Psalm 110 What a Resurrected King-Priest Does
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Dear Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
The inauguration day of a Presdient came with great hopes, speculations. Air waes and kitchen tables, conversation buzzing , spin doctors every angle. Banks and investors, military leaders and ggovernment officials - have repsonsibilty to know whaat the new administration - what its direction,plicies, -what's shut down, wh.. . Common every day people, lets say health care plan changing - better know. Housing bubble what plciies in place.
So too with the inauguration of the Lord Jesus leadership, the inauguratio nof the new creation he began in the resurrection! And justlike th bankers, investor, officials, and common citizens must know what President is up to, so too must see that when the Lord of heaven and earth, exalts His Son in the resurrection, he doesn't just predict that yes Son will die and rise again. But His prophecies lay out what the plicy… do so with two great titles - show that King like no other, priest like no other. He would be a King, not just like David or any of his descendants, but a descendant that would literally rule, though fully human,, at the right hand of the Almighty. And he would be a priest, not like those who just served a 20 year term, order of Levites - but ike ysterioius Melchizedek - literlally kng of righteousness, King of Salem, preist of God Most High - who myseriously came to Abraham, received his tithe, and blessed him, who has no ancestry- and as preist of a new order he will be installed a king-pirest for His people forever!
This Psalm central we could say is like the Play Book for the \Messiah's Program - . No wonder them ost quoted Psalm in the NT, 24x. No wonder it is what Jesus is pspeaking about as he finsihes his service and obedience makes the sacrfice- and he says to the chief priest of Israel, not to Pilate, in his trial: . And he answer combining with Messiah, Son of Man, exalted to throne of God - to begin to reign!
Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
We have seen in in last weeks, after Jesus made purification, new stage would come when a King-Priest would sit down at the right hand of the Majesty. And as priest in the new order, He would begin is work of making continued intercession for us: We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
A hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
I have preached identitifying this as jesus, but now lets focus on the two policies that we should expect Jesus to be upto in our world, and in our lives as he assumes this position of Priest-King of the World!
What a Resurrected King-Priest Does!
A. Christ as Mediatorial King Has Real Enemies in the 'Heavens' & on the Earth
Context, wicked man, - curse on Judas… , = 108,109 New David, as Israel's experienced exile - not overcome until Messiah - appointed from all eternity - but formally coronated and installed in resurection and ascension…
Greater than earthly Lord and kingdom - = David, not installed at right hand in Heaven.
Prophesy - kept alive as Israel used this as coronation Psalm - prophesy of greater Messiah kept alive -
Even in placement of the earthly kings - picture of what would happen in heaven one day!
the Hall of Judgment Housing the Kings throne = south side, to the right right of God’s throne (facing northward in the great courtyard!)
Prphet who foresaw X, in midst of oppression - new King acts and interveens himself against the enemies
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies put under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.
- all things subjected to him so that God may be all in all! When he does that at the very end, give the Kingdom complete to the Father, until then He is reigning and bringing all things into subjection under His reign in new way!
For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.
For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.
- all things subjected to him so that God may be all in all! When he does that at the very end, give the Kingdom complete to the Father, until then He is reigning and bringing all things into subjection under His reign in new way!
But new order; new method… Lord and Crhist whom you crucified now reigning in new way!
= v.2 Mighty Scepter = Christ only weapon of the Spirit in the armour of God is His Word… not coercion, not trickery… Word of Truth…
Lamb with Sword of Lord coming out…
Understand that reign of the kingdom is through the church; sure power, jurisdiction over all creation - reign is in the church =
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
= for the sake of the Church - Christ reign given for our sake…
v.5-6 shatter kings on the day of his wrath; judgement, shatter chief = LIT THE HEAD = Satan - footstool all things…. = future; He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs [The Head] over the wide earth.
Horne: v.2
take now the throne prepared for the from the foundation of the world; behold, all power is given unto thee ; enter upon thy mediatorial kingdom, and reign till every opposer shall have submitted himself to thee, and sin and death shall have felt thy all conquering arm.
Coming a day of Judgment and recompense, but until then Day of Forbearance when Christ will have his church like himself oppressed, afflicted, humble, resigned = go outside the camp and bare reproach too. Hebrews… BUT also a future day of wrath and recompense… Until then look how he is ruling among us!
v.2
The " rod," or scepter, of Christ's " strength," is his word, accompanied by his Spirit. The law was given to Israel from Sinai, = OT IMAGE AN GIFT TO WORLD; but the gospel went forth from " Sion ;" it was " preached to all nations, And what is the method of advancing the kingdom, conquest - by word! In great commission of Luke - method during time of Fobearance before judgment begins:
and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
There began the spiritual kingdom of Jesus ; there were the first conveits made ; and from thence the faith was propagated by the apostles, to the ends of the earth. Take every thoguht captive to obedience of Christ… conform to this word…
see the one who is called faithful and true on white horsee, with a sword which is the WORD of God -proceeding from his mouth - and that is how he makes war against all the hosts of evil in this world!
