The Lord who avenges His saints
And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not. Ether 8:22–24
The Lord hears the blood of murdered saints and will bring justice on secret combinations. As Judge, this role belongs to Christ, though the verse does not separate Father and Son.
How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4)
- alludes to Revelation 6:9-10 — The souls of the slain cry, 'How long, O Lord... dost thou not judge and avenge our blood?'
- alludes to Genesis 4:10 — Abel's blood crying unto God from the ground.
