Psalm 102:21-22

Psalm 102:21-22

His name will be declared in Zion

As we watch the nations of the world being divided over the current conflict in the Middle East (October 2023) it is easy to thing that “it has ever been so.” And that is true; since the time of Joshua and the arrival of the Israelites in their Promised Land there seems to have been centuries of conflict. Take the Jews away and all is peace, put them back there and hostilities rage once more. Let’s never forget that this is God’s land, it is His “Eden” and the world, goaded by its evil mentor, will always be at odds with His ownership credentials. In the same way, the world will never accept His choice of the Jews as His people, and it will never accept the beliefs of those who love God and the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Our psalm-writer looks ahead to a different time, as we have seen he was probably anticipating the liberation of the Jewish prisoners from their Babylonian captivity. However, the Bible is quite clear that a day will come when man’s enslavement to the world will be ended, the Lord’s name will be declared in Zion, His praises will resound in Jerusalem, and it won’t just be the Jews who will be at the heart of the celebrations. The whole world will gather to worship the Lord. Zechariah 14 speaks of this day and Isaiah 11-12 give more details of what it will be like at that time. In the New Testament, Revelation 20:1-6 tells of a day when the saints will reign with Christ for 1,000 years and at last, righteousness and justice will prevail upon the earth. Bring it on!

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