Category Archives: Meditations by P.Wilhelm Löhe (Translation)

Löhe on 2. Thessalonians 1:5

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. (2Th 1:5 NIV) The Thessalonians were discriminated against and persecuted by both … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2. Thessalonians 1:3

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. (2Th 1:3 NIV) This is the … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2. Thessalonians 1:4

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. (2Th 1:4 NIV) It is noteworthy that the Thessalonians remain patient, steadfast and even expand in times of severe trials … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:18

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Therefore encourage one another with these words. (1Th 4:18 NIV) What is the apostolic comfort and encouragement for the faithful faced by death? Contrasted with the burial and funeral is the resurrection. The decay is contrasted with a new, glorious … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:16-17

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

The dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left. (1Th 4:16-17 NIV) In God’s kingdom it is all grace and mercy. Yet everything is also just, right and precise. God’s righteousness is … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:17

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (1Th 4:17 NIV) So … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:16

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. (1Th 4:16 NIV) We’re going to … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:15

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. (1Th 4:15 NIV) Many millions are going to … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:14

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. (1Th 4:14 NIV) “Having fallen asleep in Jesus Christ” is a hopeful expression. Sleep … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1. Thessalonians 4:13

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. (1Th 4:13 NIV) Christian hope is a very … Continue reading →

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