God’s Sovereign Death Clock
Revelation 6:9-11 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. These verses hit me like a lightening bolt this morning. God’s sovereign plan includes waiting for judgment till the full number of martyrs have died! God’s plan includes the horrific death of His own. We know this was true at the cross. But all too often we think because He died we won’t have to. We expect God’s love to make our lives easier because we are His children. But Scripture often paints a different picture. Our lives here on earth are not meant to be easier. G