Revelation martyrs how long

These souls ask God how long he will wait before avenging their deaths. Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

Is the enemy to revile your name forever? The Lord tells them to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers is complete. This answer can be taken several ways. First, it could refer to the total number of martyrs is reached. This implies God knows how many have been chosen to give their lives. Second, some would take this as a reference to when the last martyr dies, then Christ will return and destroy the kingdom of the Beast.

A third possibility is this refers to the end of suffering on earth in general This may include martyrdom, but some will survive until the end to enter into the kingdom. The souls call on God to avenge them. This is a common Old Testament theme: God is the avenger of the innocent. The souls under the altar are making a legal complaint to God for justice. Psalm O Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,.

Fourth Ezra has a similar theme. The souls under the altar recognize God's absolute right to have allowed their martyrdom. They address him as "Sovereign. Being holy, God cannot commit any wrongdoing. Therefore, God did nothing wrong in allowing their martyrdom. Further, they address God as "true," literally, "perfect. Therefore, the Lord punished Cain for the murder of his brother.

Genesis This is the point of the fifth seal. John saw souls under the altar and their location under the altar meant they were sacrifices for the cause of Christ. Long ago, the Father set a specific number of saints that He would sacrifice to save wicked people who will wake up at the last minute and come to their senses. To better appreciate the fifth seal, consider the setting on Earth when martyrdom begins. About two and a half years after the Great Tribulation begins, God will send a fifth judgment also called the fifth trumpet to impact Earth.

He will release Lucifer, the devil, and his angels, from the Abyss the spirit world. Please see Appendix B. This is why God will release the devil. When the Lord releases the devil and his angels from the spirit world, they will appear physically all over Earth. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

Human beings will have only two choices: Obey God or obey Lucifer. No other options exist. When the devil commands people to worship him, the question in their minds will be who will defy him?

Thus, the conflict between Christ and the Antichrist will narrow down to the same question that Elijah asked Israel on Mt. About five months before Jesus breaks the fifth seal, the devil will appear and his angels will torment the people who refuse to worship Lucifer, but they are not allowed to kill a single person.

And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes a man. During those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

Then, Jesus breaks the fifth seal and the sixth trumpet judgment arrives simultaneously. Most of the people on Earth will have made their decision whether to worship Christ or the Antichrist, but a few wicked people will remain undecided. When the sixth trumpet sounds, the devil will set up a worldwide theocracy. He will rule the world as King of kings and Lord of lords. Jesus will allow four powerful demons to be released to move on the hearts and emotions of wicked people.

The devil will attempt to kill everyone who refuses to obey and worship him. The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number. There are a few profound issues we should consider. First, the Father foreknows the number of martyrs that will be required to save the most people. When the last person on Earth chooses to make his decision for Christ, the martyrdom stops and the seventh trumpet sounds.

The second issue is even more profound. It is hard to comprehend that millions of saints will be martyred to benefit a few people who will choose salvation at the last minute. For example, if ten million saints are sacrificed to produce ten converts to Christ during the last moments of grace, then Jesus considers the sacrifice worth it.

This shows the value that Jesus places on each human being. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

There is a third profound issue that we should consider. After killing one-third of the human race, the devil gains the dominion over mankind he has wanted from the day that Adam and Eve sinned. Jesus allows the devil to kill one-third of mankind so that for a short time, the universe can watch a very powerful sinner lacking infinite love, wisdom, and knowledge operate a government.

When the last wicked person surrenders his life to Jesus, the door of mercy closes. The seventh trumpet will sound and the seven bowls will begin. The seven bowls contain the seven last plagues which Jesus will impose on the wicked.

He will avenge the torture and persecution of His saints by making the enemies of righteousness and truth pay double. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. Our examination of the fifth seal concludes with the discovery that faith in Jesus means a complete surrender to His will.

Following Jesus and living by faith is so contrary to our fallen nature. No one likes pain or naturally likes to love his enemies. No one likes to live a selfless life, but Jesus died for us, while we were His enemies. Matthew 27 It is difficult to be completely honest and true, but Jesus came from Heaven and withstood endless scorn to reveal the truth about the Father. John 17 It is difficult to be submissive to the leading of the Holy Spirit, but Jesus was tempted in all points as we are without sinning.

Living in presumption is so much easier. Ancient Israel, the Catholic Church, and Protestantism failed due to presumption. When a majority of people in any religious organization displaces faith with presumption, that religious system becomes a house of darkness.

Matthew The gospel of Jesus is far more than an intellectual assent to truth, instead it reveals our true position and condition before God.

In fact, the fifth seal teaches that many will overcome their love for life through faith! Through faith, we can do all kinds of things. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. Revelation Jesus saved us by His faith and He will save us by our faith! The study of the fifth seal has allowed us to examine the sharp difference between faith and presumption.

The drama of martyrdom completes the story. By understanding the fifth seal, we are now in an excellent position to understand the message that came when Jesus broke the first seal. Now, we see where faith in Jesus will take us. The fifth seal illumines the meaning of salvific faith and unmasks the deception of presumption. People who live by faith are partakers of divine power! This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. Wake Up America Seminars, Inc. WUAS is not a church, nor does it endorse any denomination.