Redemption Stretch
"Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”" (Revelation 16:17 NKJV) It appears the amazing voice on the Cross of Calvary "It is finished" is related to the voice from the temple of heaven "It is done" in Jesus' revelation to John, when the bowl by the Seventh Angel is poured. The former was voiced by the Lord Jesus Christ, declaring the completeness of the price of redemption. Could the latter also be the voice of the Saviour from the throne, declaring the completeness of patience for redemption? Apparently, the plan of redemption takes both the price and the patience. Jesus paid both his blood as the price on the Cross of Calvary and his patience on the throne, praying the Father for a little time for sinners to come just as they are. The stretch in God's plan for the redemption of sinners from sin cannot be forever: delay is dangerous.