⁷ And I heard ^(A)the altar saying,

⁹ When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^(A)the altar ^(B)the souls of those who had been slain ^(C)for the word of God and for ^(D)the witness they had borne.

³ And they sing ^(A)the song of Moses, ^(B)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

³ And another angel came and stood ^(A)at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with ^(B)the prayers of all the saints on ^(C)the golden altar before the throne, ⁴ and ^(D)the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. ⁵ Then the angel took the censer and ^(E)filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and ^(F)there were peals of ^(G)thunder, rumblings,^[a] flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, ^(A)the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^(B)for its grapes are ripe.”

¹⁰ he also will drink ^(A)the wine of God's wrath, ^(B)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(C)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

^(C)Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.