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Originally Posted by Peter Debelak
Furthermore, the cases you bring up are the extreme cases. We may even need to consider them "special cases."
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Human government was established by God with his covenant with Noah. The specific mission of human government is to deal with the case of murder. If the government is the perpetrator of that murder, as in the case of Jesus Crucifixion, then it is incumbent on us as people of faith to respond. The covenant with Noah precedes that with Abraham, so we are not talking about any particular faith. All men are accountable.
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/dictat.html This site lists over 50 genocides in the 20th and 21st century. On average we see one major genocide every two years over the last century. What is the 5th seal?
Revelation
6:9 And 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:
6:10 And 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?
6:11 And 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.
All I know is that when this seal is opened I want to be standing for righteousness alongside of my brothers and servants of God who were slain for their testimony and for the word of God.