5th Seal - Mercy
Revelation 6:9-11 9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Micah 7:18-19 18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah is reminding us that the character of our God is mercy. He is a merciful God! He loves mercy! He does not want to punish anyone. As you study the Bible through, you will find that God never delighted in punishing anyone, His children or sinners. God is a God of love and He wants to love everybody and for everybody to love Him. He only punishes us out of necessity. The trials and tests and sufferings that we go through as Christians are for our good to help us to be better Christians. Jesus wants you to give yourself to Him a living sacrifice that will do whatever is necessary to see the Gospel spread. He wants you to help Him so that the mercy of God can be offered to every creature on the earth. He is asking you to give your life to Him.
God’s mercy toward the sinner and the saint alike is so awesome that it staggers my mind. He pardoneth iniquity. He passeth by transgression. He delighteth in mercy. He will turn again. He will have compassion upon us. He will subdue our iniquities. He will cast our sins into the depths of the sea. Does He expect us to have the same mercy and compassion toward others?
(Micah 6:8 KJV) He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
7:18 He Will:
- Pardon _Iniquity (Sin)_________
- Pass By __Transgression__
- Delight in __Mercy_________
7:19 - Turn again and again and again and
- Have __Compassion_______
- Subdue our _Sins_______
- Cast all our sins into the _Depths_ _of _the___ _sea__
(Psa 85:10 KJV) Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
You cannot have the truth without ___Mercy___________
Isaiah 55:1-7 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. 5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
He will have __Mercy________ He will abundantly _Pardon_____
Luke 24:44-47 44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
_Repentance______ and __Remission_______ of sins are to be
preached in the name of Jesus.
From G863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon:—deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.
(1 John 1:9 KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(Rev 22:17 KJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Psalm 78:38-39 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
God remembers that we are __Flesh______
Psalm 103:10-14 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
God remembers that we are __Dust______
Micah 6:8 “.. what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
Years after the death of President Calvin Coolidge, this story came to light. In the early days of his presidency, Coolidge awoke one morning in his hotel room to find a cat burglar going through his pockets. Coolidge spoke up, asking the burglar not to take his watch chain because it contained an engraved charm he wanted to keep. Coolidge then engaged the thief in quiet conversation and discovered he was a college student who had no money to pay his hotel bill or buy a ticket back to campus. Coolidge counted $32 out of his wallet -- which he had also persuaded the dazed young man to give back! -- declared it to be a loan, and advised the young man to leave the way he had come so as to avoid the Secret Service! (Yes, the loan was paid back.)
Today in the Word, October 8, 1992.
A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death.
"But I don't ask for justice," the mother explained. "I plead for mercy."
"But your son does not deserve mercy," Napoleon replied.
"Sir," the woman cried, "it would not be mercy if he deserved it, and mercy is all I ask for."
"Well, then," the emperor said, "I will have mercy." And he spared the woman's son.
Luis Palau, Experiencing God's Forgiveness, Multnomah Press, 1984.
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