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2008-04-21 18:18:07 Description: I believed when the thunder and earthquake came they knew that what they did angered god and that they knew in their hearts that Jesus was God the true king but that it was to late to stop the work of (More) I believed when the thunder and earthquake came they knew that what they did angered god and that they knew in their hearts that Jesus was God the true king but that it was to late to stop the work of the cross, in the physical since but they did not know when they crufied him they planted the seed of eternity for you and me. that we may live the we may be set free from death adn the grave of hell. if we belive in his name and repent of our deed we can live in the light of eternity......... He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression [a] and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. [b] 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life [d] and be satisfied [e] ; by his knowledge [f] my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, [g] and he will divide the spoils with the strong, [h] because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors (Less)
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73, 08:52, 2008-04-17 12:17:38 Description: JESUS, YOU ARE THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. JESUS YOU ARE THE WORD THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE WITH IT'S 50 BILLION GALAXIES. YOU ARE LOGOS, THE WORD OF GOD MADE FLESH. (More) JESUS, YOU ARE THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. JESUS YOU ARE THE WORD THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE WITH IT'S 50 BILLION GALAXIES. YOU ARE LOGOS, THE WORD OF GOD MADE FLESH. JESUS YOU ARE THE IMAGE OF THE FATHER, WHEN WE SEE YOU WE SEE THE FATHER, YOU ARE ELOHIYM, THE CREATOR OF HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. ALL OF YOUR CREATION WILL WORSHIP YOU. YOU ARE THE GREAT "I AM", THE ETERNAL FOREVER EXISTENT GOD. JESUS YOU ARE EL ELYON, THE MOST HIGH, JESUS YOU ARE THE SKIN COAT ELOHIYM MADE TO COVER THE NAKEDNESS OF ADAM AND EVE. JESUS YOU ARE THE SEED OF THE WOMAN THAT CRUSHED THE HEAD OF THE SERPENT. JESUS YOU ARE OUR ARK, OUR SAVIOR FROM THE FLOOD OF DESTRUCTION. JESUS YOU ARE ADONIA, MY LORD AND MY GOD, MY MASTER AND BEST FRIEND. JESUS YOU ARE THE RAM OF THE BURNT OFFERING IN MY PLACE. JESUS YOU ARE THE FIRE THAT WALKS AMONG THE SACRIFICES, AND YOU ARE THE SACRIFICE FOR MY SOUL. JESUS YOU ARE MY PASSOVER LAMB AND YOUR BLOOD IS ON MY DOORPOST. JESUS YOU ARE MY TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS. JESUS YOU ARE MY TABLE OF SHEW-BREAD, THE WOOD SHOWS YOUR HUMANITY AND THE GOLD, YOUR DEITY, JESUS YOU ARE THE BREAD OF MY LIFE, JESUS YOU ARE MY HIGH PRIEST FOREVER , AND YOU ARE THE BLOOD THAT IS FOR MY ATONEMENT. JESUS YOU ARE THE OFFERING FOR ALL OF MY SIN, FOR MY GUILT, AND FOR MY PEACE. JESUS YOU HAVE REMOVED ALL OF MY GUILT AND ALL OF MY SHAME. JESUS YOU ARE, The Lord Our Righteousness. YOU ALONE, HAVE MADE ME STAND RIGHTEOUS BEFORE ALMIGHTY GOD OUR FATHER, FOR YOU ALONE ARE WORTHY. JESUS YOU ARE THE PILLOW OF FIRE THAT KEEPS ME AT NIGHT AND THE CLOUD THAT COVERS ME IN THE DAY. JESUS YOU ARE THE GOLDEN LAMP-STAND, YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE ALTER OF INCENSE, THE GLORY OF YOUR PRESENCE IS SWEET AROMA, AND YOUR PRAYERS ARE ALWAYS ANSWERED. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-M"KADDESH, YOU ARE THE LORD WHO SANCTIFIES ME, JESUS YOU ARE THE OFFERING THAT SANCTIFIED ME. JESUS YOU ARE THE OFFERING OF MY FIRST FRUITS, MY MEAT AND DRINK OFFERINGS. JESUS YOU ARE MY FULL TITHE AND ALL OF MY OFFERINGS THAT ALWAYS PLEASE GOD. JESUS, YOU ARE MY FOUNTAIN IN THE WILDERNESS, YOU ARE THE ZUR, THE ROCK THAT I DRINK FROM. JESUS YOU ARE THE MANNER FROM HEAVEN, THE BREAD OF MY LIFE. JESUS YOUR NAME IS JEHOVAH, YOU ARE YAHWEH, YOU ARE THE COVENANT GOD, JEHOVAH ELOHIM. JESUS YOU ARE EL SHADDIA, THE ALMIGHTY GOD AND ALL SUFFICIENT ONE. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH JIREH, THE LORD MY PROVIDER, IN YOU I HAVE NO LACK OF GOOD THINGS. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-ROPHE, YOU ARE THE LORD THAT HEALS ME. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-NISSI, MY GOD AND MY BANNER. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-SHALOM, THE LORD OF MY PEACE, JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, YOU ARE THE LORD EVER PRESENT, ALWAYS THERE. JESUS YOU ARE JEHOVAH-SABAOTH, THE LORD OF HOST WHOM COMMANDS ALL THE ARMIES OF GOD. AND EL-GIBHOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, GOD THE WARRIOR. JESUS YOU ARE THE SHEPHERD OF MY SOUL, JEHOVAH-ROHI, THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD. YOU ARE THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP, YOU LAID DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR ME. JESUS YOUR NAME IS JOSHUA, JEHOVAH IS SALVATION. JESUS YOU ARE THE GREAT "I AM", THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD, THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE, YOU ARE THE ONLY WAY TO THE FATHER, NO ONE GOES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY YOU. YOU ARE THE BREAD OF LIFE, THE LIFE OF LIFE, JESUS YOU ARE THE BAPTIZER IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE GIVER OF LIVING WATER AND THE POWER OF GOD TO DO GOOD. YOU ARE THE CHRIST, GOD'S HOLY ANOINTED ONE, THE ONLY TRUE MESSIAH. JESUS YOU ARE THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, MY GOD AND THE SAVIOR OF MY SOUL. YOU ALONE WILL RAISE ME FROM THE DEAD, CALL ME FROM MY GRAVE. JESUS YOU ARE THE SECOND ADAM, YOU ARE THE MANIFESTED WORD OF GOD, JESUS YOU ARE MY ADVOCATE, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS ONE. JESUS YOU ARE All powerful, ruler of all, THE Alpha and the Omega,THE FIRST AND LAST, THE Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. THE BEGINNING AND THE END. JESUS YOU ARE The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of God's creation JESUS YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF MY ETERNAL SALVATION, AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF MY FAITH. JESUS YOU ARE MY RULER, the King of kings and Lord of lords, THE BLESSED AND ONLY POTENTATE. Jesus,YOU