Revelation 6
Daily Devotional from Revelation 6--
Verse 9
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.
From John Gill's Exposition of the Bible:
“Christ may be meant by the altar here, as he is in Hebrews 13:10 – [he is] the altar that sanctifies the gift, and from which every sacrifice of prayer and praise comes up with acceptance before God; and the souls of the martyrs being under this altar, denotes their being in the presence of Christ, and enjoying communion with him, and being in his hands, into whose hands they commit their souls at death, as Stephen did, and being under his care and protection until the resurrection morn, when they shall be reunited to their bodies which sleep in Jesus…”
Jesus’ blood washes us clean. His righteousness clothes us in white robes. The martyrs are told to rest a little longer. With patience, we must wait for Jesus’ return, when He will make all things right. Let us continue to offer sacrifices of prayer and praise until that glorious Day!
Carol Wong
Verse 9
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.
From John Gill's Exposition of the Bible:
“Christ may be meant by the altar here, as he is in Hebrews 13:10 – [he is] the altar that sanctifies the gift, and from which every sacrifice of prayer and praise comes up with acceptance before God; and the souls of the martyrs being under this altar, denotes their being in the presence of Christ, and enjoying communion with him, and being in his hands, into whose hands they commit their souls at death, as Stephen did, and being under his care and protection until the resurrection morn, when they shall be reunited to their bodies which sleep in Jesus…”
Jesus’ blood washes us clean. His righteousness clothes us in white robes. The martyrs are told to rest a little longer. With patience, we must wait for Jesus’ return, when He will make all things right. Let us continue to offer sacrifices of prayer and praise until that glorious Day!
Carol Wong
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