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Revelation 16:6

King James Version (KJV)

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For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Revelation 16:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 16:6

Theological / Devotional

They have shed. Literally, they have poured out. This doubtless includes the unshed blood of the living saints, who have been marked out for martyrdom (see on chs. 17:6; 18:20). By condemning the people of God to death the wicked have as truly incurred guilt for their blood as if it had already been shed (cf. Matt. 23:35).

Saints and prophets. See on Acts 9:13; Rom. 1:7; Rev. 18:20.

Thou hast given them. The plague is stated to be a direct act on the part of God (see on v. 1).

They are worthy. The punishment is precisely appropriate to the crime. The wicked deserve the punishment now meted out to them; it is in no sense an arbitrary act on the part of God (see on v. 1).

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