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Revelation 6:10

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Revelation 6:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 6:10

Theological / Devotional

They cried. That is, in the pictorial representation (see on v. 9). The “souls” are heard speaking.

Lord. Gr. despotēs (see on Luke 2:29). The correlative of despotēs is doulos, “slave” (see 1 Peter 2:18). By giving their lives the martyrs have shown themselves true “slaves of God” (see Titus 1:1; cf. on Rev. 6:11), and thus He is their Master. The reference here is probably to the Father.

Holy and true. See on ch. 3:7, where these words are applied to Christ.

Avenge. The martyrs do not seek vengeance for themselves; they seek, instead, the vindication of God’s name (see Rom. 12:19; see on Rev. 5:13).

Them that dwell. See on ch. 3:10.

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