth. John sees the souls of believers slain for bearing witness about Jesus (compare Revelation 20:4). They are under the altar, like a sacrifice would be. Their lament, how long? echoes the psalmists (Psalms 13:1; Psalms 89:46). white robe. A symbol of victory and purity (compare Revelation 3:4; Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:14).

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