Rev. Jacob Dandy, pastor at Zion Lutheran Church and School in Terra Bella, CA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Revelation 11:1-14.
John is given a rod to measure the temple and those who worship there, while the court outside the temple is given to nations to trample for a time. This pictures the Lord’s promise to sustain His Church even as the world persecutes her. The work of the Church is pictured through the work of the two witnesses. The activity of these two witnesses is reminiscent of the work of faithful Elijah and Moses. Though the world hated and attacked them, the power of the Word of God remained. The world rejoiced to kill the Church, but any victory of the world is short-lived. The risen Lord raises His Church and protects her for all eternal danger.
“Come Lord Jesus!” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Revelation given to St. John. Although some look at Revelation with fear, it is a book of supreme hope in our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord. The book of Revelation gives a heavenly perspective on our earthly circumstances so that the Church in every generation is challenged, comforted, and assured of final victory through Jesus Christ.
