Maranatha! Our Lord, Come!

Photo of The Last Judgement frieze, Banberg, Dom St. Peter and St. Georg, by wikimedia commons

Advent celebrates three comings of our Lord: historical, mystical, and final. The hymn, “Once He Came in Blessing” (LSB 333), opens a way for us to ponder these:

Once He came in blessing,
All our sins redressing;
Came in likeness lowly,
Son of God most holy;
Bore the cross to save us;
Hope and freedom gave us.

Read Luke 4:16–21. What was our Lord’s custom on the Sabbath?

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If our Lord so honored the reading and hearing of the Word, what implications does that have for our lives?

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What book does our Lord read from, and what do the prophet’s words promise? When does the Lord teach these promises will be fulfilled?

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How were the cross and the resurrection the greatest fulfillment of this promise?

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From Bethlehem to Calvary, we see that Christ came to bring blessing. His entire earthly pilgrimage was lived as the fulfillment of the promise given to Abram (Gen. 12:1–3): By His historical coming, Christ our Lord has brought blessing to every family of the earth.

 

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