The Fifth Seal

Revelation 6:9-11 (reconsidered)

When the Lamb* opened up the fifth seal*, I saw beneath the alter* the immortal souls* of those butchered because of their resounding testimony of the Logos God*.

The immortal souls cry-out loudly (like a mega-phone) saying, “How long, O Lord, blameless and truthful, until you judge*? No one calls into question or vindicates our blood! Avenge* our blood on the inhabitants of the earth!” Even as the immortal souls cry-out, white clothing* is given to each one of them.

And utterances flow into them (like streams of living water*); a command that they continue to rest and wait a small space of time, for their fellow servants and brethren, who are likewise soon to be killed. Moreover, once together, they make replete.*

Seal

Sphragis-a signet; by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness) on a book or document or scroll :- a seal. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

In the first century, when Revelation was written, a person of authority would seal important documents to keep them secret or to authenticate them. Roman law required a Last Will and Testament to be sealed 7 times, as the wills of Caesar Augustus and Emperor Vespasian were. This scroll with 7 seals, appears to be a metaphor for the last will and testament of Jesus, the Messiah.

Altar

thysiastērion-from a derivative of <G2378> (thusia); a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive, literal or figurative). Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Genesis 8:20 (reconsidered)
Noah built an altar unto the LORD and took from every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Immortal Souls

Psyche- from <G5594> (psucho); breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from <G2222> (zoe), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew <H5315> (nephesh), <H7307> (ruwach) and <H2416> (chay)) :- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Butchered

Sphazo- a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (genitive) to slaughter, or (special) to maim (violently) :- kill, slay, wound. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Testimony

Martyria- from <G3144> (martus); evidence given (judicially or generic) :- record, report, testimony, witness. The root of the word is martyr. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Revelation 12:17 (KJV)
The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 14:12 (KJV)
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Logos God

Logos-from <G3004> (lego); something said (including the thought); also reasoning (the mental faculty or motive; by extension a computation; specifically, with the verses in John, the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ. Messiah in Hebrew) Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

John 1:1-5 (reconsidered))
In the beginning (at the commencement of time) was the Word (the Logos). The Word (the Logos) was with (by the side of) God (Theos). The Word (the Logos) was God (Theos). The same (the Logos) was in the beginning (at the commencement of time) with God (Theos). All things came to be through the Logos and without the Logos nothing would have come to be that did come to be. In him (the Logos) was life (Zoe); and life (Zoe) was the light (manifestation; luminousness) of humanity. And the light (manifestation; luminousness) shined (appeared) in darkness (obscurity; dimness); and the darkness (obscurity; dimness) comprehends (possesses) him (the Logos) not.

John 1:14 (reconsidered)
And the Word (the Logos) came to be generated into flesh (a human body), and to reside with us, so we could look closely at his glory, the glory of the only-born son of the Father, complete graciousness and truthfulness.

Judge

Krino- properly to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try, condemn, punish :- conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Avenge

ekdikeō-from <G1558> (ekdikos); to vindicate, retaliate, punish :- a (re-) venge. In the legal role of the kinsman redeemer or kinsman avenger. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

White clothing

Ecclesiastes 9:8 (KJV)
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Revelation 3:4-5 (KJV)
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white clothing; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Revelation 7:13-17 (KJV)
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, “What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?” And I said unto him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”

like streams of living water

Jeremiah 2:13 (reconsidered)
My nation commits two evils; relinquishing the fountain (source) of living water, and chiseling cisterns, broken cisterns, holding in waste water.

John 4:9-14 (reconsidered)
A Samaritan woman said Jesus, “How is it that you, being of Judea, ask a drink from me, when I am a woman from Samaria? The Judeans have no dealings with Samarites. Jesus responded to her by saying, “Whether you are aware of the gift of God, or who he is speaking to you, ‘Give me a drink!’ You and whomever asks me, as many as ask me, I give them living water.
The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep, from where then do you have living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well, that we drink of and that he himself, his children, and his cattle drank of? Jesus responded to her saying, “Whosoever drinks this water shall thirst again but whosoever drinks the water that I shall give him, he will never thirst again. The water that I shall give him, will be in him, a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”


John 7:37-42 (reconsidered) On the last day of the Great Feast, Jesus stood up and cried out saying, “If any man thirsts, let him come to me, and drink. Believe in me continually, as scripture says, ‘from his belly (matrix; womb) flows a river of living water.'” (For this thing spoken of is the Spirit, which believers in him will receive. For the Holy Spirit wasn’t yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

replete

pleroo-from <G4134> (pleres); to make replete, i.e. (literal) to cram, level up, or (figurative) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), accomplish, (be) complete, end, expire, fill (up), fulfil, (be, make) full (come), fully preach, perfect, supply. Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.

Leave a comment