Sermon Tone Analysis

Scripture

Revelation 5:1-10.

Jesus will unfold history to its logical end!

Story

In the turbulent days of the French Revolution, a political revolutionary stormed the Bastille (bas-tee-yuh) in Paris, seeking to remove every vestige of law and order from the eyes of his countrymen.

He scaled the Cathedral of Notre Dame and tore down the cross from atop its spire, dashing it into pieces on the ground below.

The cross, representing the authority of God, lay demolished on the ground for everyone to see.

Turning to a poor peasant, the revolter boasted, “We are going to pull down all that reminds you of God!”

But from the crowd came the challenging reply, “Citizen, then you might as well pull down the stars themselves!”

Setting/Context of Psalms 2.

The ongoing rebellion of a lost world against God is the setting of Psalms 2. David being the author.

The Psalms looks ahead to the future when Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ will appear on the stage in human history.

An assault on God ultimately is an assault on Christ who is God’s King whom will reign with great authority over the earth, yet all attempts will end in failure.

Summary of Psalms 2.

God himself has established His Son Jesus Christ the Lord as the ruling authority over all, in spite of the repeated attempts of man, who constantly resists God’s kingdom, God invites these sinners to come and embrace Christ now before it is too late.

Searching Question within Psalms 2.

Seeing the obvious opposition to God which exists in our culture, what is to be the Christians response to this?

The cause of Christ appears to be loosing ground rather than gaining ground, things are not so obvious.

Living in a world that openly opposes God in big and small ways, what should be the Christians and the Churches attitude?

Do you ever wonder is God going to do anything about it?

Our approach, attitude, and our assessment cannot and must not be left to speculation, but rest upon certainties.

Not fictitious solutions, but factual absolutes.

God has powerfully and decisively set Jesus on the throne to ultimately end all of the world’s open and foolish attempts at coming against God.

God has never permitted it, and He will not permit it to go on now or forever.

The contrast, the division, the two groups that make up the world continues to be the focus of Psalms 2; the righteous and the wicked.

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the Man!

And Psalms 2:12 Blessed are all!

These book ends signify a continual topic of discussion and should be red together.

Psalms 1:1 the counsel of the wicked, the way of sinners, and the seat of scoffers, in Psalms 2 come into a more detailed focus.

It goes more deeper than mere following the crowd in a sinful lifestyle, it is an all out assault on God.

Scheme of Psalms 2.

To convince us how foolish and futile it is to fight against God.

For Christians, this is a message of hope and encouragement.

The world is lined up against God, every person must decide to bend the knee to Christ, honor Him, embrace Him, and side with Him.

Supposition of Psalms 2.

Four voices are heard in Psalms 2; 1.)

The voice of world.

2.) The voice of God.

3.) The voice of Christ.

4.) The voice of the Spirit.

Study Outline to Psalms 2.

I.

A Seditious Society: Rebellion/Revolt, Psalms 2:1-3.

The human race is united in its rebellion against God’s rule, a revolt that was climaxed at Christ’s first coming, and will culminate at His second coming when all stupid attempts of man to eradicate God will not end well at all for the rioting mobs of our world.

Perplexing question, Psalms 2:1.

Creation has taken up arms against its Creator.

What foolishness, yet what confusion; Why?

What has God done, what has Jesus done, that each deserves such animosity, anger, antagonism, such arrogance.

The Psalmist is furious over the open attack coming against His God!

Premeditated crime against God.

A crime of purpose, Psalms 1:1.

“Plot,” or “imagine,” (KJV) same word as in Psalms 1:2, the godly man meditates on the things of God, the ungodly or godless nations and people think of ways to get rid of God.

Psalms 2:3 “3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.”

Politicians, people, the popular votes and propaganda.

This is a grassroots movement.

With so many differences which exist in the world; political differences, religious differences, social differences, moral differences, they are united on one thing, everything that has to do with God, they want it gone!

“Set,” literally means, “to take one’s stand,” the nations, their leaders, the common people have taken a position against God, they’ve had enough they want God gone!

Permitted to do what they want, when they want, how they want.

New morality, which openly opposes God’s moral standard.

Atheistic propaganda flooding the media and social media, if societal and culture acceptance, majority rules; desensitizing through media sources, pumping into our homes as if it is “normal”, never showing the underlying dangers.

Atheistic communism, humanism, secularism.

Godless ideologies and theories.

They hate God, they hate His truth, they hate Jesus, they hate God’s people, they want the restraints imposed by God and His truth, removed, moral and ethical parameters, erased.

Aggravated infuriating to the fallen nature of humanity.

IT’S A WORLD AGAINST GOD!

Promised lie of Satan.

II.

Scoffing Sovereign: Reaction, Psalms 2:4-6.

God remains the unrivaled sovereign, without being affected by the foolish and sinful revolt against heaven.

God laughs at man’s ridiculous attempt to stop God and His divine purpose.

Calm reaction to the world’s efforts to eradicate God, Psalms 2:4, “sits,” God is not intimidated by the threats.

He is composed in spite of humanities conspiring.

God is unrivaled, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled.

God is supreme, unbeaten, unmoved.

Contempt of God, Psalms 2:4.

He laughs (Only place in Bible that speaks of God laughing), not a laughter of humor, but scoffs, mocks, to think that puny people can shake a finger or even their fist of fury in God’s face threatening Him with extinction, thinking God will be unnerved, shaken off His throne.

Change of attitude, Psalms 2:5.

God is annoyed, irritated.

Laughter is turned to anger.

God no longer sits in silence but speaks.

God will have the last word.

Holiness is now moved to judgment, God is infuriated, indignant,

Hebrews 12:19 “19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;”

Psalms 5:5 “5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.”

Psalms 7:11 “11 God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.”

Psalms 2:6 “6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.”

Confident declaration, Psalms 2:6.

The nations and people’s hope to eliminate every trace of God from existence, God speaks with undaunted confidence, “Yet!” (KJV) In spite of this foolish attempt, God has settled the matter.

God has done what humanity wishes would never happen.

With all the planning, politicizing, plotting, poling, proposals, God has settled the matter, Psalms 119:89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

The people are infuriated, nations disconcerted, those in leadership stressed , God has already accomplished their worst nightmare, what they hoped would never happen, has.

Jesus is forever in control, and not one person can change this.

Psalms 2:6 Christ is on the throne!

Man cannot vote Him off, run Him off, pressure Him off, scare Him off, it is settled!

Christ will be King, the only Potentate!

God is not intimidated, Jesus is there to stay! God has the last laugh and God has the last word.

Man says, “this is what I’m going to do!” God speaks up, “This is what I have already done!”

Their greatest fears become a reality,

III.

Sovereign Son: Ruling, Psalms 2:7-9.