by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth. The LORD has sworn and will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.’ The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; therefore He shall lift up the head<\/em>” (Psalms 110:1-7 NKJV).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The words of David here are quite remarkable. He speaks of “the Lord” and also of “My Lord”. That is two beings he ranks above himself. The Lord says to David’s Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies your footstool<\/em>,” and then calls Him a “priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.<\/em>“<\/p>\n
He would “rule” as “Lord” from the “womb of the morning.<\/em>” That could be a reference to the morning that had enclosed Him in the tomb, and like a baby coming out of the womb, the morning to Jesus was like that, and His resurrection was His first moment of “rule.” He conquered death and brought new life for the rest of us. His resurrection proved His credentials to overpower death for us, both spiritual death or separation from God, and physical death.\u00a0He established that He can be a “Priest forever.<\/em>“<\/p>\n
So, David was actually calling Jesus his Lord. On Pentecost, after Jesus’ death and resurrection, Peter openly declared that “this Jesus whom you crucified is now both Lord and Christ<\/em>” (Acts 2:36-41), and remission of sins (what Priests offer through sacrifices) was provided in Jesus’ name. His offering, Priesthood, Lordship, and Kingship were established that day for about 3000 souls. That morning of Jesus coming forth from the tomb was the womb from which new life sprang for Him and for all of us. This was indeed one of “the glories that followed<\/em>” His suffering.<\/p>\n
The church of Christ began in glorious celebration of the things Jesus fulfilled in His death and resurrection.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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