Psalm 2 (NKJV) The
Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
COMMENT: This is the final confederation of rebellious Gentile
nations, girding themselves up to oppose the armies of Heaven, led by the King
of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ the Righteous. The rage of this
nations has been provoked against the Lord by His wrath spilled out on the
earth for the seven years of the Tribulation. Their plot is to break ALL
restraints of their Creator, and throw them off once and for all. All their
rebellious planning is but vanity; like blind men, unaware of the lion before
them.
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
COMMENT: The idea of puny little man overwhelming their Creator and
wrestling the Crown of Deity from Him, is so ludicrous, God laughs and mocks
their demented plan. Only truly evil men could have such blinding pride.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.”
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.”
COMMENT: The holy laughter of the Victor over His sworn enemies is
followed by the perfect expression of His righteous wrath against such evil
doers. Contrary to their plot of overruling God, He has already set up His King
in Jerusalem. What could distress evil men more than to know the world will be
ruled by the very One who will destroy them in battle? This Psalm is prophetic
in nature, yet spoken as though it had already happened. This is because when
God speaks of future things, we can be certain they will come about by His
power and foreknowledge.
7 “I will declare the decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
COMMENT: Jesus Christ now reads His Father’s words concerning Him. As God, He wrote the Word, as Man He learned the Word.
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
The Lord has said to Me,
COMMENT: Jesus Christ now reads His Father’s words concerning Him. As God, He wrote the Word, as Man He learned the Word.
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
COMMENT: Christ is fully God, the second
Person of the Trinity and He always will be. Yet at a moment in time, He also
became fully Man…yet born without sin…the only begotten of the Father. Only
Jesus was ever born this way and only He could be born this way.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
COMMENT: Christ, as the obedient Son, doing the will of God perfectly
through the power of the Spirit, is given the world which He died for. Vs 9
shows the fate of the evil nations who reject His love, His sacrifice and His
righteous rule. Surely He could say, “They hated Me without a cause.” Such is
the mystery of iniquity!
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Comment: These
Kings are not the ones first mentioned in this Psalm. Those enemies have been
destroyed, along with their followers. These Gentile Kings now being
instructed, are reigning over righteous people in their respective kingdoms,
the “sheep” who ministered to Christ’s Jewish brethren during their persecution
in the Tribulation.
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
COMMENT:
A sharp contrast is seen here between the King Jesus of the Millennial reign
and the lowly Jesus of the Gospels. King Jesus, reigning from the throne of
David in Jerusalem, will exercise righteous judgment quickly for any
insubordination! Why this difference? Because all men will have available as
never before the revealed will of God. His holiness and righteousness will be
so manifest, there will be absolutely no excuse of ignorance to fall back on.
Sin will be immediately identified in the intense holy light and atmosphere
experienced on earth at that time. “Unto whom much is given, much is required”,
will be the rule.
It
should be understood this Psalm is prophetic only regarding the 1000-year reign
of Christ on earth and does not include the eternal state which will have no
sin and no temptation in either the new world or the new hearts of the people
of Heaven.
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