I guess the reason why the coming of the Lord is delayed is found in the book of Revelation. Read ch6 : 9 - 11. Here the souls of the martyrs are asking the reason for the delay and the answer is given in verse 11. It says that the number of martyrs to be slaughtered have to be completed. The second coming is delayed because not enough people have died as martyrs for Christ. It is us who are delaying His coming. Enough martyrs haven’t been martyred. Enough people have not laid down their lives for God. It’s the battle cry. Why is our victory delayed? Enough people haven’t laid down lives for Christ. Have we become comfortable here. Have we diluted the Gospel to such an extent that the same world, that hounded the 1st century Christians to their graves, is not offended by us (supposedly following the same Christ) today. Why is that? Have we compromised our lives? Have we compromised our message? The first martyr was a deacon (Stephen). He was not even an apostle. He was not a missionary. He was a deacon in the church. Where are the deacons who would preach untill they are stoned. What are we doing today? Where have we gone wrong?
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We were always wrong steve,I don’t thing its about where and what.
Your questions are real and the burning pain too but see the picture completely from Genesis to Revelation…..this post is about 3yrs old..i believe the Lord would have already enlightened you about it, in case you missed it.....let me tell you just like in Elijah’s time , Elijah was wrong! He was not the only one who had stayed true to the Lord. There were still 7000 faithful men and women in Israel who had not bowed the knee to Baal nor kissed the pagan image of one of the baals. The Lord's reminder of the faithful 7000 appears to be a mild rebuke to the prophet. Elijah may have had some good reasons for thinking that he was the only "evangelical" around, but God still had a few other faithful believers throughout the country.
I believe the martyrs still exists today and are going through their chastisement to be prepared for their final event . The Lord still has other believers around they are just waiting for the Lord to say “GO”
Keep writing steve :)
Yes, there are martyrs today, dying daily in their own way. Instead of asking the question, I'd rather check whether i'm in that number.
Thanks,
Steve.
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