The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 32 Part 1
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we focus on the opening of eyes to see and ears to hear the Righteous King.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Proverbs chapter 9.
The mystery of the incarnation is revealed in these words, “Wisdom has built Her house.”
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 31 and 32
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we conclude our study on chapter 31 and begin to discuss chapter 32.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 30 and 31
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we conclude our study on chapter 30 and begin to discuss chapter 31.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about 1 Kings chapter 19.
The Pre-Incarnate Christ appears to Elijah as the Word and the Voice.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 30 Part 2
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our discussion on Isaiah chapter 30. As the people of God feed upon the bread of adversity and the water of affliction due to their rebellion against God, the righteous remnant waits for the Bread of Life and the Living water due to the promise of God.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 30 Part 1
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we begin our discussion on Isaiah chapter 30. The people of God are like rebellious children making plans of their own devising and alliance that are not of the Holy Spirit.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Ezekiel chapter 2.
The Only-begotten Word appears to Ezekiel and sends the prophet out with the Holy Spirit.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 29 Part 2
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
Now we are back on track! In this lecture we finish Isaiah chapter 29.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 28 Part 2
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
That’s right!!! This is Chapter 28 Part 2. The second half of the chapter was accidently skipped, but do not fret. Here it is. In this lecture we actually continue our discussion on chapter 28. We’ll finish Chapter 29 in the next lecture.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 29
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we look at chapter 29.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Lamentations chapter 3.
Jeremiah, writes, “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity; you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.” In our sufferings, God stands hidden from us. Yet, in the mystery of the incarnation we set our eyes on Jesus, where God is revealed for us. Christ is Immanuel, that is, God with us. He is present in the affliction of His saints suffering and being desolated in them and with them.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 28 and 29
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we finish our discussion on chapter 28 and begin our discussion on chapter 29.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 28 Part 1
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our discussion on chapter 28.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Job Chapter 38
Job wasn’t present when the foundation of the world was put into place, but Jesus was.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 27 and 28
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we finish our discussion on chapter 27 and begin to talk about chapter 28
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Ezekiel Chapter 17
The Only-begotten Word of God speaks in parables about the Kingdom
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 27
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our discussion on chapter 27 in which the guilt is atoned for and the sins are removed.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Genesis chapter 3.
The Only-begotten Word of God walked in the Garden in order to restore humanity.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 26 and 27
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we make the connection between the singing for joy in chapter 26 and the guilt being atoned for and sins removed in chapter 27. The earth shall birth the slain. The dead in Christ shall live.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Isaiah 6.
Isaiah saw the Lord, that is, the Only-begotten Son of God sitting on the throne.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 26
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we discuss chapter 26 in which we contrast the heavenly city of the righteous who listen and live with the earthly cities of the wicked who refuse to listen and shall die in their sins.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Ezekiel 37.
Christ is the One who pours out the Life-giving Spirit.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 25 Part 3
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we conclude our discussion on chapter 25 in which we are promised that Christ will swallow up death forever and false worship will come to an end.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Psalm 8.
David confesses the ascension of the Christ saying, “You have given Him dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under His feet,” (Psalm 8:6)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 25 Part 2
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our discussion chapter 25 in which we are promised that Christ will swallow up death forever.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Genesis 35.
God (Elohim) said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God (El) who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” The Second person of the holy and consubstantial Trinity is the God (El) who appeared at Bethel.
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 25 Part 1
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we begin to discuss chapter 25 in which we are promised that Christ will swallow up death forever.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Genesis 31. ”
The Only-begotten Son of God spoke to Jacob. He sees and brings comfort. He is the Messenger of God. He is the Fear of Isaac. The Sacred Scriptures bear witness of Him. He is Jesus our Savior. (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 24
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we talk about the conversion of the Gentiles, the Final Judgment, and the New Jerusalem the Holy City. Yahweh of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and his glory will be before his elders.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Genesis 28. ”
The Son of God appeared to Jacob at Bethel. The ladder to heaven depicted the person and work of Christ. (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 21, 22, and 23 Part 4
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we conclude our study on chapters 21, 22, and 23. We will look at the contrast between the City of God and all those cities that are opposed to God. Glorious things are spoken to the City of God, that is, heavenly Jerusalem. Woe and destruction are spoken to Babylon, earthly Jerusalem, and Tyre. Yet, we look to the conversion of the Gentiles who are made participants in the City of the Living God through faith alone.
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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 21, 22, and 23 Part 3
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our study on chapters 21, 22, and 23. We will look at the contrast between the City of God and all those cities that are opposed to God. Glorious things are spoken to the City of God, that is, heavenly Jerusalem. Woe and destruction are spoken to Babylon, earthly Jerusalem, and Tyre.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Exodus 15. ”
“Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to Yahweh, saying, “I will sing to the Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” (Exodus 15:1) Jesus has triumphed over the strong man binding him and plundering his house. (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 21, 22, and 23 Part 2
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we continue our study on chapters 21, 22, and 23. We will look at the contrast between the City of God and all those cities that are opposed to God. Glorious things are spoken to the City of God, that is, heavenly Jerusalem. Woe and destruction are spoken to Babylon, earthly Jerusalem, and Tyre.
