Dec
19
Today we’ll look at the texts from the Messiah’s Part II, numbers 40-44, highlighting Psalm 2:1-4, 9 and Revelation 11:15.
Psalm 2:1-4, 9 “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, ‘Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.’ He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
Revelation 11:15 “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.’”
Make no doubt about it, the incarnation of our Lord, was the beginning of the world-wide conquest of Kingdom of God. We are very familiar with the type of war that has evolved over the past few decades. Instead of masses of troops sent in to a battle front, now, small well trained units are inserted undetected. This is the incarnation. The King has come and he has come veiled. He has come as the most unlikely conquering hero, a Jewish infant born in a stable to an unwed mother and her carpenter fiance’. However, look at the verse quoted above about this simple boy. He is the mighty God. He will reign forever and ever. He will be victorious.
Sometimes we approach Christmas with kid-gloves on. We view it as a time of sweet sympathy for “cute baby Jesus.” Don’t be lured into this anemic view of our Lord. The conqueror had come. The most terrifying soldier ever known had entered into the world to do battle with sin, misery, and death. The incarnation is fundamentally militant. Instead of approaching Christmas like we approach a home video we instead should fall down as the shepherds did in awe-filled fear, knowing that the Sovereign Ruler of the world had come. He is worthy of our praise!
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