ARE the apostle and high priest whom I confess. JESUS YOU ARE THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD, IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US. YOU ARE GOD ALMIGHTY IN THE SPIRIT AND HUMAN IN THE FLESH, BORN OF A VIRGIN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. YOU ARE THE CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD. YOU ARE GOD THE CREATOR, THE WORD, AND YOU WERE WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING AND THROUGH YOU ALL THINGS WERE MADE AND WITHOUT YOU NOTHING HAS BEEN CREATED. JESUS YOU ARE THE Elect of God, Everlasting (Eternal) Father, Faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth, THE First Begotten of the Dead, THE EXACT IMAGE OF THE FATHER AND SUSTAINING ALL THINGS BY YOUR POWER. THE Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, THE HOLY One of God, Holy One of Israel, MY Redeemer, The judge of the living and the dead, King of kings and Lord of lords, THE LION of the Tribe of Judah, the root of David, AND THE Lamb of God. JESUS YOU ARE THE Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The faithful witness, The first-born of the dead, The ruler of kings on earth, YOU ARE THE ONE THAT loves ME and has freed ME from MY sins by YOUR blood. The Almighty, the Master of the Universe, Him who is and who was and who is to come, One like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden girdle round his breast, King and Priest. The living one; YOU died, and behold YOU ARE alive for evermore, The one with the keys of Death and Hades. Him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lamp stands , The first and the last, who died and came to life, Him who has the sharp two-edged sword. The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze, The holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens,The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation, JESUS YOU ARE The bright morning star. Shepherd of the Sheep; Master; King of kings; Lord of lords; Bishop and Guardian of our Souls; Daystar, Deliverer, Advocate, Ancient of Days, Branch, Chief Cornerstone, Immanuel, First Born, Head of the Body, Physician, Rock, Root of Jesse, Stone, Potentate; Chief Apostle; Great High Priest; Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith,THE Lamb of God; Lamb Slain before the Foundation of the World; Lord God Almighty, JESUS YOU ARE The Lamb in the midst of the throne, MY shepherd, A male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. JESUS Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. JESUS YOU ARE the Lion of the tribe of Juda [Jesus Christ], the Root of David, YOU HAVE prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. AND YOU ARE IN midst of the throne AS A LAMB as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. JESUS YOU ALONE ARE WORTHY to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for YOU wast slain , and HAVE redeemed ME to God by YOUR blood And HAVE made ME unto MY God A king and priest and I shall reign on the earth. Worthy is the Lamb [Jesus Christ] that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb [Jesus Christ] for ever and ever. (Less)
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29, 06:53, 2008-01-12 22:28:26 Description: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/9
[1] And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord that he has covenanted with all the house of (More) http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/9
[1] And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord that he has covenanted with all the house of Israel --
[2] That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God; when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise.
[3] Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto you these things that ye may rejoice, and lift up your heads forever, because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your children.
[4] For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore I know that ye know that our flesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God.
[5] Yea, I know that ye know that in the body he shall show himself unto those at Jerusalem, from whence we came; for it is expedient that it should be among them; for it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh, and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him.
[6] For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord.
[7] Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement -- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.
[8] O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.
[9] And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.
[10] O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death of the spirit.
[11] And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the Holy One of Israel, this death, of which I have spoken, which is the temporal, shall deliver up its dead; which death is the grave.
[12] And this death of which I have spoken, which is the spiritual death, shall deliver up its dead; which spiritual death is hell; wherefore, death and hell must deliver up their dead, and hell must deliver up its captive spirits, and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies, and the bodies and the spirits of men will be restored one to the other; and it is by the power of the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel.
[13] O how great the plan of our God! For on the other hand, the paradise of God must deliver up the spirits of the righteous, and the grave deliver up the body of the righteous; and the spirit and the body is restored to itself again, and all men become incorruptible, and immortal, and they are living souls, having a perfect knowledge like unto us in the flesh, save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect.
[14] Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their enjoyment, and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness.
[15] And it shall come to pass that when all men shall have passed from this first death unto life, insomuch as they have become immortal, they must appear before the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel; and then cometh the judgment, and then must they be judged according to the holy judgment of God.
