AR 324,325 - The Sixth Seal: Souls Under the Altar

AR 324

When he opened the fifth seal

(Revelation 6:9)

That this symbolizes (signifies) an examination by the Lord

of the state of life of people who would be saved

on the day of the Last Judgment,

and who in the meantime were sequestered.

AR 325

I saw under the alter

the souls of those who had been slain

for the word of God

and for the testimony which they held.

(Revelation 6:9)

This symbolizes people who were hated by the evil,

treated with scorn

and expelled because of their life

in accordance with the Word's truths

and their acknowledgment of the Lord's Divine humanity,

and who were protected by the Lord

to keep them from being led astray.

Since the souls were under the altar,

it is apparent that they were being protected by the Lord.

For the Lord protects all people

who have lived some life of charity,

to keep them from being harmed by the evil . . ..