John of Patmos

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”

— John of Patmos

The twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying:

— John of Patmos