No wonder the book of Revelation has the souls under the altar cry out with a loud voice: “O Sovereign Lord, … how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?” (Rev. 6:10). How long, O Lord, how long? If God is all-wise and all-powerful, why doesn’t He clean up this mess? “Behold, I come quickly” (Rev. 22:7, KJV) is the reply, but after 2,000 years one wonders what “quickly” means. For century after century it seems as if the lid has popped off of hell. Can
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