The Martyrdom of the Righteous
Revelation 6:9-11 Darby
(9) And when it opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held;
(10) and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth?
(11) And there was given to them, to each one a white robe; and it was said to them that they should rest yet a little while, until both their fellow-bondmen and their brethren, who were about to be killed as they, should be fulfilled.
Hebrews 12:4 EMTV
(4) You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed, struggling against sin.
(4) You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed, struggling against sin.
God seems to abandon the righteous but also delivers some from certain death.
God seems to abandon the righteous but also delivers some from certain death.
Romans 11:33-36 KJV
(33) O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
(33) O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
(34) For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
(34) For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
(35) Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
(35) Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
(36) For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
(36) For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
May 28, 2018