Martyred saints under the altar cry out for vengeance (Revelation 6:10). They call to the “holy and true” to avenge their blood. To whom are the crying?
We might think that it’s the Father, but Revelation 3:7 makes it clear that Jesus is “the holy, the true.” They want and expect Jesus to judge and avenge martyrs’ blood shed on the earth.
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