Revelation 6:9-11 9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had. 10 They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?” 11 So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were going to be killed just as they had been. When I was child I used to refer to Jesus as baby Jesus and the Father as Father God. I don't know if it was caught or taught but either way, somehow, it diminished the way I saw Jesus. It made the Father the powerful one and the Son the helpless baby. In today's passage Jesus is called "Lord, the One who is holy and true". This title means master, boss, the One who is in charge and in absolute control. We also see the appropriate opposite to this title in the same passage, "fellow slaves". We are not always called this but it is fitting in this context since the fact that Jesus Christ is holy and the only worthy judge runs through the book of Revelation. Slaughtered and killed is the way they describe God's people. Those who cry out for justice from under the altar are not doing so because they question if it will come, it is because they know it will come. We know this because He is not just executing judgement our our behalf but also for Himself who is the greatest One that has been sinned against. Sin that is punished is not so much so against the sin but for the One sinned against. The fact that there are those being killed for their faith may freak some people out but this is the very thing that was expected in those times of persecution against the people of God. Jesus rather than jumping at their request actually gives them a robe and tells them to rest. This doesn't mean to take a nap but rather trust that He is in control. So much so that HE even knows how many more will give their lives before He steps into time again to make every wrong right. Do we understand the absolute control and timing of God is not the same as ours. We would rush to the aid of someone we love because we would want the same for ourselves but God is willing that we would suffer for His glory and that others would come to know Christ and His worthiness because we do so. Like those under the altar let us come to God asking for justice knowing that it will come. While we wait, enjoy the warmth of God's righteousness (which is that robe) until that time comes. Have a great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good! Memory Verse of the Week Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” Revelation 6:1
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