The Last Day

When our Lord teaches about the Last Day, He does not speak to terrify His people but to prepare them and to comfort them. Despite what is often portrayed in popular culture, the Last Day, Judgement Day, Armageddon, this day is not a cause for alarm or terror. No, for us Christians it is to be a day of great joy. Here in Matthew twenty-five, Jesus gives us a picture of that Day. For those who have rejected Christ it comes as a threat, but for us Christians it comes as a promise fulfilled and a joy anticipated. “The Son of Man will come in His glory.” The One who died for you, rose for you, forgave you, and baptized you will return for you. Today our Lord teaches us what His return will be like, what His judgment will reveal, and why you Christian saints can face that Day with confidence and joy.

Find out more in this sermon from St. John's Lutheran Church of Oakes, ND!