The word for today, 8-27-2021
This is an end-times prophecy about “the Kings of the earth”.
This is a message for our day.
(1) Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
(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
burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us." (4) He who sits in the heavens
laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. (5) Then he will speak to them in his
wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, (6) "As for me, I have
set my King on Zion, my holy hill." [Psa 2:1-6 ESV]
In the book of Acts, Peter and John proclaimed this
scripture to local leaders in Jerusalem. Note that the prophecy was about “the
kings of the earth”. Like many prophecies, this was a partial fulfillment of
the prophecy but the final fulfillment was yet for a future day.
(23) When they were released, they went to their friends
and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. (24) And
when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said,
"Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and
everything in them, (25) who through the mouth of our father David, your
servant, said by the Holy Spirit, "'Why did the Gentiles rage, and the
peoples plot in vain? (26) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the
rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed'--
(27) for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy
servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the
Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, (28) to do whatever your hand and your plan
had predestined to take place. (29) And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants
to continue to speak your word with all boldness, (30) while you stretch out
your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your
holy servant Jesus." (31) And when they had prayed, the place in which
they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. [Act 4:23-31
ESV]
Today it is the kings of the earth that are raging and
taking counsel against the LORD and His anointed. We can take courage and have
a sure hope that the current chaos and evil that is in the world today will
come to nothing as the LORD only laughs at them. Then He will speak to them in
His wrath, and terrify them in His fury! Note what followed the proclaiming of
this scripture. They prayed to speak His word with all boldness while the LORD
stretched out His hand to heal, and the signs and wonder be performed through
the name of Jesus. Then they were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to
speak the word of God with boldness.
This is a word of the LORD for our day! Note what Jesus told
His disciples when they ask about the signs of His coming and the end of the
age.
We are experiencing the beginnings of the birth pains of the
coming of King Jesus. But the end is not quite yet for there are many people
yet to be gathered into the Kingdom.
(1) Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables: (2) "The kingdom of heaven is
like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. (3) "He sent
his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn't want to
come. (4) "Again, he sent out other servants and said, 'Tell those who are
invited: See, I've prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been
slaughtered, and
everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.' (5) "But they paid no attention and went away, one to
his own farm, another to his business, (6) "while the rest seized his servants, mistreated
them, and killed them. (7) "The king was enraged, and he sent out his
troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city. (8) "Then he told his servants, 'The
banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. (9) "Go then to where the
roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.' (10)
"So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found,
both evil and good. The
wedding banquet was filled with guests. [Mat 22:1-10 CSB]
The wedding banquet for Jesus has been prepared and
everything is ready but the wedding hall is not yet full. We are to go out into
the world and invite to the wedding feast as many as we can find! Then when the
wedding hall is full and “the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” the Lord
will come for His bride and the wedding will commence.
(25) I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers
and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the
people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number
(plērōma - that which fills or with which a thing is filled with those
things which a ship is filled, freight and merchandise, sailors, oarsmen,
soldiers, and the boat is ready to sail) of Gentiles comes to Christ. (26)
And (kai - then) so (hoytō – after or in this manner) all Israel
will be saved. As the Scriptures say, "The one who rescues will come from
Jerusalem, and he will turn Israel away from ungodliness. (27) And this is my
covenant with them, that I will take away their sins." [Rom 11:25-27 NLT]
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