Psalm 79. Asaph passed from this earth several HUNDRED years before the Babylonian captivity however this Psalm certainly sounds like that captivity; and it certainly has some parallels to later events such as the destruction of the Temple in AD 70 as well as the end times. Verse 6 certainly seems to be a universal sort of destruction for all of God's enemies in the impreccatory sort of narrative.
We see further parallels with verse 10 and the passage in Revelation 6:10 on "how long"? Verse 11 seems to indicate the prisoners being released as some other prophetic verses state such as Isaiah 51:14. And verse 12 shows with the "sevenfold" rendering as similar to the sevenfold series of judgments in Revelation; references in Deuteronomy and other scriptures about sevenfold judgments.
Finally; the last verse shows how the "sheep of thy pasture" will give thanks forever and to all generations. That could certainly be a Millennial reference.
There are many prophecies which make Asaph in that catagory. We see that he led song and apparently lived a long life. We do well to look at the song of Miriam in Exodus 15:20-21 to see how powerful worship and song is related to many victories of God.
Thank you Lord Jesus for always being faithful to your Word and Promises. Thank you Lord for Your patience, and long suffering towards our sinful and wicked ways. The Blood of your Son shed at Calvary washes away all sins. Praise the Lord.
Father thank you for your tender mercies that are new every morning.Thank you that we do not have to fear the future when we are yielding the peaceable fruit of righteousness. Keep us from our own self-sufficiency and straying from our dependency from you. Amen
"..That we may be delivered from wicked and unreasonable men; for not all men have faith." 2 Thessalonians 3:2 By the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled! In understanding Be Men! But in malice Be Children! The Lord Jesus agonized and sweat great drops of blood in anticipation of what was coming upon Him, and endured!
Thank you Father for your sufficient mercy today. For enough to eat, a clean place to sleep, a quiet home, and a house centered in worship Father I thank you.I thank for blessings not yet manifested. For health, wealth,love, and good things, thank you
Lord let the be a prove that we are the sons of the Almighty God,the God of Abraham,isaac and Jacob here in THE COMMUINTY OF AHOADA IN PORT HARCOURT ,NIGERIA
(Verses 8-9) "Oh,do not hold us guilty for our former sins! Let your tenderhearted mercies quickly meet our needs, for we are brought low to the dust. Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the honor of your name. Oh, save us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name"
Didn't Jesus say this in Luke 24:44-48: "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by ... the Psalms must all come true. ... Yes, it was written long ago that the Christ must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day. With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me."
The "me" here has to be the God referred to in Psalm 79 for there can be only one Savior.
Too. it is written that Jesus (Christ) would be in the grave three days and three nights in the book of Jonah. Jonah 1-17 says, "Now the Lord had arranged a great fish to swollow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights." Jonah was a type for Christ. His story shows us how Jesus would give his life for our sins, just as Jonah gave his life for his sin (Jonah said that he called to God from the world of the dead.). This is what Jesus was talking about.
The bottom line is, Jesus and the God the Psalms talk about are the same!
We see further parallels with verse 10 and the passage in Revelation 6:10 on "how long"? Verse 11 seems to indicate the prisoners being released as some other prophetic verses state such as Isaiah 51:14. And verse 12 shows with the "sevenfold" rendering as similar to the sevenfold series of judgments in Revelation; references in Deuteronomy and other scriptures about sevenfold judgments.
Finally; the last verse shows how the "sheep of thy pasture" will give thanks forever and to all generations. That could certainly be a Millennial reference.
There are many prophecies which make Asaph in that catagory. We see that he led song and apparently lived a long life. We do well to look at the song of Miriam in Exodus 15:20-21 to see how powerful worship and song is related to many victories of God.
Didn't Jesus say this in Luke 24:44-48: "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by ... the Psalms must all come true. ... Yes, it was written long ago that the Christ must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day. With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me."
The "me" here has to be the God referred to in Psalm 79 for there can be only one Savior.
Too. it is written that Jesus (Christ) would be in the grave three days and three nights in the book of Jonah. Jonah 1-17 says, "Now the Lord had arranged a great fish to swollow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights." Jonah was a type for Christ. His story shows us how Jesus would give his life for our sins, just as Jonah gave his life for his sin (Jonah said that he called to God from the world of the dead.). This is what Jesus was talking about.
The bottom line is, Jesus and the God the Psalms talk about are the same!
God help us to understand!
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