[16] And assuredly, as the Lord liveth, for the Lord God hath spoken it, and it is his eternal word, which cannot pass away, that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire; prepared for them; and their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever and has no end. (Less)
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35, 09:56, 2008-04-22 09:09:08 Description: CS Lewis - author of Mere Christianity - said some Psalms are "diabolical", "petty", "vulgar", "terrible" and "contemptible". Lewis assumed that the (More) CS Lewis - author of Mere Christianity - said some Psalms are "diabolical", "petty", "vulgar", "terrible" and "contemptible". Lewis assumed that the imprecatory Psalms are David's own personal cursings. And thus, Lewis thought that the imprecatory Psalms were "diabolical". After all, the Scripture forbids men to curse. And since the imprecatory Psalms contain cursing, Lewis concluded that these Psalms are "un-Christian". Sadly, Lewis did not see the other option (the imprecatory Psalms are actually Christ cursing his enemies, the reprobate) Christ says, "But these HOSTILE to me, those not desiring me to reign over them, bring them here and EXECUTE THEM BEFORE ME." (Luke 19:27) ...And here's an Article on How we should interpret the Psalms in general... The following quotes below will be interesting to you. They are written by James E Adams (no physical relation to the writer Jay E Adams) and taken from James' book, "War Psalms of the Prince of Peace - Lessons from the Imprecatory Psalms." In the words below (which have been edited and cut back for space sake), Adams explains how he came to see Christ, not David in the Psalms. My favorite part is when he challenges us with, "How you wondered whether the Psalmist's prayers, "May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed, ... may they perish in disgrace" (6:10, 83:17) are an expression of sinful revenge, as some writers say? Too many sincere Christians rush past such expressions as if shielding their faces from the heat of hatred, quickly moving on to other sections where they find more comfortable language. But is this a proper response to any part of God's Word? Or is it merely a cop-out?" You have got to love that chastising logic! Anyways, here's Adams' full explanation of what he means... "My special interest in the Psalms was sparked by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones in the summer of 1969. In his last message at a pastor's conference in PA he said to us: "Look at the Psalmist. Look at some of those imprecatory Psalms. What are they? There is nothing wrong with them. It's just the zeal of the Psalmist. He's grieved and troubled because these people are not honoring God as they should be. That's his supreme concern." Lloyd-Jones's words prompted me to look at the imprecatory Psalms again. As I read them, I was awed by these dramatic prayers for the annihilation of enemies. I gained a deeper appreciation for the Psalms in general, but I remained at a loss about how certain Psalms should be prayed and preached. How could I pray and preach Psalms of vengeance? In the summer of 1983 I began my formal study of them at seminary. I found that many theological disputes spring from the Psalms. One of the most important of them concerns who is speaking the Psalms of imprecation. The title and historical settings of various Psalms help determine the human author, but are these *merely* human words? This is a crucial issue. If David alone is the speaker, what do we do with the "self-righteous" words of the Psalms? Have you ever been puzzled by the Psalms? How are you to understand a prayer from Scripture that says, "Break the teeth of their mouths, O God" (Psalm 58:6) or "Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave" (Psalm 55:15)? That's strong language! How you wondered whether the Psalmist's prayers, "May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed, ... may they perish in disgrace" (6:10,83:17) are an expression of sinful revenge, as some writers say? Too many sincere Christians rush past such expressions as if shielding their faces from the heat of hatred, quickly moving on to other sections where they find more comfortable language. But is this a proper response to any part of God's Word? Or is it merely a cop-out? The problem is bigger than many realize! The more carefully we look at the Psalms, the more we see that the prayers for vengeance are not a handful of side comments. They are not found in just a few isolated places so that we can overlook them and decide that it may not be worth our time to try to understand them. They pervade the book! The question �Who is praying for God to destroy His enemies?� is really the critical issue with the imprecatory Psalms. If *you* were to ask God to destroy your personal enemy, that would be in essence cursing that enemy, and, therefore, sinful. But if the King of Peace asks God to destroy *His* enemies, this is another matter! (Read through Psalms 101 and 18.) So, are the Psalms merely a record of the emotionally charged prayers of individuals who lived thousands of years ago? All Scripture is against such a view. Certainly they are of far greater grandeur and worth than that. But whose prayers are they, really? **Not our own personal prayers.** Have you ever been praying in the words of a Psalm and suddenly found yourself unable to continue? Sometimes the words stop us short! How can I cry before God that "the Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness"? The Psalmist goes on to say, "according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me, and I did not turn away His statutes from me.. For I was upright with Him and kept myself from my guilt. And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before His eyes." (Psalm 18:20-24) These words *cannot* be my words personally or those of anyone I know. We feel uneasy even reading these words aloud, much less making them our prayer to the Lord who knows the sinfulness of our hearts. Or take the words of the passion and crucifixion of Christ found in Psalm 22: "Dogs have encircled Me; a band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercing My hands and My feet. I count all My bones; they look, they stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and they made fall a lot for My clothing." (verses 16-18). Have you ever asked yourself how David wrote this? We are never told that he experienced any of these things, although he did have *other* difficulties. We know from the New Testament that the Lord Jesus made these words His very own during His suffering on earth. But in what sense could David write them? And how much less do these prayers fit *me*! In the same way, when our minds function well and our hearts feel the weight of our sin, to call God to destroy the wicked enemies with the Psalmist causes us to falter. We think, "I am wicked too! How can I use such language as my own?" Can we ask God that our personal enemies would have their "eyes darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever"? (Psalm 69:23). What fearful words! Should *we* take it upon ourselves to ask God, "Pour out your wrath on them, let your fierce anger overtake them" (Psalm 69:24)? We must come to understand the Psalms as Christ and His apostles understood them. And we do not approach the Psalms without light of help. The Psalter occupied an enormous place in the life of our Lord. He used it as His prayer book in the Jewish synagogue during his whole life. It was His songbook in all the temple festivals. He sang from it after the last supper. Did Jesus simply use the book of Psalms as other Jews of His day did? Have you observed the Lord's personal relationship to the Psalms? He quoted the Psalter nor merely as prophecy. He actually spoke the Psalms as His own words! We especially notice this close identification with the Psalms when we give careful attention to His awesome cries from the cross (Psalms 31:5 and 22:1). His words of anguish, "I am thirsty," echo Psalms 69:21 and 22:15, and His cry of triumph, "It is finished!" reminds us of Psalm 22:31, "He has done it"; (the Septuagint of Psalm 22 uses the same verb that Jesus does.) In His death Jesus quoted the Psalms not as some ancient authority that He adapted for His own use, but as His very own words -- the words of the Lord's Anointed which, as David's Son, He truly was. When we look diligently, we find that the Lord Christ's use of the Psalms as His own words was not peculiar to His time of suffering on the cross. Throughout His ministry He made the words of the Psalms His own. Jesus foretells what *He* will say as the Judge in the final day when He quotes the words of Psalm 