And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. (Revelation 6:9-11)
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. (Genesis 4:10)
A brief digression into Revelation.
Blood does not literally cry out but figuratively it demands justice. In the same way the deaths of the saints requires vindication and justice. Vindication means that the martyred saints that are still considered heretics must be shown to be righteous to the world. Justice means that the unrepentant persecutors of the saints who did not suffer for their crimes must be punished.
Martyrs are killed for the word of God or their testimony about him. We must be willing to die for these things, but not over issues that are not to do with God. Start sharing your testimony while you can, start learning the word of God while you can.
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