And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
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Gill's Exposition
And when he had opened the fifth seal,.... Of the seven seals of the sealed book; here is no beast speaking here, nor horse and rider presented to view; it was now a very dark time both with respect…
And when he had opened the fifth seal - notes at Rev 5:1; Rev 6:1. I saw under the altar - The four living creatures are no longer heard as in the opening of the first four seals. No reason is given…
Adam Clarke
The fifth seal - There is no animal nor any other being to introduce this seal, nor does there appear to be any new event predicted; but the whole is intended to comfort the followers of God under…
In the remaining part of this chapter we have the opening of the fifth and the sixth seals.
I. The fifth seal. Here is no mention made of any one who called the apostle to make his observation,…
Cambridge Bible
The Fifth Seal, Rev 6:8-11
9. This series of seven visions, like the other groups of seven throughout the book, is divided into two parts. We have seen (Rev 2:7; Rev 2:19) that the messages to the…
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