6:8, "Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers'" (Matt 7:23). He speaks the words of Psalm 35:19 and 69:4 as referring directly to Himself: "They hated me without reason" (John 15:25). (For further instances, compare Matt. 7:23 with Ps. 6:8, Matt. 21:13 with Ps. 118:26, John 13:18 with Ps. 41:9, Matt. 16:27 with Ps. 62.12.) **The Apostles' Witness** How Jesus' apostles regarded His connection to the Psalms is decisive. They were constantly in His company during His ministry, being taught by Him, and afterwards being given special illumination and inspiration for recording His deeds and words (e.g. John 14:26, 15:26, 16:23.) They give clear witness in the gospels to His repeatedly speaking the words of the Psalms as His very own. The apostles and New Testament writers give us further enlightenment in their epistles. Hebrews 10:5-9 is a fascinating case in point: "For this reason, coming into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me. You did not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices concerning sins." "Then I said, Lo, I come, in the heading of the Book it was written concerning Me, to do Your will, O God." Above, saying, "You did not desire nor were pleased with sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and sacrifices concerning sins," (which are offered according to the Law), then He said, "Lo, I come to do Your will, O God." (This is a direct quote from the Septuagint version of Ps. 40:6-8) How can we know that Jesus said this? It is nowhere recorded in the gospels as a statement of Jesus'. This exciting passage provides the key to the apostles' understanding of the Psalms. Three times it refers these words to Jesus (verses 5,8,9). It tells us in essence that Christ came into the world speaking the words of the Psalms as His own. Notice a similar instance in Hebrews 2:11-12... "For both the One sanctifying and the ones being sanctified are all of one; for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, "I will announce Your name to My brothers; I will hymn to You in the midst of the assembly." Here again we have words from a Psalm (22:2) attributed to Jesus, though there is never a mention in the gospels of His having spoken these words while on earth. These two passages reflect clearly that the apostles believed Christ is speaking in the Psalms. **The "I" in the Psalms Is Identified** Even in our brief look at the New Testament teaching we see a clear pattern. Further intense investigation bears out that the "I," the author of the Psalms, is Christ Himself. His is the great voice we hear in the Psalms crying out to God the Father. The Spirit of Christ was in the Psalmists, speaking through them centuries before He came to earth as the long-awaited Messiah. There are varying ways in which the Psalms speak of the Christ. In some we hear the Father talking to the Son, such as in Psalm 2:7, "You are my son, today I have become your Father." In others Christ is presented as the Good Shepherd (compare Ps. 23 with John 10). He is the King (Ps. 24), the Second Adam (perfect man - Ps. 1) and the Head of His church (compare Ps. 8 with Heb 2). Christ is Lord of all the Psalms! **The Converse Issue** As we begin to hear the Psalms coming from the lips and heart of the Lord Jesus, a question unfailingly arises concerning the other face of the coin in our experience: not perfection, but guilt! Such a struggle is apparently a common progression in learning. In the seminars where I've had the privilege of assisting others to recognize and preach Christ in the Psalms, it has not been uncommon to hear someone ask reflectively, "What about the Psalms of repentance, then? How are we to understand those?" To answer this objection, allow me to quote one writer. "The lamb under the law was offered for sin and took away the name "guilt" because the guilt of the offerer was transferred to the innocent creature and typically expiated by its blood. Was not this exactly the case, in truth and reality, with the Lamb of God? If from his circumcision to his crucifixion he "bore our sins in his own body," why should it be thought strange, that he should confess them, on our behalf, with his own mouth?" And another writer says, "I am particularly impressed with Psalm 69:5, where the Lord said, "O God, you know my foolishness, and my sins are not hidden from you." For two thousand years no man who has had any respect for his intellect has dared charge our Lord Jesus with sin. But some might ask, "What do you mean when you say our Lord is the speaker in this verse?" Just this - the fact of Calvary is not a sham or mirage. It is an actual fact. Christ making atonement for sin was a reality. The New Testament declares that He who knew no sin was made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. As Christ restored that which He took not away - that is, restored to us a righteousness which we never had - so Christ had to take your sins and mine, your foolishness and mine. These sins became such an integral part of Him that He called them "my sins, and my foolishness." Our Lord was the substitute for the sinner. He had to take the sinner's place and had to take upon Himself all of the sinner's sin. In Isaiah 53 it is written, "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows ... and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." The iniquity of us all was laid upon Christ. He bore our sins "in his body on the tree." Can you understand that? When you do you will understand the mystery of the Gospel." So, how can the sinless Lord Christ pray these prayers for forgiveness? When our Lord Christ "was made sin," it was his taking upon himself the guilt and sin of His people. He intercedes before the Father for our sins. He suffered "the just for the unjust," bearing the wrath of God as if He were the sinner. In the words of the apostle Paul, "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor 5:21). And surely the prophecy of Isaiah speaks profound truth when it tells us the suffering servant "was numbered with the transgressors"! Before we leave this point let me encourage those of you who are teachers by sharing with you some of the exciting results I've seen from preaching these truths. In the flock to which I minister many of God's people have given thanks for this New Testament view of the Psalms. Apprehending the Psalms as the prayers of the Lord Jesus has broken their hearts in a fresh way over their own sin. One lady said, "Nothing has ever humbled me so much as hearing the voice of my blessed Lord Jesus, the Creator and Sustainer of heaven and earth, cry out in prayer to his Father in the Psalms for deliverance from the agonies that *my* sins brought upon His holy soul." May many more in churches across our land be moved to bow low before our great God and turn in repentance from their sins as we perceive the Psalms in this way! We believe that Jesus, the Second Adam and true man, unceasingly and acceptably mediates for us, the fallen Adams. We believe that the Mouth of the body speaks, and though the body is sinful, Christ Himself never transgressed. His perfect righteousness is the guarantee that He is heard in our defense. The Head performs His loving ministry of pleading unceasingly for the forgiveness of the sins of the body of which we are part. **Christ is praying these Psalms** Hearing Christ speak in the Psalms gives us the key to these strongly worded curses, and we as people of the Book need this understanding in order to correctly handle the word of truth. From our pulpits we who are pastors must firmly maintain that it is only right for the righteous King of Peace to ask God to destroy His enemies. In doing so He affirms the supremacy of God who puts "all enemies under his feet." What a difference it makes in our preaching when we know that these Psalms are not emotional prayers of angry men, but the very war cries of our Prince of Peace! All the enemies of the Lord need to hear these prayers of Christ proclaimed today. They are not the prayers of a careless and compassionless tyrant, but the effectual prayers of the Lamb of God who bore the curse of God for the sins of His people. The wrath of the Psalms must be preached as the wrath of the Lamb of God. God's kingdom is at war! "And I saw Heaven being opened. And, behold! A white horse, and He sitting on it having been called Faithful and True. And He judges and wars in righteousness. And His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head many diadems, having a name that had been written, which no one knows except Himself; and having been clothed in a garment which had been dipped in blood. And His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, being dressed in fine linen, white and pure. And out of His mouth goes forth a sharp sword, that with it He might smite the nations. And He will shepherd them with an iron rod. And He treads the winepress of the wine of the anger and of the wrath of God Almighty." (Rev 19:11-15) The answer to the question, "Who is praying for God to destroy His enemies"? is that Jesus Christ is praying. Jesus is the Messiah -- the Anointed King -- whose throne and dominion are forever (2 Sam 7:16, Psa 89:3,4). Our preaching of the Psalms should reflect that David's Lord and greater Son is Jesus Christ. When we understand that it is this merciful and holy Savior of sinners who is praying, we will no longer be ashamed of these prayers, but rather glory in them. Christ's prayers lead us to give God the honor and trust now because we know that God answers His prayers. Therefore, we are assured that the powers of evil will fall and God alone will reign forever! **Questions for Thought and Discussion** How are the Psalms to be understood as God's very own words? (See Romans 3:2.) Does the Father speak to the Son in the Psalms? Where? (See Hebrews 1:5.) How does Christ use the Psalms in the New Testament? How do the apostles use them in preaching? How can the Psalms that confess guilt be spoken by Christ? In what sense can all the Psalms be seen as Messianic? (See 1 Peter 1:11.) 