This sermon is from our sermon library. Preached by Herman Hoeksema in the mid-twentieth century (1940s-1950s).
'The Murder of the Church' I. Instigated by Satan II. Celebrated by the Reprobate III. Appointed of God
Revelation 11:7-10 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
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Sovereignty of God. Sovereignty of God highly exalted. God is in control even when the forces of Satan attack the Church. God's testimony will be fulfilled even in the face of satanic opposition. The doctrine of the sovereignty of God is the sanity of our minds.
Herman Hoeksema (1886-1965) is considered one of the founding "fathers" of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. He and his consistory (Eastern Ave. Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI) were suspended and deposed from their offices in 1924-1925 because of their...