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There was given to each one of them a white robe. It was said to them that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, had been fulfilled.
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The Robe of Honor
Commentators explain that the white robe given to each martyr is a powerful symbol. It represents their innocence, God's approval of their faithfulness, and the honor they receive in heaven. While persecuted on earth, they are vindicated by God, and this robe is a pledge of their future blessedness.
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Revelation
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And when he had opened the fifth seal (Revelation 6:1).
I saw under the altar. The four living creatures are n…
A white robe (στολη λευκη). Old word from στελλω, to equip, an equipment in clothes, a flowing robe (). For the white robe for mar…
19th Century
Anglican
And white robes were given . . .—The victims, however, are not forgotten. There was given to them (each) a white robe. Th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And white robes were given to everyone of them The Alexandrian copy, and some others, read in the singular number, "…
The sight the apostle saw at the opening of the fifth seal was very affecting. He saw the souls of the martyrs under the altar; at the foot of the …