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17, 06:53, 2008-04-22 09:58:01 Description: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/9 [1] And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord that he has covenanted with all the house of (More) http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/9 [1] And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord that he has covenanted with all the house of Israel -- [2] That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God; when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise. [3] Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto you these things that ye may rejoice, and lift up your heads forever, because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your children. [4] For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore I know that ye know that our flesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God. [5] Yea, I know that ye know that in the body he shall show himself unto those at Jerusalem, from whence we came; for it is expedient that it should be among them; for it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh, and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him. [6] For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord. [7] Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement -- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more. [8] O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more. [9] And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness. [10] O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death of the spirit. [11] And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the Holy One of Israel, this death, of which I have spoken, which is the temporal, shall deliver up its dead; which death is the grave. [12] And this death of which I have spoken, which is the spiritual death, shall deliver up its dead; which spiritual death is hell; wherefore, death and hell must deliver up their dead, and hell must deliver up its captive spirits, and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies, and the bodies and the spirits of men will be restored one to the other; and it is by the power of the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel. [13] O how great the plan of our God! For on the other hand, the paradise of God must deliver up the spirits of the righteous, and the grave deliver up the body of the righteous; and the spirit and the body is restored to itself again, and all men become incorruptible, and immortal, and they are living souls, having a perfect knowledge like unto us in the flesh, save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect. [14] Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their enjoyment, and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness. [15] And it shall come to pass that when all men shall have passed from this first death unto life, insomuch as they have become immortal, they must appear before the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel; and then cometh the judgment, and then must they be judged according to the holy judgment of God. [16] And assuredly, as the Lord liveth, for the Lord God hath spoken it, and it is his eternal word, which cannot pass away, that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire; prepared for them; and their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever and has no end. (Less)
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26, 09:56, 2007-07-11 12:27:38 Description: CS Lewis - author of Mere Christianity - said some Psalms are "diabolical", "petty", "vulgar", "terrible" and "contemptible".
Lewis assumed that (More) CS Lewis - author of Mere Christianity - said some Psalms are "diabolical", "petty", "vulgar", "terrible" and "contemptible".
Lewis assumed that the imprecatory Psalms are David's own personal cursings. And thus, Lewis thought that the imprecatory Psalms were "diabolical". After all, the Scripture forbids men to curse. And since the imprecatory Psalms contain cursing, Lewis concluded that these Psalms are "un-Christian".
Sadly, Lewis did not see the other option (the imprecatory Psalms are actually Christ cursing his enemies, the reprobate)
Christ says, "But these HOSTILE to me, those not desiring me to reign over them, bring them here and EXECUTE THEM BEFORE ME." (Luke 19:27)
...And here's an Article on How we should interpret the Psalms in general...
The following quotes below will be interesting to you. They are written by James E Adams (no physical relation to the writer Jay E Adams) and taken from James' book, "War Psalms of the Prince of Peace - Lessons from the Imprecatory Psalms." In the words below (which have been edited and cut back for space sake), Adams explains how he came to see Christ, not David in the Psalms.
My favorite part is when he challenges us with, "How you wondered whether the Psalmist's prayers, "May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed, ... may they perish in disgrace" (6:10, 83:17) are an expression of sinful revenge, as some writers say? Too many sincere Christians rush past such expressions as if shielding their faces from the heat of hatred, quickly moving on to other sections where they find more comfortable language. But is this a proper response to any part of God's Word? Or is it merely a cop-out?"
You have got to love that chastising logic!
Anyways, here's Adams' full explanation of what he means...
"My special interest in the Psalms was sparked by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones in the summer of 1969. In his last message at a pastor's conference in PA he said to us:
"Look at the Psalmist. Look at some of those imprecatory Psalms. What are they? There is nothing wrong with them. It's just the zeal of the Psalmist. He's grieved and troubled because these people are not honoring God as they should be. That's his supreme concern."
Lloyd-Jones's words prompted me to look at the imprecatory Psalms again. As I read them, I was awed by these dramatic prayers for the annihilation of enemies. I gained a deeper appreciation for the Psalms in general, but I remained at a loss about how certain Psalms should be prayed and preached. How could I pray and preach Psalms of vengeance?
In the summer of 1983 I began my formal study of them at seminary. I found that many theological disputes spring from the Psalms. One of the most important of them concerns who is speaking the Psalms of imprecation. The title and historical settings of various Psalms help determine the human author, but are these *merely* human words? This is a crucial issue. If David alone is the speaker, what do we do with the "self-righteous" words of the Psalms?
Have you ever been puzzled by the Psalms? How are you to understand a prayer from Scripture that says, "Break the teeth of their mouths, O God" (Psalm 58:6) or "Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave" (Psalm 55:15)? That's strong language!
How you wondered whether the Psalmist's prayers, "May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed, ... may they perish in disgrace" (6:10,83:17) are an expression of sinful revenge, as some writers say? Too many sincere Christians rush past such expressions as if shielding their faces from the heat of hatred, quickly moving on to other sections where they find more comfortable language. But is this a proper response to any part of God's Word? Or is it merely a cop-out?
