Author: Art Davison

BEHOLD HE COMES WITH CLOUDS–REVELATION 1:7

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BEHOLD HE COMES WITH CLOUDS
REVELATION 1:7, “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.”
Introduction:
The Coming of the Lord in the clouds is one of the great doctrines in the Scriptures. The Lord mentioned in the book of Matthew and elsewhere in the Bible.
His Coming is in two parts: the first part relates to the Born-again believer who waits for his return and the second part refers to the time when Jesus will put his feet down upon the Mount Moriah to establish His Millennial Kingdom on this earth.
I. THE COMING OF THE LORD IN THE CLOUDS FOR THE REDEEMED
A. The Lord shall descend from heaven, 1 Thessalonians 4:
B. with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”
1. This was the Lord’s promise, Acts 1:11, “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
2. This is the hope of every believer, Titus 2:13, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
C. The Resurrection of the Just, Luke 20:35-36, “But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.”
1. Those who are “worthy” have done the “work of God,” John 6:28-29, “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”
2. Those who are “worthy” have become the “sons of God,” John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”
D. The Rapture of the Living Believer, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
1. The rapture and the resurrection will be “in a moment,” 1 Corinthians 15:52, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
2. Our bodies will be changed, 1 Corinthians 15:50-51, “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,”
II. THE COMING OF THE LORD IN THE CLOUDS FOR JUDGMENT
A. The “Son of man” that Daniel saw, Daniel 7:13, “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.”
B. At the end of the Tribulation period, Matthew 24:30, “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
1. Those who rejected Him, Zechariah 12:10, “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplicatons: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
2. Those that crucified Him, yea, the Jews themselves, John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
C. He will come with a sharp sickle for the harvest, Revelation 14:14, 17, “And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.”
1. Harvest time at the end, Matthew 13:39, “The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”
2. The harvest is plenteous, Matthew 9:37-38, “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”
a. The time of the Gentiles had come to an end, Luke 21:24, “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
b. Now God returns to redeem His People, Israel, Romans 11:25-27, “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.”
D. And all kindreds of the earth shall WAIL because of him, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:”
1. They shall wail because it will be an event that will CALL THE SINS of men to REMEMBRANCE, John 19:15, “But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.”
2. They shall wail because they will be OVERWHELMED with the APPREHENSION OF THE WRATH TO COME, John 3:36, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

A VISION OF THE LORD OF GLORY–REVELATION 1:4-20

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A VISION OF THE LORD OF GLORY
REVELATION 1:4-20
Introduction:
This book is addressed “to the seven churches which are in Asia.” We will not address these “churches” at the moment, but rather, look at the word picture of our LORD as He is drawn by the Apostle John. This picture is OUTSTANDING LIKE NO OTHER PICTURE EVERY DRAW of a man because this is NO ORDINARY MAN, BUT “The MAN,” the Son of God.
I. THE ALMIGHTY GOD
A. He describes Himself…
1. As “El Shaddai,” the Almighty God, vv. 8, 18; Exodus 6:3, “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”
2. This is the Almighty God that supplies every need, Genesis 22:8, 13, “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.”
B. The “Alpha and Omega,” v. 8, 11; 21:6; 22:13; Isaiah 44:6, “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
“Among the Jewish Rabbins, it was common to use the first and the last letters of the Hebrew alphabet to denote the whole of anything, from beginning to end. —Barnes
II. JEHOVAH GOD
A. I am He [JEHOVAH]… vv. 4, 8;
This phraseology is purely Jewish, and probably taken from the Tetragrammaton [the four CONSONANTS of the ancient Hebrew name of God, YHWH], JEHOVAH; which is supposed to include in itself all time, PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE. Adam Clarke’s Commentary by Gary Gallant.
“No expression could more strikingly denote eternity than this. He now exists; he has existed in the past; he will exist in the future.” —Barnes
1. “WHICH IS, v. 8.
a. God identifies Himself as ALWAYS in the PRESENT, Exodus 3:14, “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”
b. Jesus identified Himself saying, “before Abraham was I AM,” John 8:58, “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”
2. And “WHICH WAS,” v. 8; Psalms 90:2, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
a. The WORD was in the BEGINNING, John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
b. Jesus was INVOLVED in the creation, Genesis 1:26, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
3. “And WHICH IS TO COME,” v. 8; Acts 1:11, “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
a. The PROMISE, John 14:3, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
b. The HOPE, Titus 2:13, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
B. This is the God of GLORY that appeared to Abraham, Acts 7:2, “And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,”
1. This is the God of glory that appeared to Israel in a CLOUD, Exodus 16:10,“And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.”
2. This is God of glory that led Israel through the wilderness by a PILLAR of FIRE at night, Exodus 13:21, “And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”
a. This is the God that is able to show man the WAY by day or night, John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
b. This is the God that gave His Son that men might have eternal life, John 3:15-16, “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
c. This is the God who holds the keys to hell and death, Revelation 1:18, “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”
CONCLUSION:
John saw a vision of the Lord of God, the Almighty God, and the Jehovah God that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew as their Savior. This is Jesus of the New Testament, the Savior of the world. This is the One who died on Calvary to pay my sin debt, the One who was resurrected on the third day and who is sitting at the right hand of God today making intercession for you and me. He is coming soon. Do you know Him as your Savior?

