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Revelation chapter six verses nine through eleven

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 born

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 are a very sobering three verses.

We have this picture of martyrs around the throne, people who've been slain

because of their proclamation of the gospel, and they're crying out, when are you going to bring an end to persecution and suffering among your people?

When are you going to show your justice and righteousness and God says wait a little

bit longer because there are more martyrs still to come.

And so these verses remind us that until Jesus comes back, it will never be easy to proclaim

the gospel in the world. It will always be. be

costly and these verses beckon us to say in our lives

for every one of us as followers of Christ.

Lord, I'll pay whatever price you call me to pay for the

spread of the gospel.

This is what Revelation 6, 9 through 11 backens us to do. So this is how we

pray. God, we praise you for our brothers and sisters who have gone before us and

when it came to that moment when they faced death for following you and proclaiming you that they did not shrink back.

We praise you for their faith.

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