Psalm 110:6

Psalm 110:6

He will judge the nations

This is a sobering verse and should send a chill through all who read it. God is loving, merciful, gracious and forbearing. History has proved this. However, there have been occasions when His patience has run out and He has been unable to find faithful and believing humans upon the earth. This was true at the time of Noah and despite giving the people of his day, years to repent, none of them did. Eventually, the flood came. It was this understanding of God’s righteous anger that caused Abraham to plead for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. It was the reason why Moses pleaded for the Israelites when God threatened to destroy them and start again! It may even be the reason why Yeshua cried from the cross, “Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.” Without that plea, would God have condemned the world? 

The Bible points clearly to a day when all believers in Yeshua will be taken from the earth. Commentators talk about the years of Tribulation that follow, a time of deep trouble for the inhabitants of the earth who remain. A few will still come to believe, but they will suffer for their faith for the Holy Spirit will have left this world with the church, and those who subsequently wake up to the truth will be persecuted and even die. (Revelation 6:9-11. Revelation 14:13, Revelation 20:4-6.) Eventually, Christ Himself will return to earth and inflict a terrible slaughter upon those who have rebelled against Him. This event is often referred to as the Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 19:11-21 describes the slaughter of those days. It seems that David, when penning Psalm 110, had a clear prophetic vision of these events. God’s patience will run out. His righteousness must be fulfilled. Men will not be allowed to rebel and reject Him forever. The Satan’s kingdom will eventually be shattered and destroyed. 

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