The Blood Of The Slain Revelation 6: 9-11

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When Yashua Messiah opened the Fifth Seal, there came a voice from under the alter crying “ How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”

This statement is a direct reflection of the Lord's prayer for the restoration of his kingdom when Yashua messiah told us when we prayed to say: “...on earth as it is in heaven...” Matthew 6: 9-10

This judging and avengement of the saints blood will happen when the Messiah restores God's Kingdom here on earth. “And judgement was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom” Daniel 7:22.

The timing of this event for the saints under the alter in Revelation 6, came after the events of Matthew 24:15 (also see Daniel 8:13), which is a parallel scripture of Revelation and eludes to the fact that the Abomination of Desolation had already happened during these events in Revelation. This event will be an event of the Father's chosing when the Holy Spirit will let Christians know when it is time to flee (get out of the way quickly) from the upcoming events that will destroy the Babylonian system that we now are slaves to.

The souls under the alter

Everyone agrees that the book of Revelation is a very symbolic book. It's my opinion that the souls are symbolic of both the living and the dead in Christ that both have and will be persecuted for their witness to the truth. This is representation of the entire company to the body of Christ both dead and alive. The reason I say this is because the Bible requires for us to die daily to ourselves in the service of the Lord. Paul stated in; 1 Corinthians 15:31, “I die daily”, or in 2 Corinthians 5:6 when it is explained “...whilst we are at home with our (carnal) body, we are absent from the lord”, and again in 2 Corinthians 5:8 when we are told that only being absent from our carnal body (dying to ourselves) is only when we are present with and can have a proper walk with the Lord.

The blood of the physically dead demands justice on behalf of the Father, who is in total and complete control of the events that will lead to the return of the Messiah at a time of his choosing. The testimony preached by the saints (physically dead or dead to their carnal nature) is to follow the laws of Yahweh and to prepare for the coming of the New Jerusalem in which the Messiah will rule the entire planet with the help from the 12 tribes of Israel. The word Ish-rah-el means “man ruling with God” or another way to put it so it's more understandable is to: rule with God, or to rule under God's law. If you remember, Israel is the name of a man in the Bible who's name was once called Jacob until God changed his name to Israel; Genesis 35:10. The descendants of Jacob/Israel today are called Israelites. One way to remember this is that if God had never changed the name of Jacob to Israel then Jacob's descendants today would be literally be called “Jacobites.”

The avengement of spilt blood has its origin in Genesis 4:10 when Abel's blood was shed by Cain and the death of Abel demanded justice from God. The Bible describes physical death as sleep. The Bible calls death sleep many different times in many different books. I will list some verses at the end of this post for those who wish to explore the subject further *. 

Scientists agree that sleep is the closest thing to death we experience during our life time. When we sleep, our entire brain shuts down except for the autonomic nervous system keeping life sustaining systems working at a minimum. In reality, all of us are only 1 breath, or one heartbeat away from death our entire lives. Just think, we look forward to going to sleep every night!

Some Christian denominations believe that when people physically die they still exist and can understand what is going on around them. For one example, the Catholic Church believes there is a place called Purgatory. According to the the Catholic rule book (Catechism of the Catholic Church), purgatory is a place in which other physically living Catholics can pray for the conscious dead person and get their time in purgatory reduced. The Mormon Church (LDS) also believe that the dead have consciousness and are in a spiritual prison (1 Peter 3:18-20), where they learn about the Messiah until they are eventually released into paradise. Living Mormons believe they can baptize themselves on behalf of a dead person that has never heard the gospel based upon 1 Corinthians 15:29.

The Lord's shows mercy

In verse 11, white robes were given to the slain and it was said unto them to rest for a little while longer. The white robes are the symbol of the righteousness of Christ and the saints were comforted in the knowledge that the Kingdom will soon be manifested. This statement in itself shows the loving grace of our Messiah as his blood does wash us clean, and gives us ample opportunity to repent; Revelation 7:14.

Israel is saved by grace by our kinsman redeemer and we really do not deserve his mercy. It's only when Israel follows the call of 2 Chronicles7:14 (being humble and seeking God) which includes following the laws of Yahweh, praying, and fasting that keeps us in good standards with God. 

Then and only then can we fully appreciate his mercy; Psalms 118.  

*Verses that state death is sleep, or eludes to this concept are as follows: Job 7:21, Job 14:10-12, Psalm 13:3, Daniel 12:2, Matthew 9:24, Mark 5:39, Luke 8:52-53, 1 Kings 2:10, Deuteronomy 31:16, 2 Samuel 7:12, 1 Kings 11:43, 1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 16:6, 1 Kings 22:50, 2 Kings 14:16, 2 Kings 15:7, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 20:21, 2 Kings 21:18, Revelation 14:13, John 11:11-14, Acts 7:60, 1 Corinthians 15:6, John 5:28-29, Job 14:13-15, Psalm 17:15, Isaiah 26:19, Daniel 12:3, Luke 16:22-23, 1 Corinthians 15:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Jeremiah 51:57, Psalm 76:5, and Jeremiah 51:39.