A VISION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR–REVELATION 1:1-9

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A VISION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
REVELATION 1:1-9
Introduction:

The Apostle John saw the Lord revealed by the Spirit of God, as a lamb, as the Lamb of God who shed His blood, and as the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

The PERSONALITY of the Savior at His first coming was that of a MEEK person, Matthew 11:29, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”

John saw the LAMB of God shedding His blood for the sins of the World, John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

Finally, John saw Jesus as the LION of the tribe of Judah, the KING of Israel and KING of Kings, Revelation 5:5, “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

I. AS THE LAMB OF GOD

A. The Prophesy of the Lamb, Genesis 22:7-8, “And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”

1. Perhaps God used a play on words to say that Son would be that Lamb, the term is REFLEXIVE, i.e., He Himself.

2. God has taught man what the offering was to be, Genesis 4:4, “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:”

B. The Redemption of Israel from Egypt was through the offering of a lamb, Exodus 12:3-5, “Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:”

1. Your lamb shall be WITHOUT BLEMISH, 1 Peter 1:19, “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”

2. Your lamb shall be A MALE, Leviticus 1:3, “If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.”

C. The Servant of God would be as a lamb, Isaiah 53:7, “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”

1. His FOCUS would be on DOING the WILL of His Master, Hebrews 10:7, “Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.”

2. He comes as the MEEK LAMB of God, John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

II. AS THE ONE WHO SHED HIS OWN BLOOD

A. His blood was SHED for the REMISSION OF SINS, Matthew 26:28, “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

B. He WASHED US from our sins in His OWN BLOOD, Revelation 1:5, “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”

1. For the LIFE is IN the BLOOD, Leviticus 17:11, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

2. Jesus is THE LIFE, John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

C. His blood was shed for the JUSTIFICATION of the sinner, Romans 5:9, “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

III. AS THE LION OF JUDAH

Revelation 5:5, “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

A. The ROOT of David, Isaiah 11:10, “And in that day there shall be a ROOT OF JESSE, which shall stand for an ENSIGN of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”

B. The KING of Israel, John 1:49, “Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the SON of God; thou art the KING of Israel.”

C. The LORD of lords and KING of kings, Revelation 17:14, “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is LORD of lords, and KING of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”

D. He ALONE is the “ONLY POTENTATE” and King of kings, 1 Timothy 6:15, “Which in his times he shall shew, who is the BLESSED and ONLY POTENTATE, the KING of kings, and LORD of lords;”

CONCLUSION:

