Thank you, Rev. Wolfmueller. As I listened, focusing on your words about the difficulty of conveying this truth, this is what struck me. (paraphrasing you) The last day is good news for us, because we are redeemed. We witness judgment but are not ourselves condemned. But there is another kind of good news. (interpreting you, I hope) The world is also redeemed. The last day is not like a science fiction story, leaving a devastated earth behind and finding a new earth. Rather, every reason that we previously said we are "in the world but not of the world" will be taken away. The world will be the home meant for us, and love will be reflected in all that we behold. We will we be redeemed, yes, but as well our spirits shall no longer groan from trying to understand evil, because all evil will be washed away. No longer will sin be a blight on our thoughts and senses, and no longer will we struggle to find our way through the dark smoke of worldly corruption. Not only are we cleansed, but our world is cleansed, and shall be our new home, forever and ever. Anyway, I think maybe that's what you were saying. God bless you and thank you. My pastor is pleased that I have found you.
Thank you for this message! It reminds me of Deuteronomy 32:35-36; Vengeance is mine…For the Lord will vindicate His people and have compassion on his servants.
Luke 21:28 Pastor W, well said. That is why Christ's crucifixion carries such weight. The Final Judgement is a beautiful beginning to a kingdom sinless, Our Father's World.
Absolutely love your teaching. Concluded a long time ago the "Day of the Lord" is a day of rejoicing for believers, but a fearful day of severe judgement for unbelievers. In reading both Matthew 24 and Luke 17, I see a day of rescue from an evil world and God's immediate judgement that follows. "As in the days of Noah....until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." and... "Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot... but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all- so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed." These passages clearly teach that the righteous (believers) will be taken out of the way just before God's judgement descends on a wicked world. I, for one, believe there will be no time between our rescue and God's judgement. The parables following Matthew 24 reinforce this interpretation.
“Who among you can gain a day while worrying?” Trust in him, judgement day should be a joyous occasion for a true Christian. The only think I worry about at that day are those that I was unable to reach about the Great Message. I want to think that our jubilee about this world being over and us spending eternal life in the Castle with Many Mansions would be trumped by those that we think may be lost forever. Time to go to work and spread the Good News!
Pastor, I appreciate that you serve us through TH-cam. This Word you're sharing, God gave me a message similar to preach awhile back (Im just a lay street preacher). When I heard you begin this video, the passage(s) of scripture which came to mind is Romans 8, in particular verses 22, 23, 24. But also Revelation, 13:10 and 14. Notice the relationship between the subject and "The Faith and Patience of the Saints". I hope this is helpful. May God Bless you, your family, and your ministry Pastor. Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Revelation 13:7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. Revelation 14:6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Greetings from the other Continental Tradition! In God’s Providence, I was preaching this exact point this morning from Joshua chapter 6. Your second point reminded me of especially of the words of the Heidelberg: Q&A 56: “Q. How does Christ’s return “to judge the living and the dead” comfort you? A. In all distress and persecution, with uplifted head, I confidently await the very judge who has already offered himself to the judgment of God in my place and removed the whole curse from me. Christ will cast all his enemies and mine into everlasting condemnation, but will take me and all his chosen ones to himself into the joy and glory of heaven.”
I believe thinking of the Judgement Day using the Law & Gospel distinction is very helpful. The old Adamic flesh will wither and die like the grass and the consummation of the new man in Christ will shine forth with all the radiance of our resurrected Saviour - when we see Him, we shall be like Him. Something helpful I think heard Pastor Bill Cwirla once say: “We will not be judged by our works on judgement day, but our works themselves will be judged.” We who have faith will be judged only by Christ’s work for us. Our own works will judged on what foundation they were built upon. Ref: 1 Corinthians 3:12
Reminds me of 2 Thes 1: 6-10 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
I think an additional way of looking at this is to train ourselves now to answer THE JUDGMENT DAY QUESTION: “what have you done to inherit eternal life?” The only wise answer is to say: “ I believed in Jesus, the Lamb who took away my sins”. Those who will point to their own works on that day will be condemned. But those who point to HIS works will be saved. There is no fear in Judgment if we cling to Our Shepherd. But there is fear if we held onto the notion that we are masters of our own domain…
Contrast this with Amos 5:18 "Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light." I think what the pastor is discussing is the good news of the deliverance of the living and the dead on that last day of the old earth. That last day will be our darkest day, but it will end with every knee bowing and every tongue confessing, that Jesus Christ is Lord and entering into his light. Some of us will be raised from the dead on that day, but many of us will have to live through it. What Jerusalem experienced from 67-70AD is but a type and shadow of what we will live through when the fig tree produces its breba crop.
