The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Revelation 12:5,
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"She gave birth to a son, a male child, who 'will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.'"
John quotes Psalm 2:9 here as he describes his sweeping vision. The "She" in this verse is the nation Israel and the son born to her is Jesus Christ. This quote points to the coming reign of Jesus Christ over all the nations of the earth. As a future event, Jesus Christ will firmly rule ("iron scepter").
In an interesting passage in Jesus' letter to the church in Thyatira, he appears to plan on sharing his rule with the church, "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— that one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery'—just as I have received authority from my Father." Revelation 2:26-27.
The Psalm that both Revelation 2:26-27 and Revelation 12:5 quote, Psalm 2, begins with the question, "Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?" It goes on to observe, "The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 'Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.'" I can't think of a better way to characterize what we see today on the international stage.
Psalm 2 gives God's response to the rebellious nature of the nations of the world: he laughs at them! "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 'I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.'"
What we see coming our way following this age is an existence where all of the acrimony, all of the strife, all of the expression of the world's collective sinful nature will all be gone! In its place will be the reign of Jesus Christ himself over all the nations.
I can't wait! How about you?
John quotes Psalm 2:9 here as he describes his sweeping vision. The "She" in this verse is the nation Israel and the son born to her is Jesus Christ. This quote points to the coming reign of Jesus Christ over all the nations of the earth. As a future event, Jesus Christ will firmly rule ("iron scepter").
In an interesting passage in Jesus' letter to the church in Thyatira, he appears to plan on sharing his rule with the church, "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— that one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery'—just as I have received authority from my Father." Revelation 2:26-27.
The Psalm that both Revelation 2:26-27 and Revelation 12:5 quote, Psalm 2, begins with the question, "Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?" It goes on to observe, "The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 'Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.'" I can't think of a better way to characterize what we see today on the international stage.
Psalm 2 gives God's response to the rebellious nature of the nations of the world: he laughs at them! "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 'I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.'"
What we see coming our way following this age is an existence where all of the acrimony, all of the strife, all of the expression of the world's collective sinful nature will all be gone! In its place will be the reign of Jesus Christ himself over all the nations.
I can't wait! How about you?
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 reply and let me know.
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