Where is God in all the Christians Killing ?



“May the Lord see and avenge!” NRSV , “The Lord look on it, and repay!” NKJ
“The Lord look upon it, and require it.” KJV, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.” NIV


[34] Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, 
and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 
[35] that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah the son of Barachi'ah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 
[36] Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation. 
 
In the Gospel according to St. Matthew 23:34-36 


[49] Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom 
they will kill and persecute,' 
[50] that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, 
[51] from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. 

 

Same text we read in Luke 11:49-51
  

[17]Now after the death of Jehoi'ada the princes of Judah came and did obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.
[18] And they forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Ashe'rim and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.
[19] Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD; these testified against them, but they would not give heed.
[20]Then the Spirit of God took possession of Zechari'ah the son of Jehoi'ada the priest; 
and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, `Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"
[21] But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD.
[22] Thus Jo'ash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoi'ada, Zechari'ah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, "May the LORD see and avenge!" 
 

As the commentators suggest this Zechari'ah was mentioned in 2 chronicles 24: 17-22, let us read it

This Zachariah was mentioned in these 5 verses in the OT. Our Lord wanted to tell the Scribes and the Pharisees even this little prophet whom you might not remember, as he did not write Books in the Holy scripture like Isaiah, Jeremiah , Daniel or Ezekiel, that he is still not forgotten.
All that Zachariah has said is "Thus says God, `Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"2 Chronicle 24: 20
As HG Bishop Macarius of The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of El Minya And Abu Korkas is teaching: God used the same words this prophet exhaled as he surrendered his soul “The Lord look upon it, and require it.” And He reminded the Scribes and the Pharisees when he said “verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.” (Luke 11:51)
On the same token, we would say that God will require the same of this generation for those who killed the innocent Christians in Egypt, Syria, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan. And for the smallest and least known person who has been murdered, his or her blood will be required, and “Whoever has ears, let them hear.” (Matt. 11:15)
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Thanks to Shawn Doyle for the editing work. 


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