John 18:37, “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

A NEW HEAVEN, A NEW EARTH AND A NEW JERUSALEM–REVELATION 21:1-5

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A NEW HEAVEN, A NEW EARTH AND A NEW JERUSALEM
REVELATION 21:1-5
Introduction:
One of the great hopes of the Believer is the coming time when the Lord will make everything NEW. Sin has left its mark on the heavens and this earth. The Lord will remove the stain by make new heavens and a new earth.
The NEW MAN shall inhabit this new earth and especially the NEW JERUSALEM. Let us examine what the Lord will do and the results of these new things.
I. THE LORD WILL MAKE ALL THINGS NEW
Revelation 21:5, “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”
A. The Lord declares new things, Isaiah 42:9, “Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
1. God will create NEW heavens and a new earth, Isaiah 65:17, “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”
2. It will be a place of REJOICING, Isaiah 65:18-19, “But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.”
B. These new things will REMAIN before the Lord, Isaiah 66:22, “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.”
C. We look with ANTICIPATION for these new things, 2 Peter 3:13, “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”
1. We HASTEN the coming of the Day of the Lord, 2 Peter 3:12, “Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”
2. We as believers are MOTIVATED to be found diligent in His service, 2 Peter 3:14, “Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”
II. THE NEW MAN WILL INHABIT THE NEW EARTH AND THE NEW JERUSALM
A. God has made man a “NEW CREATURE,” 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
1. God has RECONCILED the world unto Himself, 2 Corinthians 5:19, “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
2. God has made Jesus TO BE SIN FOR US, 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
B. God has made a “NEW MAN,” Ephesians 2:15, “Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;”
1. This new man is created in the HOLINESS OF TRUTH, Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
2. This new man is to be “PUT ON” or to be SEEN by the world, Colossians 3:10, “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”
C. This new man will INHABIT the New Jerusalem, Revelation 3:12, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
III. THE NEW JERUSALEM
A. The city is foursquare, Revelation 21:16, “And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”
1. It is a BIG city, 1500 miles in radius (twelve thousand furlongs) and 1500 miles high, v. 16.
2. It is a HOLY city, Revelation 21:2, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
B. The New Jerusalem is of the Glory of God, Revelation 21:11, “Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; “
1. It has 12 gates of pearl, Revelation 21:21, “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”
2. The streets are paved with pure gold, v. 21b, “and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”
3. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of the city, Revelation 21:22, “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”
4. The light of the city is Jesus Christ, Revelation 21:23, “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
5. There is no night there, Revelation 21:25, “And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.”
6. The residents of the city are those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, Revelation 21:27, “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
7. The former things are passed away, Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
a. No tears
b. No death
c. No sorrow nor crying
d. No pain

I WILL PRAISE THEE WITH MY WHOLE HEART–PSALM 9:1-10

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I WILL PRAISE THEE WITH MY WHOLE HEART
PSALM 9:1-10
Introduction:
David with a sincere, and affectionate, and united heart, declares his praise for the Lord. Compare Song of Solomon 1:4, “Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.”
Then compare Revelation 19:7, “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
Now compare these with the first verse of this Psalm, “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”
I. I WILL PRAISE THEE, O LORD
A. With my whole heart, v. 1; Psalms 111:1, “Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.”
1. We are blessed of God when we seek Him with our whole heart, Psalms 119:2, “Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.”
2. The man that seeks the Lord with his whole heart has a dedicated heart, Psalms 119:10, “With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.”
B. The true praise of telling others about God’s dealings with us, Psalms 34:1, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
1. Our boast is in the Lord, Psalms 34:2, “My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.”
2. David invites us to magnify the Lord with him, Psalms 34:3, “O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.”
II. GRATITUDE FOR ONE MERCY REFRESHES THE MEMORY AS TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS
A. Gladness and joy are the appropriate spirit in which to praise, v. 2; Isaiah 51:11, “Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.”
1. God loves a cheerful giver, 2 Corinthians 9:7, “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
a. Whether it be the gold of his purse, 2 Corinthians 8:12, “For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.”
b. Or the gold of his mouth which he presents to the Lord in the form of praise, Psalm 28:7, “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”
B. Happy is the man who has the Lord, Psalms 146:5, “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:”
III. GOD’S PRESENCE IS SUFFICIENT
A. To work the defeat of our most furious foes, v. 3; Psalms 68:1, “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
1. They shall fall and perish, Psalms 80:16, “It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.”
2. “If we seek to maintain the cause and honour of our Lord we may suffer reproach and misrepresentation, but it is a rich comfort to remember that he who sits on the throne knows our hearts, and will not leave us to the ignorant and ungenerous judgment of erring man.”
B. “God and my right,” are united by my faith, v. 4; Psalms 140:12, “I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”
C. God rebukes before he destroys, but when he once comes to blows with the wicked, vv. 5-6; Psalms 2:9, “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
IV. THE LORD ENDURES vv. 7-10
A. In the light of the past the future is not doubtful, Psalms 90:2, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
B. The Lord is unchanging, Hebrews 1:12, “And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”
C. The Lord will judge His people, Psalms 50:4, “He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.”
1. He is a refuge for the oppressed, Psalms 32:7, “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.”
2. He delivers those who put their trust in Him, Psalms 91:14, “Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”
CONCLUSION