Thutmose I
Haman
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Herod the Great
Stephen
James, son of Zebedee
Polycarp
Antipas of Pergamum
Emperor Domitian
Souls of the Martyrs under the altar
The Context of Their Martyrdom When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. Revelation 6:9
I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery … that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.” Romans 11:25-26
I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. Zechariah 13:8-9
The Cause of Their Martyrdom I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. Revelation 6:9
Samuel
Elijah
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Jonah
Jesus
The Consequences of Their Martyrdom When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. Revelation 6:9
The Cry of Their Martyrdom They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:10
The Comfort of Their Martyrdom A white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were was completed. Revelation 6:11
Vibia Perpetua Carthage 203 AD
Lipial Marandi Tapan Kumar Roy Bangladesh 2005 AD