Dear Bryan It’s true, I think, that the quintessential cry of believers is ‘how long, Lord’. The Psalms talk in places of a) God recording our deeds in his book , b) if God should record everything precisely, ‘who can stand’, c) a plea for God not to bring us to judgement, for ‘who can know his own sin?’ and d) the definition of faith being the attitude of the simple who ‘fear God and trust in His mercy’. Having said this, I always think the most vivid explanation of judgement day is the picture given in Revelation:- Books were opened and everyone is judged according what is in the books (perhaps leading Satan to think this was his ace card - his ‘checkmate’ of God!)…..then ‘another book’ is opened - the ‘book of life’ which contains ONLY the ‘NAMES’ of the simple who fear God and trust His mercy. Is this not behind what Jesus says - that those who believe in him (the Messiah seen in the Psalms) ‘have already passed from death to life’ (their names are ALREADY in the book!).
Would you say that that is then how we might pray the imprecatory psalms, that is to say, that if the unrepentant refuse to repent now (for which we pray, and hope that they do) that we can also then pray that God‘s vengeance and wrath might be poured out on them on the last day?
It is called, "The great and terrible day of the Lord." For the redeemed, we will receive the pronouncement of not guilty or pardoned for we are pardoned in Christ, but the lost it will be for them a terrible day for they will receive condemnation "Depart from me ye that work iniquity." Matt. 7 Jesus warns there will be those who in that day will say, "Have we not preached in your name and done marvelous works?" and our Lord will say to them "Depart from me ye that work iniquity. I never knew you." How tragic 'twould be to find oneself in that group, to have preached and yet be lost, to have been a "good" person, and yet be lost because we have never acknowledged our own sinfulness and been born again by receiving Christ as our personal Lord and Savior.
@@ChristianaPilgrim There's a few, but 2 of his most relevant: - What Does the Bible Teach about the Rapture? - the Lutheran view of the end times, a simple overview
2023 Theological Gift Guide: whatnot.substack.com/p/2023-theological-gift-guide
Well if you don't want to spend on Christmas, just simply talk politics on thanksgiving.
Hi Pastor,
I was wondering if you are still a Broncos fan, or will you be rooting for the Texans this next Sunday. It must be a hard decision - LoL
@daveblosser4658 once a broncos fan always a broncos fan.
Thank you, Rev. Wolfmueller. As I listened, focusing on your words about the difficulty of conveying this truth, this is what struck me. (paraphrasing you) The last day is good news for us, because we are redeemed. We witness judgment but are not ourselves condemned. But there is another kind of good news. (interpreting you, I hope) The world is also redeemed. The last day is not like a science fiction story, leaving a devastated earth behind and finding a new earth. Rather, every reason that we previously said we are "in the world but not of the world" will be taken away. The world will be the home meant for us, and love will be reflected in all that we behold. We will we be redeemed, yes, but as well our spirits shall no longer groan from trying to understand evil, because all evil will be washed away. No longer will sin be a blight on our thoughts and senses, and no longer will we struggle to find our way through the dark smoke of worldly corruption. Not only are we cleansed, but our world is cleansed, and shall be our new home, forever and ever. Anyway, I think maybe that's what you were saying. God bless you and thank you. My pastor is pleased that I have found you.
Alleluia amen
Thanks, thanks, and thanks!
Rhank you pastor
Thank you for this message!
It reminds me of Deuteronomy 32:35-36; Vengeance is mine…For the Lord will vindicate His people and have compassion on his servants.
The accomplishment of the Lord's justice is what sustains me in these evil times.
Wow this is liberating
Luke 21:28
Pastor W, well said. That is why Christ's crucifixion carries such weight.
The Final Judgement is a beautiful beginning to a kingdom sinless, Our Father's World.
Restore restore everything and make everything right again
Very well said. Thank you so much. MARANATHA
8:17 We’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’. Woe, that lovin’feelin’
I really appreciate your clear explanation of the judgement day. Well said. Come Lord Jesus!
Thank you very much for your videos. I deeply appreciate them.I am deeply grieved for my loved ones who are not Christians when the last day comes.
Absolutely love your teaching. Concluded a long time ago the "Day of the Lord" is a day of rejoicing for believers, but a fearful day of severe judgement for unbelievers. In reading both Matthew 24 and Luke 17, I see a day of rescue from an evil world and God's immediate judgement that follows. "As in the days of Noah....until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." and... "Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot... but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all- so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed." These passages clearly teach that the righteous (believers) will be taken out of the way just before God's judgement descends on a wicked world. I, for one, believe there will be no time between our rescue and God's judgement. The parables following Matthew 24 reinforce this interpretation.
“Who among you can gain a day while worrying?” Trust in him, judgement day should be a joyous occasion for a true Christian. The only think I worry about at that day are those that I was unable to reach about the Great Message. I want to think that our jubilee about this world being over and us spending eternal life in the Castle with Many Mansions would be trumped by those that we think may be lost forever. Time to go to work and spread the Good News!
