Revelation 14:6-7
Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Welcome to Getting ready for Sunday, a podcast of first Lutheran Church. Each week, I introduced the readings for the upcoming Sunday with some notes and explanation so you can be ready for worship when you arrive. I look at the Old Testament, Psalm epistle and Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday and offer a few notes and explanation. The first reading for reformation Sunday is from Revelation Chapter 14, verses six through seven, it reads, Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead with an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a loud voice, Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea, and the springs of water. Here ends the reading. This reading is the reading for reformation Sunday, and it takes place of the Old Testament reading, you'll notice that revelation is not in the Old Testament, but it's one of the traditional readings that we use during rebel during the Reformation text. It begins with an angel flying overhead and it says with an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth. I'm sure this reading is chosen because of that eternal Gospel passage that Martin Luther out of the Reformation, renewed the idea of the gospel that we are saved by grace through faith on account of Christ without works, and that it was a message for every nation and tribe and language and people. The idea is, of course, is that this gospel is for all people, a free gift of grace through Jesus Christ. This comes in the middle of a passage where the 144,000 are gathered together before the living creatures, and everyone is gathering together the fullness of God's people, and what are they gathered around Christ and His gospel, the message of salvation. And that's what we are celebrating on Reformation Day. And it says with a loud voice, Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come and worship Him who made heaven, earth, the sea and the springs of water. And we say, how do we worship that God? How do we truly do what he wants us to do is to hear the gospel, receive His sacraments and believe in Him, so that when he comes we will be counted among his people. That's it for our reading today. We'll see you on Sunday. Bye
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