And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Parallel translations
- WEB I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
- BSB And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
- NKJV And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
- NASB And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
- NLT And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just.”
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Quick answer
The altar affirms that God's judgments are true and righteous. Heaven doubly confirms the justice of God's wrath.
Overview
The altar, associated with the prayers and blood of the martyrs (6:9), responds 'Yes,' echoing the angel's praise of God's righteousness. This second witness underscores that the bowl-judgments fully answer the saints' longing for vindication. The Almighty's judgments are declared 'true and righteous,' silencing any charge of injustice.
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- Rev 19:2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
- Rev 6:9And 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:
- Rev 15:3–4And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
- Isa 6:6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
- Rev 8:3–5And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
- Rev 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
- Rev 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
- Ezek 10:7And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
- Rev 13:10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
- Ezek 10:2And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
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