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Zechariah 9. “Behold, your King is coming to you.” (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapters 21, 22, and 23 Part 1
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we begin our study on chapters 21, 22, and 23. We will look at the contrast between the City of God and all those cities that are opposed to God.
Glorious things are spoken to the City of God, that is, heavenly Jerusalem. Woe and destruction are spoken to Babylon, earthly Jerusalem, and Tyre.
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The other day I received a phone call from a “Jehovah’s Witness.” This may seem strange. Usually, “Jehovah’s Witnesses” knock on doors. Now of course the caller did not say, “Hello, I am a student of the Watchtower.” Instead, he was very deceptive and acted as if he were truly a student of the Bible. He pretended to be interested in the church that I serve. He very politely asked if I could answer a question regarding the teaching of our church as he had found it on our website. He wanted to know why we teach that the One True God has revealed Himself in three persons.
I took the bait. I was more than willing to explain why we confess the Biblical doctrine of the Holy Blessed Trinity. Immediately, he quoted from the Gospel According to John chapter 17 in which Jesus says,
“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only True God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3)
As soon as he finished reciting this passage, he rattled off 1 Corinthians chapter 8 in which Paul says,
“For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.” (1 Corinthians 8:5–6)
Without hesitation he began to ask why the church that I serve believes that the Only True God is three persons when these passages teach us that God is one person. He acted as if he really wanted to know the answer. Thus, I started to answer his question by first explaining the term “person” in order that there would be no confusion in our conversation. I wanted him to understand the terminology that the church chooses to use to articulate the apostolic doctrine that is revealed in the sacred scriptures. I told him that the English word “person” comes from the Latin word “persona.” Next, I explained that to correctly understand the word “person,” one must realize that the Greek word that the church has historically used is “hypostasis” (ὑπόστασις) which is used in Hebrews chapter one. In this passage we are taught that Jesus is the exact reproduction of the hypostasis of the Father. Thus, the Father is one hypostasis and the Son is a second hypostasis.
Without allowing me the opportunity to continue, he abruptly cut me off and told me that I was wrong. He interjected that the Greek word for person is “anthrōpos” (ἄνθρωπος). I assured him that in the language of the church that the Greek word is “hypostasis” (ὑπόστασις). He assured me that I was wrong and I had no idea what I was talking about. He insisted that God was an “anthrōpos” (ἄνθρωπος), that is, a man or a person. Then he preceded to lecture me further on the Greek language by explaining that the word “kyrios” (κύριος), which we translate as Lord, really means mediator. He didn’t even realize that there is actually a Greek word for “mediator” it is “mesitēs” (μεσίτης). See 1 Timothy 2:3-4. He was a self-proclaimed Greek scholar.
At this point, the conversation became rather comical. Greek words mean whatever he wanted them to mean. Actually, Greek words mean whatever the Watchtower says that they mean. This corny type of argumentation sounded extremely familiar. I asked him straight up if he happened to be a “Jehovah’s Witness.” He said, “Yes.” Once the mask was removed, he became extremely rude, belligerent, and arrogant. Because I did not agree with the Watchtower, he persisted to describe how uneducated and ignorant that I was. He would lecture me for minutes on end and then ask why I was unable to answer any of his questions. As soon as I would begin to answer one of his questions, he would quickly cut me off and engage in another hot tempered monologue. He did not really want to learn why Lutherans teach, believe, and confess the Holy Blessed Trinity; he only wanted to teach me what the Watchtower taught him. As the Watchtower is deceptive, so too are the followers of the Watchtower.
Ironically, in both of the two verses that he quoted, the Greek word for God, “theos” (θεός), is lacking the definite article. Thus, according to Watchtower Greek scholarship the Greek should be translated as “god.”
“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true god…” (John 17:3)
“…yet for us there is one god, the Father…” (1 Corinthians 8:6)
I was never given the chance to answer the original question or any other question. However, this caller never intended to allow me the opportunity. Students of the Watchtower do not want to become students of the Bible. They have an unteachable heart that has been seared by the deceptive “scholarship” of the Watchtower. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21)
Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Jeremiah 31 and the blood of the New Covenant, that is, Testament. (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)
The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 20
Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier
In this lecture we study chapter 20 and discuss the use of a sign in the sacred scriptures. “Then Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt.” (Isaiah 20:3–4)
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Pastor Kachelmeier is the guest on Issues, Etc. talking about Numbers 21 and the serpent lifted up on the pole. (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)