(A)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And [a]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (B)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (C)and by the beasts of the earth.

Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under (D)the altar (E)the souls of those who had been slain (F)for the word of God and for (G)the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (H)“How long, O Lord, (I)holy and true, (J)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:8 authority

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(A) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(B) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.(C)

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under(D) the altar(E) the souls of those who had been slain(F) because of the word of God(G) and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(H) Sovereign Lord,(I) holy and true,(J) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(K) and avenge our blood?”(L)

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