Th..3.5.15...Super Psalms- Ps.110- Messianic

What Old Testament book is the one most quoted in the New Testament? It’s the book of Psalms which we are focusing on. 118 verses from it are quoted from 52 of the 150 psalms in 13 of the 27 New Testament books. (If you care to look, here’s a handy chart showing- Psalms quoted in the NT) Speaking of OT quotes in the NT (and there are about 300 of them), the Hebrew OT was translated into Greek (It was called the Septuagint aka LXX) a couple hundred years BC. It was the Bible that Jesus and the apostles often quoted from. That's why a lot of the OT quotes in the NT are not identical when you compare it to the actual OT verse. You're comparing two different languages. So that leads us to another BIG Bible Interpreting Guideline #9- The apostles often quoted the OT from the Greek version of it called the Septuagint. Thus don't be surprised that it doesn't line up exactly with our OT,  which was translated from the original Hebrew. Plus, they paraphrased at times as well, just as we do today. This was all under the inspiration of God. "All Scripture is God breathed and is useful..." 2 Tim.3:16. By the way, the OT was the only Bible the first Christians had. To skip it, is like skipping the first half of a great movie. Don't devalue the Old Testament. Think of it as the Gold Testament or the Older Testament. Knowing it will enrich you and your appreciation of the NT. Now back to the Psalms. 

Jesus loved the Psalms and quoted more from it than from any other OT book. When the Pharisees opposed Jesus’ claim to be the promised Messiah, He quoted a messianic psalm. We’ve looked at two wisdom psalms [Ps.1 & 91] and a lament psalm [Ps.142]. Lament psalms leave us longing for an end to this lamentable world. So now let’s unearth the gold of a messianic psalm- it will reveal One who will make this wrong world right.

A messianic psalm, as the name implies, is one that magnifies the Messiah. The NT translation of Messiah is “Christ.” They both mean the same thing- “the Anointed One”- the Chosen One of God who would come to redeem, remove the wicked, rule, and restore everything. (Until that time, we are his willing troops, seeking to advance his kingdom until He comes.) The Pharisees expected a Mighty Messiah, not a suffering servant, so they rejected Jesus. But Jesus took them to task with a messianic psalm they thought they knew well. Read Ps.110 and then read Mt.22:41-45. (Ps.110:4 is another messianic portion that Heb.5:6; 7:21 focuses on. So this short psalm is loaded!)

Don't you love Ps.110:3- “Your troops will be willing on your day of battle…” Let’s make this our prayer that God would give us more willing troops (pros) to battle with us until our mighty Messiah’s return. Then we, with all of his heavenly troops, will join Him on His day of battle. Note how our messianic psalm is ultimately fulfilled this way in Rev.19:11-16- “I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. ‘He will rule them with an iron scepter.’ He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

Amen! Even so come Lord Jesus! Right near the end of the above quote from Rev.19, it says “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” Interestingly, this is a quote from another powerful messianic psalm- Ps.2. Both Ps.110 and Ps.2 prophesy of a coming time of ultimate worldwide rebellion, and yet the conquest of our coming King. (You might like to read Ps.2 when you have the time.) Aren’t you glad we’re fighting on the right side!

1.-What’s one thing that strikes you from what you've read here today?

2. “Your troops will be willing on your day of battle…” Ps.110:3. Please put that on your MP3 card. (Then do the Did it)
Pray that God would give us such willing troops (pros) to battle with us to advance God’s kingdom. And may the Lord give you good conversations with potential proteges. You might ask them, "Would you be willing to battle with me and M3 to forcefully advance God's kingdom? We need you!" For those of you going on the men's encounter retreat, may you find hungry men to engage. Also give them the new M3 cards and ask them to watch your M3 video testimonies. 

G. How many individuals or groups did you get to share and enrich from your MP3 card?

R?

E? Did you Encourage a teammate since yesterday?

A? Attacked in warfare prayer? O Lord give us Power HOUSE men to train and battle with us to forcefully advance your kingdom.

T? Feel free to also share outreach opportunities you had, or you can just put up numbers.

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1 Tim.4:15	G=God's Word	G MP3 sharing	Right Wrongs	Encouragement	A= Attack Prayers	T	Totals
	For Tues.3.3.15
Alpha Force
Fire Team 1
Jack Rogers U.2	1	4	1	4	1	1	12
Roger Vinlasaca U.2	1	1		2	1		5
Fire Team 2							0
Mike Pagan U.2	1	1		2	1		5
George Rabiela	1	1		2	1	1	6
Fire Team 3							0
Sam Vargas U.2	1	3		3	1	4	12
Gary Remson U.2	1	2		3	1		7
Fire Team 4							0
Robert Roman U.1	1	3		4	1	1	10
Vince Diaz U.1	1	1		3	1		6
							0
Delta Force							0%
Fire Team 1							0
Alvin James U.2	1		1	2	1	1	6
Kentrayle Adams U.1	1	1		3	1		6
Fire Team 2							0
Dave Heidekruger U.2	1	2		3	1		7
Israel Fuentes U.2	1	2		2	1		6
Fire Team 3							0
Daniel Contreras U.1	1			3	1		5
Antonio Palomar	1				1		2
Fire Team 4							0
Eddie Morales U.2	1	1		2	1	1	6
Ismael Andrade U.2	1	1		4	1	1	8

Here’s a summary of our BIG Bible Interpreting Guidelines we've discovered so far-

Ask questions!

Give careful consideration to what you read.  

The purpose of rightly interpreting the Bible is to rightly obey it.

The Bible is the best interpreter of itself. So compare scripture with Scripture.

Being prayerful is commendable but it is not a dependable replacement for the careful study of Scripture.

It’s imperative that we know what kind of literature we are reading to interpret it and apply it correctly.

Knowing the background to what we are reading helps us better understand the passage. Commentaries and online resources can help us with such.

Knowing the mood of the author helps you better understand his message.

The apostles often quoted the OT from the Greek version of it called the Septuagint; thus don't be surprised that it doesn't line up exactly with our OT translated from the Hebrew. Plus,they paraphrased at times, all under the inspiration of God.