Revelation 7-8

In 7:9 John writes about a huge crowd of people who were worshiping God. One of the elders explained who made up this crowd. They were people whose lives were a contrast. Though they lived in a time of persecution they passed through that time safely. They plunged the filth of their clothing into the Christ's blood and it came out white. Neither of these situations make sense to us. Persecution is not a time of safety and blood does not make cloth white. I think that God message to his people is that he can make the impossible reality. We need to trust him because his methods do not match our perspectives.
Stuart