Hey, good evening, everybody. Tonight we're going to be in Psalm 110. Psalm 110. This psalm is quoted several times in the New Testament, and this psalm really gives us a different perspective on the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that generally in the world at large, When people think about Christ, they think about, well, I guess, as it's been said, gentle Jesus, meek and mild. They think of the one born in the manger and the one that went about healing people. And he said, come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and you'll find rest unto your souls, for I am meek and lowly in heart. And so that was his perspective and that was his presentation of himself when he was here. But the scripture tells us a couple of times, both in Psalms and in Proverbs, before honor is humility. before honor is humility. And so when Christ came the first time, he came in humility. But this particular psalm, this particular psalm focuses on the other side. This particular psalm focuses on the honor and the honor that Christ is due. So I'd like to ask us to begin by going to Matthew, the book of Matthew chapter 22, Matthew chapter 22 and We're going to look at verse 43, Matthew 22, 43. Jesus said this. He saith to them, how then does David in the spirit call him Lord, saying, the Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. David in the spirit said, Lord, the Lord said unto my Lord. So it's clear this is a Psalm of David, a Psalm of David. It even tells us that right there, doesn't it? At the beginning of the Psalm, Psalm 110. It says a Psalm of David. So let's have a word of prayer and we will look into this. Dear Father, we do come before you tonight. Thank you, Father, for the wonderful scriptures that you have given to us. How marvelous, how wonderful they are, because they are beyond what a human being could compose, what a human being could even begin to imagine. Because what we see when we come to these Psalms are And when we come to the whole scriptures, we see your magnificent plan and how it all ties together from from the foundation of the world into eternity past and to eternity future. Father, we pray that that this evening, as we read this psalm, that your Holy Spirit would come and be our teacher and that Christ would receive all the honor and glory this evening. And we ask it in Jesus's name and for his sake. Amen. Well, I'd like to break down this psalm. First of all, let's just read it and then we'll go and we'll take the component parts of it. a Psalm of David. And of course, I think it's important for us just to pause for a moment and get beyond just the name there, David. Remember, David was of the tribe of Judah. He was a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite. He was the youngest of the sons, and he was a shepherd boy. And I know that we all know the story about how Samuel came and anointed him, and then David went out and defeated the giant Goliath who was intimidating the people of Israel. and David was chased around by King Saul for a number of years. Because Saul knew that eventually David would replace him as the king of Israel. And after Saul died, David did become the king. At first he became the king of Judah. He was king of Judah for seven years. And then the other tribes, after a lengthy civil war, came and anointed David also. So David was anointed by Samuel. He was anointed by the tribe of Judah. And then finally he was anointed by the whole nation of Israel to be king. So David definitely was the king of Israel. And the sweet psalmist of Israel, he's described in 2 Samuel 22. So he wrote these psalms. And whenever David was writing, oh, so many of the psalms are full of David's grief and outcry to the Lord and in his pain and difficulties. But other times we see psalms like this one, which are really Prophecy, it's really prophetic. David in the Spirit, David by the Holy Spirit was given revelation as to what God's plans were for the future, things that the Lord was going to do in the future. And that's what we have in this psalm. Let's read it. A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Pardon me. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning. Thou hast the due of thy youth. The Lord has sworn and will not repent. Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen. He shall fill the places with the dead bodies. He shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way. Therefore shall he lift up the head. Well, three major sections here. First of all, we see that David's Lord is a king. Verses 1, 2, and 3, David's Lord is a king. Verse 4, David's Lord is a priest. And then finally, verses five through seven, David's Lord is victorious. David's Lord is victorious. So let's jump in here. First thing, the Lord said unto my Lord. Three people are in that first clause, the Lord said unto my Lord. So I want you to notice, first we have the Lord and notice the all caps there, right? all caps and that's the Hebrew word Yehoah and I know people it's funny it's kind of people have kind of go off the deep end on this you know say do you say Yahweh you say Yehoah is it Jehovah or what is it? Well, probably just saying Lord is adequate. And the reason I say that is that if you go over to the book of Acts chapter 2 verse 32, which we're going to do in just a few moments. We have this verse in the New Testament, and it was written in Greek. And the first Lord, which is clearly the all caps, this is the name of God, comes over into the Greek as Kyrios. which is the word for Lord. And then it goes on to say, the Lord said unto my Lord, and there it is again, kurios. So the writers of the New Testament didn't make a big deal out of using the term Jehovah, Yahweh, or whatever. They just called it Lord. And so that'll be adequate. But there's a very interesting study, but for the sake of time, we're not gonna get into that right now. But sufficient to say the all caps Lord is a reference to the determination of the Godhead. and with the Father as the ultimate authority of that Godhead, the Lord. Well, the Lord said unto my Lord. Okay, so we have the Godhead here represented by the term Lord. The Lord said unto my Lord. Okay, who's my? That's David, isn't it? So we have three people here. We have David, we have David's