The problem is bigger than many realize! The more carefully we look at the Psalms, the more we see that the prayers for vengeance are not a handful of side comments. They are not found in just a few isolated places so that we can overlook them and decide that it may not be worth our time to try to understand them. They pervade the book!
The question �Who is praying for God to destroy His enemies?� is really the critical issue with the imprecatory Psalms. If *you* were to ask God to destroy your personal enemy, that would be in essence cursing that enemy, and, therefore, sinful. But if the King of Peace asks God to destroy *His* enemies, this is another matter! (Read through Psalms 101 and 18.)
So, are the Psalms merely a record of the emotionally charged prayers of individuals who lived thousands of years ago? All Scripture is against such a view. Certainly they are of far greater grandeur and worth than that. But whose prayers are they, really?
**Not our own personal prayers.**
Have you ever been praying in the words of a Psalm and suddenly found yourself unable to continue? Sometimes the words stop us short! How can I cry before God that "the Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness"? The Psalmist goes on to say,
"according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me, and I did not turn away His statutes from me.. For I was upright with Him and kept myself from my guilt. And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before His eyes." (Psalm 18:20-24)
These words *cannot* be my words personally or those of anyone I know. We feel uneasy even reading these words aloud, much less making them our prayer to the Lord who knows the sinfulness of our hearts.
Or take the words of the passion and crucifixion of Christ found in Psalm 22:
"Dogs have encircled Me; a band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercing My hands and My feet. I count all My bones; they look, they stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and they made fall a lot for My clothing." (verses 16-18).
Have you ever asked yourself how David wrote this? We are never told that he experienced any of these things, although he did have *other* difficulties. We know from the New Testament that the Lord Jesus made these words His very own during His suffering on earth. But in what sense could David write them? And how much less do these prayers fit *me*!
In the same way, when our minds function well and our hearts feel the weight of our sin, to call God to destroy the wicked enemies with the Psalmist causes us to falter. We think, "I am wicked too! How can I use such language as my own?" Can we ask God that our personal enemies would have their "eyes darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever"? (Psalm 69:23). What fearful words! Should *we* take it upon ourselves to ask God, "Pour out your wrath on them, let your fierce anger overtake them" (Psalm 69:24)?
We must come to understand the Psalms as Christ and His apostles understood them. And we do not approach the Psalms without light of help. The Psalter occupied an enormous place in the life of our Lord. He used it as His prayer book in the Jewish synagogue during his whole life. It was His songbook in all the temple festivals. He sang from it after the last supper.
Did Jesus simply use the book of Psalms as other Jews of His day did? Have you observed the Lord's personal relationship to the Psalms? He quoted the Psalter nor merely as prophecy. He actually spoke the Psalms as His own words!
We especially notice this close identification with the Psalms when we give careful attention to His awesome cries from the cross (Psalms 31:5 and 22:1). His words of anguish, "I am thirsty," echo Psalms 69:21 and 22:15, and His cry of triumph, "It is finished!" reminds us of Psalm 22:31, "He has done it"; (the Septuagint of Psalm 22 uses the same verb that Jesus does.) In His death Jesus quoted the Psalms not as some ancient authority that He adapted for His own use, but as His very own words -- the words of the Lord's Anointed which, as David's Son, He truly was.
When we look diligently, we find that the Lord Christ's use of the Psalms as His own words was not peculiar to His time of suffering on the cross. Throughout His ministry He made the words of the Psalms His own. Jesus foretells what *He* will say as the Judge in the final day when He quotes the words of Psalm 6:8, "Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers'" (Matt 7:23). He speaks the words of Psalm 35:19 and 69:4 as referring directly to Himself: "They hated me without reason" (John 15:25). (For further instances, compare Matt. 7:23 with Ps. 6:8, Matt. 21:13 with Ps. 118:26, John 13:18 with Ps. 41:9, Matt. 16:27 with Ps. 62.12.)
**The Apostles' Witness**
How Jesus' apostles regarded His connection to the Psalms is decisive. They were constantly in His company during His ministry, being taught by Him, and afterwards being given special illumination and inspiration for recording His deeds and words (e.g. John 14:26, 15:26, 16:23.) They give clear witness in the gospels to His repeatedly speaking the words of the Psalms as His very own.
The apostles and New Testament writers give us further enlightenment in their epistles. Hebrews 10:5-9 is a fascinating case in point:
"For this reason, coming into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me. You did not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices concerning sins." "Then I said, Lo, I come, in the heading of the Book it was written concerning Me, to do Your will, O God." Above, saying, "You did not desire nor were pleased with sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and sacrifices concerning sins," (which are offered according to the Law), then He said, "Lo, I come to do Your will, O God."
(This is a direct quote from the Septuagint version of Ps. 40:6-8)
How can we know that Jesus said this? It is nowhere recorded in the gospels as a statement of Jesus'. This exciting passage provides the key to the apostles' understanding of the Psalms. Three times it refers these words to Jesus (verses 5,8,9). It tells us in essence that Christ came into the world speaking the words of the Psalms as His own.
Notice a similar instance in Hebrews 2:11-12...
"For both the One sanctifying and the ones being sanctified are all of one; for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, "I will announce Your name to My brothers; I will hymn to You in the midst of the assembly."
Here again we have words from a Psalm (22:2) attributed to Jesus, though there is never a mention in the gospels of His having spoken these words while on earth. These two passages reflect clearly that the apostles believed Christ is speaking in the Psalms.
**The "I" in the Psalms Is Identified**
Even in our brief look at the New Testament teaching we see a clear pattern. Further intense investigation bears out that the "I," the author of the Psalms, is Christ Himself. His is the great voice we hear in the Psalms crying out to God the Father. The Spirit of Christ was in the Psalmists, speaking through them centuries before He came to earth as the long-awaited Messiah. There are varying ways in which the Psalms speak of the Christ. In some we hear the Father talking to the Son, such as in Psalm 2:7, "You are my son, today I have become your Father." In others Christ is presented as the Good Shepherd (compare Ps. 23 with John 10). He is the King (Ps. 24), the Second Adam (perfect man - Ps. 1) and the Head of His church (compare Ps. 8 with Heb 2). Christ is Lord of all the Psalms!
