Verse 11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
And they have overcome him — Carried the cause against him.
By the blood of the Lamb — Which cleanses the soul from all sin, and so leaves no room for accusing.
And by the word of their testimony — The word of God, which they believed and testified, even unto death. So, for instance, died Olam, king of Sweden, in the year900, whom his own subjects would have compelled to idolatry; and, upon his refusal, slew as a sacrifice to the idol which he would not worship. So did multitudes of Bohemian Christians, in the year916, when queen Drahomire raised a severe persecution, wherein many "loved not their lives unto the death."
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