Revelation 6: 9-11: Why are the martyred saints asking for revenge?

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The saints under the altar did not ask for revenge.

The request was not for revenge but an inquiry as to the length of time before God would act.

God had promised to act long ago. There was no need to ask for God to act - judge and avenge. The only question was how long God would wait.

-Tim-
 
The saints under the altar did not ask for revenge.

The request was not for revenge but an inquiry as to the length of time before God would act.

God had promised to act long ago. There was no need to ask for God to act - judge and avenge. The only question was how long God would wait.
-Tim-
Dear Timothy if you were right the saints will not have phrase their inquire like that. They will have ask when the judgement will take place. But indirectly, if you want, they asked for the avenging of their blood to take place, as I said before, because they know that this means the destruction of the great prostitute.

So they accept and look forward for this revenge, therefore they do not ask God to forgive the ones dwelling on the earth and to not to avenge their blood. This, again, is because they know that avenging their blood means the destruction of the great prostitute, who is drunk with their blood. **Not **that she killed them, but she is indulging living a luxurious life while the saints had a life of mortification and on their fame as saints, she lives and makes money for her luxurious life stile.

In fact, they are told to wait until the massacre takes place, when there is going to be a killing of lots a lots of saintly people.

John told us in Ap 7:9 that:" After this I looked and behold, a vast multitude which no one was able to number, from all nations and tribes and races and tongues, clothed in white robes and with palms in their hands, standing before the throne and before the Lamb" . And we are told later on, that this crowd are the ones that were massacred in the Great Tribulation. As you can see they are innumerable, these are the ones that the saints underneath of the altar should wait for. That is why a made the point of correcting the translation of the paragraph in question on post #19, because is misleading since their is not going to be a specific number of martyrs killed.

In the love of His Revelation,
Gloria

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“After the opening of the fifth seal, the souls of the martyrs under the altar cried aloud for justice, saying, how long, &c. Out of zeal for God’s honour, and the good of the Church, they pray that the enemies of Christ, and of the Christian faith, may be humbled, and that all may acknowledge and fear the justice of God, by the punishment of his enemies, and the reward of his faithful servants.
Revenge our blood. They ask not this out of hatred to their enemies, but out of zeal for the glory of God, and a desire that the Lord would accelerate the general judgment, and the complete beatitude of all his elect. (Challoner) — These holy souls, who had been slain for the word of God, do not beg the Almighty to revenge their blood, through any hatred to their enemies, but through the great zeal with which they were animated, to see the justice of God manifested: that by this severity they might be moved to fear him, and be converted to him. Thus in the Scripture we often read of the prophets beseeching the Almighty to fill their enemies with confusion, to humble them, &c.”
haydock1859.tripod.com/id292.html

These martyrs are seeking the conversion of their enemies and the complete beatitude of the elect, according to this commentary. Their plea to God is NOT motivated by hatred of their enemies in the least. God bless you.
 
I think is more to provide encouragement for Christians sill alive. Revelation was written at a time of great persecution. The passage assures them that those who have been martyred are not forgotten and that the suffering will result in great blessings when the end comes.
 
The Greek word *ekdikeō *ἐκδικέω can also be translated as to vindicate one’s right, do one justice; to protect, defend, one person from another.
 
The Greek word *ekdikeō *ἐκδικέω can also be translated as to vindicate one’s right, do one justice; to protect, defend, one person from another.
Dear Kwitz,I suppose that the only problem is that this Greek word is follow by the word “blood”. Therefore the other translations that you are suggesting that may be adequate in other instances, here are not right!👍

In the love of Christ,
Gloria

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