One of our most basic assumptions in the West is that each person should be allowed to judge for themselves what’s right and wrong. This, along with the companion belief that God – if he does exist – does not interact with our world means that anything...
The final seven plagues, poured out from the seven bowls, cause the downfall of the kingdom of the beast, culminating in a final climactic battle – the battle of Armageddon. As a result, God's people praise him for his holiness, his universal reign, and his...
The mark of the Beast in Revelation 13:18 is a mark identifying its bearer as belonging to the evil system of this world. But there is a much stronger mark, found in Revelation 14:1: the name of the Lamb and of his Father. Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor...
Please join us for Ash Wednesday Worship Service on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7 PM CST. Why Ashes on Ash Wednesday? Lutheran Worship: History and Practice, a commentary on Lutheran Worship, one of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s hymnals, says this about...
In the highly symbolic Revelation 12-14, John records a vision of a great Dragon (the Satan) pursuing and trying to kill a Baby (Jesus Messiah), attempting to crush him with two henchmen, the beast from the sea and the beast from the land, symbols of the political and...