Look at the effects, v.3
v.3 effects of the gospel upon its publication… =day of power the season of their conversion
= holy garments = when the corruptions of nature can no longer hold out against the prevailing influences of grace ; when the heart, will, and affections turn from the world to God ; and they make, as the first disciples did, a free and voluntary offer of themselves, and all they have, to their Redeemer. Then it is that they appear " in the beauties of holiness," adorned with humility, faith, hope, love, and all the graces of the Spirit.
Didn't rise just to justify you - but to sanctify ou - out fit you with every grace to live in His new kngdom!
3d dew as spiritual children = lively subjects of Christ's spiritual kingdom!
he dew, light rain - are Christ's spiritual chilidren, Isaiah says, no children, cut off, but in resurrection children of desolate one MORE!
Chirst's children, begotten through the gospel, shall exceed in number, as well as brightness and beauty, the droplets of early dew!
And like that early dew -from the womb of the morning - fed by His grace - no matter howm uch suffering no matter how fierce the spiritual battles of Christ's church in this world, Your youth, my youth will be reneweed - the dew of your youth willl be yours!
So that we never give up , defeat every sin in our lives battles all the evil in this world - Join in the Holy War of Christ to the end!
B. Christ as Mediatorial Priest Administers a New World Order in Relating to God!
Good news not just that he set it up - stupendous = Hebrews - superior once for all sacrifice ..bring reality…
better than angel; priest in order of M;
For it is witnessed of him,
“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
Why other priests because of rituals, born in right family - symoblically show way of grace - but how does Jesus serve as a priest anow and foever and ever? v.16
who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
Understand role of a priest is to represent us to God - through the sacrifice; but then also to mediate the blessing of God back to us. And Jesus does that now with the power of indestructable life! This is why he is able to make us perfect with his sacrifce, but also purify us and perfect us in a way the OT preiests never could!
= order of Melchizedek = priest of god Most High gen 14, and king of Salem - received a tenth of Abraham's spoils, blessed after battle… = Jesus is king/priest whose sin-offering is himself -atoning for our sins! But now he rises as the king-oriest with Life in Himself - communicates that life to us!
Powerfully portrayed in the last verse how he did this:
Conquest of the world for the kingdom of God by a King-Priest -
He drinks from the brook - not just refreshes himself as he goes along … but word also translated a torrent!
He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Makes best sense of the contrast between bending down the head and having his head lifted up!
Same word as v.6 shatters chiefs, the HEAD…
Jesus let his head go down into the valley of suffering, he threw his himself head long to drink of the bitter cup the torrent of God' wrath, forsakneess … serpant bruised his heel, severely ; mortally; but not eternally, not finally - why
THEREFORE - he lifts up his head - he emerges from the valley of suffering, the stage of humiliation as the priest must be the sacrifice - and he crushes the serpent's head…
This is hwo he obtain universal kingdom and everlasting priesthood by this WAY =
his " way" to glory, he was to drink deep of the waters of affliction,
Torrent presented itself between him and the throne og God.. Saviuor descended bowed himself down, and "drank" of it for us all;; THEREFORE HE LIFTED up his head = arose in vicotry from the valley in which the torrent ran, ascended the sumit of heavenly moutn… =
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
And what is He doing now?
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
But even better than past sacrfice - Hebrews also tells us Jesus is now and forever doing the work of a priest for us in His Intercession! We have a Priest in heaven, who standeth continual pleading the merits of his sacrifice once offered upon the cross : " who ever liveth to make intercession for us ;" and who is ready, at all times, to bless us, " by turning away every man from his iniquities," Acts, iii. 26 ;
by aiding us against our enemies, and supporting us under our necessities.
Do you pray with this Jesus, do you pray of your waknesses knwooing perfect His power in your weakness - to bring the truimph of His word iand will in your life?
I've got this image of the European explorers going into new lands - bring with them priests - the mission shows how in conflict they were - but …imagine if no preists the ravages even worse!
Well God does one better - sends into your life this conitnual Great High Priest live daily with - purify, guide, direct, show way to blessing, hold back, power withstand temptation to endure suffereing, - But also Omnipotent King with all authoroity to protect and comands and direct us! This is the Risen Lrod Jesus - the Lrd, Master at the LORD righthand. Who Risen and alive and with us spritually on the battelfield so f this life - Iauguration Day has happened, taken oup office at the right hand - now the question is whterh we get with His program! Come under His protection and provision!