When you listen to the news, sometimes it seems like the world has gone

insane. It doesn't seem to make sense. It doesn't make sense because ther

are forces in operation outside of what we immediately see. Not only the Great

I AM, the truine God, and his angels, but also those who rebelled against him

(Rev 12:7-12, Isaiah 14:12) and Paul explains this clearly in Ephesians 6:11-12

where he states the real enemy is evil in three areas: evil rules and authorities

of the unseen world, powers in our world, and evil spirits in heavenly places.

We can see an explanation for the exponential rise in Antisemitism we are

seeing today and the bitter fight over the city of Jerusalem. It is because God

has chosen Zion as his city (v13) and has made an eternal covenant with David

and his descendants (v11, 2 Chronicles 13:5, Number 18:19, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah

16:5, Isaiah 55:3, Ezekiel 34:23-25, John 7:42, Luke 1:32-33, Romans 11:2)

Jesus won the victory at the cross, but the story isn't over and won't be until the

veil is removed from the eyes of the Jewish people (Romans 11:7-10, Isaiah

29:10, Deut 29:4) and they corporately acknowledge him as Lord and Savior,

ushering in his return (Matthew 23:39, Luke 13:35, Zechariah 12:10, Romans

11:11-12)

It is event that the forces of evil are working against. If there are no

descendants of David in Jerusalem for this spirit of grace and supplication to

be poured out on (Zech 12:10,) no Israel to say to the one who was pierced,

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD," (Luke 13:35, Matthew

23:39,) then God's Word is broken and Satan wins.

Let us join with Jesus and the prophets who confidently proclaim, "Your Word,

Lord, will never fail." (Matthew 24:35, Isaiah 55:11, Psalm 119: 81:82)

Psalms 32 and Psalm 82 are both proclamations that the LORD alone is

righteous, and all who oppose him will fail. Psalm 82 is a judgment against the

evil spiritual rulers/principalities mentioned in Ephesians 6:12. Psalm 32 is

David's acknowledgement of the innate wickedness of man, that we are utterly

without hope of righteousness without God as Redeemer and Savior. It also

acknowledges the need for repentance and confession as a requirement for

forgiveness and remission of sin. This is reiterated by John in 1 John 1:9 and

Jesus himself when he said, "I have come for those who know they need a

Savior." (Mark 2:17, Matthew 9:12, Luke 5:31-32, 1 Timothy 1:15, Isaiah 1:18)

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