Lord, and then we have the Lord. Got it? So David is acknowledging that David had a Lord. David is acknowledging that there was a being that was in between David and God. There was a being in between David and God, and David called this being Lord. Okay, that's crucial, isn't it? Okay, so who was that Lord? Who was that Lord? Is it talking about some other king that has authority over David? Was David subservient to an earthly emperor, you know, Asher, Banner, Bale, or one of those guys, you know, Pharaoh or somebody? No, there was no king. There was no authority over David. The highest authority in David's day, in David's realm, was David himself. There was no human being that had authority over David. David is talking about someone else in this psalm. David recognizes that there is a being between the Lord God and David, and he calls that being, my Lord, Adonai, my Lord. The Lord said unto David, I'm sorry, the Lord said unto my Lord, now here's what the Lord said, sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. David's Lord is going to rule. David's Lord is going to rule. David's Lord is the king. So let's go ahead, well, let's continue on here. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion, rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Let's go ahead and identify who this Lord is, shall we? Let's go back to Matthew chapter 22. Who is this Lord of David that this Psalm is about? Matthew chapter 22, verse 41 through 46 gives us a clue as to who that is. Matthew chapter 22, verse 41. Oh no, I wrote down the wrong verse. Okay, we'll locate it here. Oh, let's see, it would help if I actually made it to the book of Matthew. Okay, here we go. Okay, Matthew 22, excuse me. Matthew 22, verse 41. When the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them saying, what think ye of Messiah? What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, the son of David. He saith unto them, how then doth David in spirit call him Lord? saying, the Lord said unto my Lord, sit down on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool. If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word. Neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. Yeah, so this, of course, Jesus is the Christ. And Jesus knew this passage in Psalm 110 was talking about himself. Jesus was talking about himself. But also come with me to further identify. Let's go to Acts chapter 2. Acts chapter 2 verse 34. The Apostle Peter quotes this passage in reference to Christ, but in a specific way. Because in Matthew 22, we see that the identity of David's Lord is Jesus himself. But when we come to Acts chapter 2, verse 34, the Apostle Peter points out, well, let's see what Peter points out here. Acts chapter 2. And he says in verse 34, David is not ascended into the heavens, but he saith himself, the Lord said unto my Lord, sit down on my right hand until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore, that all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made this same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. both Lord and Christ. And also, Peter points out here that when the Psalm 110 says, the Lord said, sit down on my right hand, that was fulfilled when Jesus ascended into heaven after his resurrection. So according to the Apostle Peter there, Psalm 110 is actually looking forward to the resurrection and ascension of Christ into heaven whenever Jesus sat at the right hand of the Father. But I'd like for us also to see for further instruction on this, let's go to Psalm number two. In Psalm number two, because we're going to see the same person referred to in Psalm number two as the one that's going to rule. Psalm two, let's begin there in verse one. Why do the heathen rage? Okay, the heathen, of course, is the nations, the Gentiles. Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves. The rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed, against his Messiah, his Christ, saying, let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us. You see, the heathen, the people of the earth, the kings of the earth and all of those with them, don't want to be under the dominion of God. They don't want to be under the dominion of Christ. They're in rebellion. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath and vex them in his sword as pleasure. Here's what he says. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. And then here's what here's what the king says. I will declare the decree. The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son. This day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. So this is talking about the same person that Psalm 110 is talking about, isn't it? And talking about his rule over the nations and how he rules them with the rod of iron. And then Psalm 2 ends with this exhortation. Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings, you kings, you that set yourselves against the Lord and against his Christ, be wise. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth, serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him." Well, let's continue. So David's king is the one who rules. He rules in the midst of his enemies, and it points out here, the Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion. See, it's Psalm number two, said, yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. So this is talking about the one that's going to rule from Zion, and he's going to rule over all the nations. Verse three, interesting scripture here, isn't it? Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning. So whenever this king comes into his power, whenever he comes to rule, his people will be willing in the day of his power. His people will be willing in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning. and the willingness of the Lord's people is based on the fact that he has changed them. He has changed them. Philippians chapter 3 verse 20 says, our conversation citizenship, our conversation is in heaven. From whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself." We're looking for the Savior, aren't we? And when the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ comes, he is going to change our vile body and it will be made like his glorious body. It's gonna be without sin. It's gonna be without sin. You know, the way it is right now, the Lord's people, we are willing to serve him. We have experienced repentance and have experienced a new birth, but we struggle against sin day by day, don't we? Romans chapter 7, I find then a law that when I would do good, evil is present with me. But in the day that the Lord comes in power to rule on the earth, he's going to change his people and they'll be willing. And then it says here, thou has the do of thy youth. Yeah, David's Lord has the do of his youth. He will never grow old and he will never die. He lives forever. And that brings us into verse four. Let's take a look here at verse four now. David's Lord, who is the son of David, who is the Christ, who is the Messiah, is going to rule the earth. Verse four. The Lord hath sworn and will not repent. I think that's noteworthy. In verse one of this scripture, it says, the Lord said unto my Lord. In verse four, it says, the Lord has sworn and will not repent. And then in verse five, it says, the Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings. So here we are in verse four. The Lord has sworn and will not repent. Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek. Let's take a quick look at this Melchizedek in Genesis chapter 14. Genesis chapter 14, a remarkable chapter. Abraham, of course the Lord called him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees to go to the land that God was going to show him. He took him down to the land of Canaan. And Abraham and Lot, his nephew, separated from one another. And so they were separated from one another, and then A war came to the land of Canaan, and Lot was taken captive. hearing that Lot was taken captive, raised up an army of his servants and went and fought against those kings and rescued Lot and rescued all the other people from the neighborhood there that they had taken captive. And so they're returning victoriously home, having defeated their enemies, and somebody comes out to meet Abraham in victory. And it says here in verse 18, Genesis chapter 14, verse 18. And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, and he was the priest of the Most High God. And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth, and blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. And that's all we know. Melchizedek just appeared on the scene, the priest of the Most High God, and blessed Abraham there. And the book of Hebrews gives us, explains the identity of this guy, Hebrews chapter 7. Let's go over there. Let's go to Hebrews 7 and see what Hebrews 7 tells us about this Melchizedek. Hebrews chapter 7, verses 1, 2, and 3. This Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first, being by interpretation king of righteousness, that's what his name, Melchizedek, means. It means the king of righteousness. And after that, King of Salem, which is King of Peace, without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually. Now let's go back to our passage in Psalm 110. So he tells us, the Lord has sworn, and here's the Lord, the Godhead, the plan of the Godhead, talking to David's Lord, who we know now is Jesus Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ, the one who's between. God and David. Now we're being told that David's Lord is a priest. He is an intercessor between God and men. And we're told here, the Lord hath sworn and will not repent. So this is an unshakable, unchangeable arrangement. You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. So that means that the Levitical priesthood that was operating in the days of David was now passé. Its days were numbered. There's another priest. There's another priest that's going to replace them. Let's go back to Hebrews chapter 7 and look at verses 11 through 16. It says, if perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for under it the people received the law, what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. For he of whom these things are spoken, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. He of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah. of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood. And yet it is far more evident for that after the similitude of Melchizedek, there arises another priest who is made not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." So David's son, one of David's descendants, is to be that priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. And of course, David was from the tribe of Judah, and David's descendants were of the tribe of Judah. And that's why if Christ were going to become a priest, he had to be of a different tribe, because he needed to be a priest of a tribe that was not a tribe of Levi. There was already the priesthood of Levi, and that was marred by sin and the death of the priest. But God wants there to be a priest who has the power of an endless life so he can save to the uttermost or save for eternity those who come to God through him. And David's Lord, his son, Jesus Christ, is that one. Is he your priest? Do you think that you can just approach God and be acceptable to God on your own merit? without an intercessor, without one to offer a sacrifice on your behalf? Well, if you're thinking that, you're mistaken, because the scripture tells us that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. If you sin one time, if you sin one time, you better have an intercessor when you go before God, because that sin must be punished under the judgment of God. And if God judges you for your sin, then you or I or any of us would have to go and spend eternity in God's jail, the lake of fire, paying the penalty for that sin. And so if we've sinned, we need the great high priest. We need a priest that lives forever to make intercession for us. We need a priest that can offer a sacrifice that will satisfy the justice of God. And that one is coming through David, the son of David, Melchizedek. But I want you to notice something. Come with me to the book of Zechariah, because Zechariah touches on this same prophecy. He doesn't name Melchizedek, but he mentions the situation. Zechariah chapter six. Okay, some of us have to go through the song, don't we? Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea. Okay, so we're going through Zechariah, the next to the last book in the Old Testament. Zechariah chapter six. Look what the Lord told Zechariah to do here in Zechariah chapter six, verse nine. The word of the Lord came unto me, that is unto Zechariah saying, take of them of the captivity. Okay, so Zechariah was one of the people that had been in Babylon and he was among those that had returned to the land of Israel from Babylon whenever the door was opened up for them to return. And the Lord told Zechariah, take of them of the captivity, even Heldi, and Tobijah, and Judiah, which are come from Babylon. And come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah. Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua, the son of Josedek, the high priest. So Zechariah is supposed to go to a specific place and put crowns on the head of the high priest, Joshua. And he mentions Joshua elsewhere in this book. Speak unto him saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts. Just speak at the Lord of hosts saying, behold the man whose name is the branch. And this one called the branch is told about in the book of Jeremiah also. Behold the man whose name is the branch. He shall grow up out of his place and he shall build the temple of the Lord. So what we have here with Joshua, the priest at that time, is that Zechariah is putting crowns on him and setting Zechariah up there as a visual aid. I mean Joshua. Joshua the priest is standing here. He's the priest, but he's been given crowns to show that he rules. In other words, he's a combination of a king and priest, but it's not Joshua. It's the one who's called the branch that's going to fulfill that. Let's continue on. Even he shall build the temple of the Lord and he shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne, and he shall be a priest upon his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both." That is, between the priesthood and the rule between the king. So we have the kingly priest there, and that's what we have in Melchizedek. Melchizedek was the priest of the Most High God and the king of Salem. We've put the king and the priest together in one person. And we saw that in Melchizedek, and we saw a picture of it there with the priest Joshua, and that was a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. I want to ask you to come with me to 1 Samuel chapter 17. First Chronicles 17, where the Lord talks to David about this. After David had established his kingdom, the Lord sent Nathan to give David a message, and this is what he told him in chapter 17. It's the whole chapter really, but we're going to focus on verses 7 through 14. First Chronicles 17.7. Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee, now catch this, this is a message from God to David, right? David had this message from the Lord about something that God had planned for one of David's descendants. I took thee from the sheep coat, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth." And of course, that's a reference to the fact that David was the highest authority. There was no king greater than David. Also, I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more. Neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more as at the beginning. Well, it's quite obvious this scripture has not been fulfilled. Because the children of wickedness are wasting them even today. Even today, I was watching a news report today of a man that was giving a report in the city of Ashkelon. And while he was giving the report, suddenly the rockets came in and started exploding over his head. So what's going on over there is still going on. The war is still going on. So all that to say, this scripture has not yet been fulfilled. Verse 10, and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, moreover, I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore, I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house. So the Lord is going to build David a house. And of course, not just a house, but a whole dynasty. The Lord is going to build David. Verse 11, And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired, that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom, and he shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne. And I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee. But I will settle him in mine house, in mine house." And that's the house of God, isn't it? the temple, priesthood. I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forevermore." According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Well, we're just about done, but we're out of time. Just about done, but we're out of time. And I really want to take a good look at these last verses of this psalm, because the final verses of this psalm, 110 verses 5 through 7, really emphasize the fact that David's Lord is, not only is he king and not only is he priest, but he's victorious. He's victorious. He's going to completely wipe out. his enemies. And you know, I think that's that's so critical. So critical everyone has to answer to the Lord Jesus Christ. Whether whether we're going to yield to him as the king and receive him as our priest, our intercessor to make us acceptable to God. If we do that, then he will give us eternal life and he and we have life in him through eternity. But if we turn from him, He will be the one to judge. He will be the one to judge. And we'll take a look at that next time we get together on Wednesday night. We'll finish up. We'll finish up this psalm then. But the question that I need to ask you is, where do you stand with the Lord Jesus Christ tonight? You know, it's possible to be to be in church and hear all of these things and to think, well, I'm in church, you know, I'm doing I'm doing pretty good because I'm in church. Hey, just because a mouse is in a cookie jar doesn't make it a cookie. You know, just because we're here in church doesn't mean that everything is right between us and God. And the message this evening is we have a wonderful Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is wonderful because his love drove him to leave the courts of heaven and come down to earth, to be tortured to death on a cross and to pay the infinite penalty just for you and just for me so that we could be forgiven and have peace with God. So please don't turn away from that. Don't turn away from him.