**The Converse Issue**
As we begin to hear the Psalms coming from the lips and heart of the Lord Jesus, a question unfailingly arises concerning the other face of the coin in our experience: not perfection, but guilt! Such a struggle is apparently a common progression in learning. In the seminars where I've had the privilege of assisting others to recognize and preach Christ in the Psalms, it has not been uncommon to hear someone ask reflectively, "What about the Psalms of repentance, then? How are we to understand those?"
To answer this objection, allow me to quote one writer. "The lamb under the law was offered for sin and took away the name "guilt" because the guilt of the offerer was transferred to the innocent creature and typically expiated by its blood. Was not this exactly the case, in truth and reality, with the Lamb of God? If from his circumcision to his crucifixion he "bore our sins in his own body," why should it be thought strange, that he should confess them, on our behalf, with his own mouth?"
And another writer says, "I am particularly impressed with Psalm 69:5, where the Lord said, "O God, you know my foolishness, and my sins are not hidden from you." For two thousand years no man who has had any respect for his intellect has dared charge our Lord Jesus with sin. But some might ask, "What do you mean when you say our Lord is the speaker in this verse?" Just this - the fact of Calvary is not a sham or mirage. It is an actual fact. Christ making atonement for sin was a reality. The New Testament declares that He who knew no sin was made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. As Christ restored that which He took not away - that is, restored to us a righteousness which we never had - so Christ had to take your sins and mine, your foolishness and mine. These sins became such an integral part of Him that He called them "my sins, and my foolishness." Our Lord was the substitute for the sinner. He had to take the sinner's place and had to take upon Himself all of the sinner's sin. In Isaiah 53 it is written, "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows ... and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." The iniquity of us all was laid upon Christ. He bore our sins "in his body on the tree." Can you understand that? When you do you will understand the mystery of the Gospel."
So, how can the sinless Lord Christ pray these prayers for forgiveness? When our Lord Christ "was made sin," it was his taking upon himself the guilt and sin of His people. He intercedes before the Father for our sins. He suffered "the just for the unjust," bearing the wrath of God as if He were the sinner. In the words of the apostle Paul, "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor 5:21). And surely the prophecy of Isaiah speaks profound truth when it tells us the suffering servant "was numbered with the transgressors"!
Before we leave this point let me encourage those of you who are teachers by sharing with you some of the exciting results I've seen from preaching these truths. In the flock to which I minister many of God's people have given thanks for this New Testament view of the Psalms. Apprehending the Psalms as the prayers of the Lord Jesus has broken their hearts in a fresh way over their own sin. One lady said, "Nothing has ever humbled me so much as hearing the voice of my blessed Lord Jesus, the Creator and Sustainer of heaven and earth, cry out in prayer to his Father in the Psalms for deliverance from the agonies that *my* sins brought upon His holy soul." May many more in churches across our land be moved to bow low before our great God and turn in repentance from their sins as we perceive the Psalms in this way!
We believe that Jesus, the Second Adam and true man, unceasingly and acceptably mediates for us, the fallen Adams. We believe that the Mouth of the body speaks, and though the body is sinful, Christ Himself never transgressed. His perfect righteousness is the guarantee that He is heard in our defense. The Head performs His loving ministry of pleading unceasingly for the forgiveness of the sins of the body of which we are part.
**Christ is praying these Psalms**
Hearing Christ speak in the Psalms gives us the key to these strongly worded curses, and we as people of the Book need this understanding in order to correctly handle the word of truth. From our pulpits we who are pastors must firmly maintain that it is only right for the righteous King of Peace to ask God to destroy His enemies. In doing so He affirms the supremacy of God who puts "all enemies under his feet." What a difference it makes in our preaching when we know that these Psalms are not emotional prayers of angry men, but the very war cries of our Prince of Peace!
All the enemies of the Lord need to hear these prayers of Christ proclaimed today. They are not the prayers of a careless and compassionless tyrant, but the effectual prayers of the Lamb of God who bore the curse of God for the sins of His people. The wrath of the Psalms must be preached as the wrath of the Lamb of God. God's kingdom is at war!
"And I saw Heaven being opened. And, behold! A white horse, and He sitting on it having been called Faithful and True. And He judges and wars in righteousness. And His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head many diadems, having a name that had been written, which no one knows except Himself; and having been clothed in a garment which had been dipped in blood. And His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, being dressed in fine linen, white and pure. And out of His mouth goes forth a sharp sword, that with it He might smite the nations. And He will shepherd them with an iron rod. And He treads the winepress of the wine of the anger and of the wrath of God Almighty." (Rev 19:11-15)
The answer to the question, "Who is praying for God to destroy His enemies"? is that Jesus Christ is praying. Jesus is the Messiah -- the Anointed King -- whose throne and dominion are forever (2 Sam 7:16, Psa 89:3,4).
Our preaching of the Psalms should reflect that David's Lord and greater Son is Jesus Christ. When we understand that it is this merciful and holy Savior of sinners who is praying, we will no longer be ashamed of these prayers, but rather glory in them. Christ's prayers lead us to give God the honor and trust now because we know that God answers His prayers. Therefore, we are assured that the powers of evil will fall and God alone will reign forever!
**Questions for Thought and Discussion**
How are the Psalms to be understood as God's very own words? (See Romans 3:2.)
Does the Father speak to the Son in the Psalms? Where? (See Hebrews 1:5.)
How does Christ use the Psalms in the New Testament?
How do the apostles use them in preaching?
How can the Psalms that confess guilt be spoken by Christ?
In what sense can all the Psalms be seen as Messianic? (See 1 Peter 1:11.)
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14, 04:04, 2008-03-26 10:50:17 Description: **Read First!**
Have you ever wondered what might have happened, if Sarah had said yes to Jareth's proposal? If she'd taken the dream and just left Toby with him, free of the brat that (More) **Read First!**
Have you ever wondered what might have happened, if Sarah had said yes to Jareth's proposal? If she'd taken the dream and just left Toby with him, free of the brat that was making her life so miserable? I have, and that's where the inspiration for this video came from.
Sarah calls upon the goblins for help, and Jareth who is watching her, pays a visit to the nursery.
"I've brought you a gift."
"What is it?"
"It's a crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way, and look into it, it'll show you your dreams. But this is no gift, for an ordinary girl who takes care of a screaming baby...Do you want it? Then forget the baby."
