Sermon Illustrations for Advent 2 (2021)
Baruch 5:1-9
Referring to this lesson, the ancient theologian Irenaeus wrote:
... the prophet has pointed out, that as many believers as God has prepared for this purpose, to multiply those left upon earth, should both be under the rule of the saints to minister to this Jerusalem. (Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol.1, p.565)
The text is about the fresh start God affords us in Christ. The coming son is like a bridge to this new reality. About Christ’s role in this way, the medieval mystic Catherine of Siena once wrote:
