seekeroftruth
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Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.
Here's the link to the commentary I used.It was said to them that they should rest a little while longer: These saints were instructed to wait. How long must they wait? Until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. This may mean that they should wait until all God’s appointed martyrs are killed.
Or, because the words the number of are supplied by the translators, not the text, it may mean that they wait until the character of the remaining martyrs on earth is perfected and complete. It is character — the way that one lives — that makes a martyr, not the way that one dies.
As I post this, Hubby has the news on TV. Israel and Hamas are hard at it in Gaza. Jew and Gentile are bombing each other and children are being murdered in the midst of the fighting. Children have no say in the matter. Children are the real martyrs.People are crying out.... "How much longer God?" from the fallout shelters. Hamas is hiding in tunnels and Jews are hiding in fallout shelters. I know a lot of mothers and fathers are crying out "How much longer God?". The children are being murdered.... martyred for just living in Gaza where Hamas is hiding or in Israel when the rogue bomb gets through the iron dome. Meanwhile in Ukraine children are singing Disney songs in fallout shelters too. Here in the good ol' US, children are being shot in school.
Have people lost their peace?
Children are starving, sick and homeless all over the world, while politicians spout the words "enough is enough" when asked for their financial support. Some are "washing their hands" of the whole mess. Rocket fuel is more important than food and shelter for those who aren't sitting on billions of shiny coins.
Children are dying.... back in the Biblical days... children were necessary. Without children, no workforce could grow. Without children, there would be no future generations. Today, people would rather feed their dogs and buy pet insurance rather than "pay for childcare". When COVID shut down the schools, some children lost their only source of food, while others only worried about the plunging stock market, as they drank their fine wine.
And then there is the abortion battle raging. Women would rather die than bring a baby into this world. "Keep your legs closed" is not the answer, is it?
Have people lost their peace?
How much longer Lord?
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