11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

A. They are given white robes and told to wait.

B. God does not work in our time frame. They were told to wait for a little time. Others will also face hardships. Others will also suffer persecution. Others will also die in war.

C. NOTE: We do NOT get white robes when we get to heaven. We get white robes when we obey the gospel. (3:4) The white robes are the symbol of the righteousness of the saints. White robes were given to these martyrs to identify them as Christians.

D. God will avenge the blood of the saints. But He will do it in His time, not ours.

E. God does not keep us from persecutions and hardships, but the evil will be punished at judgment.

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