What are the "souls under the altar" in Revelation 6:9? No: 932 - Worldwide Church of God - 1954

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What are the "souls under the altar" mentioned in Revelation 6:9? In Revelation 6:9-11 is a description of the fifth seal. When Jesus Christ, who is the Revelator (John is not the revelator), opened the seal, the apostle saw in heaven an altar under which were the souls of people who had been slain. They cried to God, asking Him how long it would be until He would judge the world. Many claim that these verses prove the "immortality of the soul." But do they? Remember, if one part of this description is literal, then it all must be literal. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library