The Opening of the Fifth Seal: The Souls of the Dead Receiving White Robes; Dyson Perrins Apocalypse, about 1255-1260. Additional Info: Quote Text: And when [the lamb] had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony they held. (Apocalypse 6:9). The souls of martyrs, those who died upholding the word of God, slowly emerge from beneath the altar and receive white robes from angels, who help to dress them.

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