Thank you Pastor. Amen.😊
Pastor, I appreciate that you serve us through TH-cam. This Word you're sharing, God gave me a message similar to preach awhile back (Im just a lay street preacher). When I heard you begin this video, the passage(s) of scripture which came to mind is Romans 8, in particular verses 22, 23, 24. But also Revelation, 13:10 and 14. Notice the relationship between the subject and "The Faith and Patience of the Saints". I hope this is helpful. May God Bless you, your family, and your ministry Pastor.
Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Revelation 13:7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Revelation 14:6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
“It is finished.“
Greetings from the other Continental Tradition! In God’s Providence, I was preaching this exact point this morning from Joshua chapter 6. Your second point reminded me of especially of the words of the Heidelberg:
Q&A 56:
“Q. How does Christ’s return
“to judge the living and the dead”
comfort you?
A. In all distress and persecution,
with uplifted head,
I confidently await the very judge
who has already offered himself to the judgment of God
in my place and removed the whole curse from me.
Christ will cast all his enemies and mine
into everlasting condemnation,
but will take me and all his chosen ones
to himself
into the joy and glory of heaven.”
I’m from the same tradition. Add that to Q&A 1 and it’s a beautiful pair.
I believe thinking of the Judgement Day using the Law & Gospel distinction is very helpful. The old Adamic flesh will wither and die like the grass and the consummation of the new man in Christ will shine forth with all the radiance of our resurrected Saviour - when we see Him, we shall be like Him.
Something helpful I think heard Pastor Bill Cwirla once say: “We will not be judged by our works on judgement day, but our works themselves will be judged.”
We who have faith will be judged only by Christ’s work for us. Our own works will judged on what foundation they were built upon.
Ref: 1 Corinthians 3:12
Reminds me of 2 Thes 1: 6-10
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
I think an additional way of looking at this is to train ourselves now to answer THE JUDGMENT DAY QUESTION: “what have you done to inherit eternal life?” The only wise answer is to say: “ I believed in Jesus, the Lamb who took away my sins”. Those who will point to their own works on that day will be condemned. But those who point to HIS works will be saved. There is no fear in Judgment if we cling to Our Shepherd. But there is fear if we held onto the notion that we are masters of our own domain…
Contrast this with Amos 5:18 "Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light." I think what the pastor is discussing is the good news of the deliverance of the living and the dead on that last day of the old earth. That last day will be our darkest day, but it will end with every knee bowing and every tongue confessing, that Jesus Christ is Lord and entering into his light. Some of us will be raised from the dead on that day, but many of us will have to live through it. What Jerusalem experienced from 67-70AD is but a type and shadow of what we will live through when the fig tree produces its breba crop.
Arise o God and judge the earth!
Dear Bryan
It’s true, I think, that the quintessential cry of believers is ‘how long, Lord’. The Psalms talk in places of a) God recording our deeds in his book , b) if God should record everything precisely, ‘who can stand’, c) a plea for God not to bring us to judgement, for ‘who can know his own sin?’ and d) the definition of faith being the attitude of the simple who ‘fear God and trust in His mercy’.
Having said this, I always think the most vivid explanation of judgement day is the picture given in Revelation:- Books were opened and everyone is judged according what is in the books (perhaps leading Satan to think this was his ace card - his ‘checkmate’ of God!)…..then ‘another book’ is opened - the ‘book of life’ which contains ONLY the ‘NAMES’ of the simple who fear God and trust His mercy. Is this not behind what Jesus says - that those who believe in him (the Messiah seen in the Psalms) ‘have already passed from death to life’ (their names are ALREADY in the book!).
I am really missing that music you used to end your drive talks with.
Would you say that that is then how we might pray the imprecatory psalms, that is to say, that if the unrepentant refuse to repent now (for which we pray, and hope that they do) that we can also then pray that God‘s vengeance and wrath might be poured out on them on the last day?
“A theological Christmas Guide”? Can’t find it.
It is called, "The great and terrible day of the Lord." For the redeemed, we will receive the pronouncement of not guilty or pardoned for we are pardoned in Christ, but the lost it will be for them a terrible day for they will receive condemnation "Depart from me ye that work iniquity." Matt. 7 Jesus warns there will be those who in that day will say, "Have we not preached in your name and done marvelous works?" and our Lord will say to them "Depart from me ye that work iniquity. I never knew you." How tragic 'twould be to find oneself in that group, to have preached and yet be lost, to have been a "good" person, and yet be lost because we have never acknowledged our own sinfulness and been born again by receiving Christ as our personal Lord and Savior.
Do you believe in the rapture? It shows in 1Thess. I am deaf and I have seen you sign in other videos.
He has a video about the rapture on TH-cam and explains it very well. It isn't what most evangelicals preach today.
@@ChristianaPilgrim There's a few, but 2 of his most relevant:
- What Does the Bible Teach about the Rapture?
- the Lutheran view of the end times, a simple overview