I'm not a great scholar on the subject, tending to eschew it for other more concrete subjects. But it would not surprise me to find the Lutherans sharing much of our worldview. The greatest thing to be understood is that the main audience for the book was contemporary, as it described contemporary events.
To be honest, I don't worry a whole lot about the End. God has it figured out, and I will trust him to get it right.
Ditto. I trust the Lord's statement that we will not know the time over my own clever attempts to break the code. If we simply keep our noses clean and our oil supply ready to go, we won't miss out when the Prince comes for the wedding.
SD