June 13

And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they had. And they cried out with a great voice, saying, Till when, O Lord, holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth? And white robes were given to each of them; and it was declared to them that they should rest yet a little time, until their fellow servants also, and their brothers, who would be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. (Revelation 6:9-11)

And when He had opened the fifth seal, signifies exploration by the Lord of the states of life of those who were to be saved at the day of the Last Judgment, and in the meantime were reserved. (Apocalypse Revealed 322)

I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held, signifies those who were hated, reproached and rejected by the evil on account of their life according to the truths of the Word, and their acknowledgment of the Lord’s Divine Human, and who were guarded by the Lord lest they be seduced…. Since they were “under the altar,” it is evident they were guarded by the Lord; for they who have led any life of charity are all guarded by the Lord lest they be injured by the evil; and after the Last Judgment, when the evil have been removed, they are released from the guards and elevated into heaven. I have frequently seen them, since the Last Judgment, liberated from the lower earth and taken up into heaven. (Apocalypse Revealed 325.1-2)

Saying, How long, O Lord, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? signifies, by reason that the Last Judgment is delayed, and they who offer violence to the Word and to the Lord’s Divine Human are not removed. (Apocalypse Revealed 327)

And white robes were given unto each of them, signifies that there was given them a communication and conjunction with the angels who were in Divine truths…. (Apocalypse Revealed 328)

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