"Thank you! You're a lifesaver!"
Sarah takes the dream and goes back to her room, feeling happy about the deal she had just made. Then her stomach for some strange reason twinges with guilt, and she is reminded of what Jareth said to her. She carries on though, doing what she enjoys most - dressing up. But the guilt becomes too much and she finds she can't enjoy herself anymore.
Suddenly, mysterious creatures from the Labyrinth appear in her mirror, telling her that she has made a grave mistake by giving Toby up. She runs from the mirror, but hears Toby crying as she gets downstairs. Desperately happy, she sprints all the way to his room...Only to discover that she was hearing things. Arguing with herself and her guilt, Sarah throws an ornament down in frustration. The creatures decide that she deserves another chance, and she ends up in the Labyrinth. Jareth is furious, and takes her dream away.
It is only when Sarah was willing to risk her life and jump to save her brother that Jareth's deal is broken, and she is taken back home with Toby as if nothing had ever happened.
I used Sony Vegas for the first time for this video, and am considering re-doing my haunted Labyrinth video so it is of better quality.
Please ignore how bad the quality of the film is, Youtube messed it up ¬_¬
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7, 04:04, 2007-12-15 21:48:57 Description: More drunken originals
Lyrics:
Fight for warmth,
my blood is cold,
and everday in every breath,
i can feel i'm growing old.
I can hear loud and clear,
i hear the angles say,
"take a (More) More drunken originals
Lyrics:
Fight for warmth,
my blood is cold,
and everday in every breath,
i can feel i'm growing old.
I can hear loud and clear,
i hear the angles say,
"take a dive, just take a dive,
there is no other way."
And i've been dealt all the cards
that i'll be given,
an iron-clad will to survive
and a life not worth living.
And i can taste the irony,
it's bitter as woman's love,
i'm waiting for, just waiting for
the gentlest of shoves to push me...
(chorus)x2
Past the point of no return,
i could burn this whole world down
in one breath,
i wonder if
i have what it takes to make it.
All in all, it's said and done.
You picked your path into the sun.
It's clear as day, you chose your side,
and i've got nowhere to run and hide.
From emptyness, emptyness,
my silent words, my cowardiceness,
isn't this the furthest distance
i've been from you in all these years?
My tears are all dry and cold
on the avenue of broken bones.
These city streets are killing me,
and i believe there is no saving me from...
(chorus)x2
i roll the dice and press my luck,
with this heart that's stuck on self-destruct.
i gamble with death way too much,
and everybody wants to stop me
and say "what the fuck
have you done to you're self and everybody who loves you,
gonna run into the ground and bring everbody down with you,
put your best foot forward into the grave,
and with a healthy heard start you know you can't be saved."
so go to sleep little child
upon your bed of denile,
close your eyes to what you make,
go to sleep before you break from
all your guilt, all your blame,
all your fears, all your shame,
all your hate, it's all the same,
all alone with all your pain.
So go to sleep little child
in your bed of denile,
close your eyes to what you make,
go to sleep before you break. (Less)
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3, 04:04, 2008-04-22 08:50:18 Description: **Read First!** Have you ever wondered what might have happened, if Sarah had said yes to Jareth's proposal? If she'd taken the dream and just left Toby with him, free of the brat that was (More) **Read First!** Have you ever wondered what might have happened, if Sarah had said yes to Jareth's proposal? If she'd taken the dream and just left Toby with him, free of the brat that was making her life so miserable? I have, and that's where the inspiration for this video came from. Sarah calls upon the goblins for help, and Jareth who is watching her, pays a visit to the nursery. "I've brought you a gift." "What is it?" "It's a crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way, and look into it, it'll show you your dreams. But this is no gift, for an ordinary girl who takes care of a screaming baby...Do you want it? Then forget the baby." "Thank you! You're a lifesaver!" Sarah takes the dream and goes back to her room, feeling happy about the deal she had just made. Then her stomach for some strange reason twinges with guilt, and she is reminded of what Jareth said to her. She carries on though, doing what she enjoys most - dressing up. But the guilt becomes too much and she finds she can't enjoy herself anymore. Suddenly, mysterious creatures from the Labyrinth appear in her mirror, telling her that she has made a grave mistake by giving Toby up. She runs from the mirror, but hears Toby crying as she gets downstairs. Desperately happy, she sprints all the way to his room...Only to discover that she was hearing things. Arguing with herself and her guilt, Sarah throws an ornament down in frustration. The creatures decide that she deserves another chance, and she ends up in the Labyrinth. Jareth is furious, and takes her dream away. It is only when Sarah was willing to risk her life and jump to save her brother that Jareth's deal is broken, and she is taken back home with Toby as if nothing had ever happened. I used Sony Vegas for the first time for this video, and am considering re-doing my haunted Labyrinth video so it is of better quality. Please ignore how bad the quality of the film is, Youtube messed it up ¬_¬ Please rate, comment and enjoy! :) (Less)
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60, 08:11, 2008-03-14 19:11:08 Description: Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or (More) Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
He was despised and we esteemed him not.
Surely He took up our infirmities
And carried our sorrows,
Yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
The punishment that brought us peace was upon him ,
and by his wounds we are healed.
We all like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted ,
Yet he did not open his mouth;
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before her shearers is silent ,
So he did not open his mouth.
By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
And with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and to cause him to suffer,
And though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering ,
He will see his offspring and prolong his days,
And the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand .
After the suffering of his soul ,
He will see the light of life and be satisfied;
By his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
And he will bear their iniquities
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
And he will divide the spoils with the strong,
Because he poured out his life unto death,
And was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors. (Less)
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19, 08:11, 2008-04-21 19:21:50 Description: Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or (More) Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised and we esteemed him not. Surely He took up our infirmities And carried our sorrows, Yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; The punishment that brought us peace was upon him , and by his wounds we are healed. We all like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; And the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted , Yet he did not open his mouth; He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before her shearers is silent , So he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, And with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and to cause him to suffer, And though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering , He will see his offspring and prolong his days, And the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand . After the suffering of his soul , He will see the light of life and be satisfied; By his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, And he will bear their iniquities Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, And he will divide the spoils with the strong, Because he poured out his life unto death, And was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors. (Less)
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