Kuryliak, BohdanKuryliak, Ihor2025-03-122025-03-122025"The Biblical Annals", 2025, Vol. 15, No. 1, ss. 145-1642451-2168https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/8479In the Book of Revelation, John sees souls under the altar, who then come to life (Rev 6:9–11; 20:4–6, 13). The passages describing the scene are often used as arguments to confirm the existence of a conscious state after death. This article criticises this dualistic interpretation and argues that Dan 12:2, 13 are verses of high importance for the correct interpretation of Rev 6:9–11 and 20:4–6, 13. The article discusses the six parallels between these texts and, based on the Old Testament background, shows that the word ψυχή in Rev 6:9–11 means “blood,” which represents the slain martyrs. The article argues that the teaching on the state of the dead in the Books of Daniel and Revelation is based on a holistic anthropological concept.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Rev 6.9–11Dan 12.213intermediate stateresurrectionsouls under altarBook of DanielBook of Revelationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.31743/ba.17474