The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in Psalm 102:18-22,
"Let this be written for a future generation,
that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
'The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death.'
So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship the Lord."
I love the foretelling of events in the pages of Scripture. In Psalm 102, the psalmist looks ahead to two events in the future. The first is the Lord's releasing of "those condemned to death." The second foresees a time when "the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the Lord." This will take place when they come together to praise the Lord in "Jerusalem" for this release from death to eternal life.
The first reminds me of a comment Jesus made, "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself." John 5:24-26. Here is the fulfillment of release of those condemned to death. We have all sinned. We are all condemned to an eternal death for our sins. But Jesus Christ has made a way for us, and all who respond to the gospel message by embracing him in faith have "crossed over from death to life." Here is found the release of "those condemned to death."
In the context of Psalm 102:18-22, it is a looking back to this release of those condemned to death that "the peoples and the kingdoms" will assemble to worship the Lord. Might it be something akin to what we read in Revelation 19:6-8?,
"Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear."
Here we see worship, a celebration of the Lord's great salvation for those previously condemned to death. These prisoners have now become the bride of the Lamb, her Savior!
"Let this be written for a future generation,
that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
'The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death.'
So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship the Lord."
I love the foretelling of events in the pages of Scripture. In Psalm 102, the psalmist looks ahead to two events in the future. The first is the Lord's releasing of "those condemned to death." The second foresees a time when "the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the Lord." This will take place when they come together to praise the Lord in "Jerusalem" for this release from death to eternal life.
The first reminds me of a comment Jesus made, "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself." John 5:24-26. Here is the fulfillment of release of those condemned to death. We have all sinned. We are all condemned to an eternal death for our sins. But Jesus Christ has made a way for us, and all who respond to the gospel message by embracing him in faith have "crossed over from death to life." Here is found the release of "those condemned to death."
In the context of Psalm 102:18-22, it is a looking back to this release of those condemned to death that "the peoples and the kingdoms" will assemble to worship the Lord. Might it be something akin to what we read in Revelation 19:6-8?,
"Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear."
Here we see worship, a celebration of the Lord's great salvation for those previously condemned to death. These prisoners have now become the bride of the Lamb, her Savior!
I am reminded that I don't have to wait till that day to worship the Lord, to celebrate his release of those condemned to death. I can celebrate today what he has done for all of us who have embraced him in faith!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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