* True forgiveness does not discount the justice of God.

* We are called to forgive “as God forgives.”

* How is that? When people repent.

* If they don’t repent, we give the situation to God and let Him deal with it.

* We don’t hold “unforgiveness” in our heart.

* ** So Jesus (the Lamb) is opening the seals…

* Vs 9-10 - these people were in heaven, yet they asked for God’s justice.

* This shows how a desire for God’s justice is a good thing.

* Justice for these people would have looked like one of two things:

* 1) They repented and were granted forgiveness.

* 2) They refused to repent and were punished by God.

* Either way, these people let God handle the situation.

* Vs 11 - God told them to “rest” longer (wait).

* Trusting God to bring justice in His time as He sees fit is how we can rest in the spirit of forgiveness.