Revelation 16:6

6 for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.

Revelation 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 16:6

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets
Which shows that rivers and fountains cannot be literally understood, but men are designed, wicked and bloody men; and it is notorious to all, how much of the blood of the saints, of the preachers of the Gospel, of the prophets and witnesses, have been shed in Italy, Savoy, and other places near Rome, as well as in Rome itself; see ( Revelation 17:6 ) ( 18:24 ) .

And thou hast given them blood to drink;
sent the sword among them, making great slaughter and devastation; see ( Isaiah 49:26 )

for they are worthy;
or deserving, to have their blood shed by the law of retaliation.

Revelation 16:6 In-Context

4 And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers, and [on] the fountains of waters; and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so;

6 for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.

7 And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.

8 And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire.