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In Psalm 2:2, the title seems to refer to a messianic king.
This is the most outstanding messianic use of the word in the Old Testament.
The wrath of God is in perfect balance with His grace.
But to fully understand the grace of God.
To grasp the grace of God.
To understand His love.
To appreciate His mercy in it’s entirety.
We must first understand what that grace is saving us from.
It has been said (use the diamond illustration).
My goal tonight is to hold up a dark velvet cloth as a back drop for the grace of God that Jeff talked to you about last week.
and the brackets of blessings.
The beginning of and the end of shows us who will be blessed.
is quoted some 18 times in scripture with verse 7 being quoted 10 of those times.
A Theology of the New Testament Messiah in the Old Testament
In , the title seems to refer to a messianic king.
This is the most outstanding messianic use of the word in the Old Testament.
(Rebellion) The earths rebellion against God.
Mankind is constantly devising vain things.
What is a vain thing?
The Hebrew word here is רִיק (riq) meaning void, empty, worthless, and meaningless.
For example in NASB95 O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception?
Selah.
O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
2 O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
The same word is used here as well.
This is telling us that the peoples of earth spend their time getting in an uproar about nothing.
They spend time thinking and coming up with plans that are literally about nothing.
They stew about meaninglessness.
The schemes of men are empty and without substance.
But men are so full of themselves that they get themselves into an uproar about their meaninglessness.
What does that look like today?
Men still are chasing after their own empty and worthless schemes.
Their own empty desires.
Then look at verse 2 as it explains why.
So the reason behind their empty and vain devising and planning and the reason for them being in an uproar is their sheer rebellion against a Holy God.
A Holy Creator who gave them life.
An open rebellion against the One without Whom’s grace they would not even be able to take their next breath, and they use that gracious gift of life to defy Him with that very breath.
The Greek word for wrath here is orge with means wrath and anger.
It has the feeling of punishment.
It carries the idea of an angry punishment for something.
It is used 28 times in the new testament (NASB).
Gives us an amazing view of man’s rebellion.
But listen closely to verse 18 again.
The wrath of God is revealed now.
It is revealed throughout history.
You see examples (the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Egypt when Israel was there, the very fact that Israel conquered Canaan was a judgement on that land) throughout scripture of his wrath coming to fruition.
Notice the order here, ungodliness then unrighteousness, for it is inevitable that an abandonment of godliness results in unrighteousness.
When anyone is not actively seeking to follow the law of God, the only result is unrighteousness.
This unrighteousness brings down the wrath of God from heaven.
Verse 20-23 goes on to describe in detail man’s utter rebellion and suppression of the truth.
For it tells us that they are without excuse.
You will not be able to avoid the wrath of God by shrugging your shoulders and answering “but I didn’t know any better”.
(use example of kids) Every human created was created with an internal knowledge of who God is.
But when that truth is suppressed God gives them over to their desires and you get the results that come with the rest of this chapter.
The atrocities described here.
The defilement of their bodies.
The extreme behavior described in such vivid detail.
The utter rebellion against a holy Creator.
Doing everything they can to scream at the sky “I hate you!!”.
The exact description of the United States today.....
This correlates so perfectly with let’s read that again.
Verse 2 describes that it is not only the individual that does this rebellion and devises against God but kings.
Those divinely appointed men who have been placed, by grace, in a position of authority are taking counsel together to rebel against Him.
We can still see this today can we not?
The leaders of the world uniting in support of things that we just saw in is repulsive to God.
Uniting in support of homosexuality.
In support of abortion.
In support of the killing of the elderly.
Things that are a blatant rebellion against Him.
In verse 2 we see a reference to the messiah.
This is said to be the most outstanding messianic reference in the Old Testament.
But look, these rebellious kings of the earth are wanting to shake of the fetters and cords.
What does this mean?
They do not want to be under the authority of Them.
Well who is the them in this passage?
Who does this pronoun reference?
It is the Lord and His anointed.
God the Father and His holy Son Jesus Christ.
The creator of the world () and the Word that was there from the beginning with Him ().
The human race has been in open rebellion since the fall of Adam.
When Eve was tempted and convinced that she could be like God, it has been man’s ultimate goal to achieve this.
To cast of what we perceive as the fetters and cords of unjust restrictions to our freedoms and embrace fully our depravity.
So that we can answer to no one but ourselves.
To put ourselves in the position of Him that created us.
Of Him that is Master of all.
Of Him that is the sovereign God of the universe.
This is where those who have not be saved by God’s grace finds themselves.
And they are subject to His wrath.
This is called His abiding wrath.
NASB95“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
The wrath and punishment of Him abides on those whom God has not called to be His child.
A Theology of the New Testament Messiah in the Old Testament
In , the title seems to refer to a messianic king.
This is the most outstanding messianic use of the word in the Old Testament.
(Wrath) Now let us look at verse 4-6.
God is sitting on the throne of heaven and laughing at those who think they can remove themselves from His authority.
God scoffs at them.
This word scoff here means to deride; or jeering.
(reference ) Imagine the God whose voice shakes the foundations of the temple and whose robe fills the temple.
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