Revelation 2: Christ Conquers for Us, Love & Doctrine in Good Works
Thy Strong Word from KFUO Radio
English - March 24, 2020 22:05 - 17 hours - 51.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality thy stong word kfuo bible study lutheran Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rev. John Lukomski, retired LCMS pastor and co-host of Wrestling with the Basics, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Revelation 2.
Stars, lampstands, angels and churches: one thing is clear, these letters in Revelation 2 are not John’s private letters to select individuals, but Christ’s own words meant for the whole church.
The first letter is for the church in Ephesus. They weren’t struggling with emotions, but with actions, the fruit of our faithfulness to Christ (Jn 14:15). As for Smyrna, they were beset by intense persecution, so Christ encourages them to see their spiritual splendor. Pergamum and Thyatira have demonstrated endurance and good works, but they have also tolerated immorality which threatens to destroy them (see the episode on Zechariah 3 for more on the white stone!). We see ourselves in these churches, weak in ourselves and yet conquerors in Christ.