Who is this King of glory? The LORD
strong and mighty, The LORD Mighty in Battle.
Psalm 24:8
Bible scholars consider Psalms 22-24 a Messianic trilogy. Psalm 22 presents the agony and death of God’s Suffering Servant, while Psalm 23 shows the love and care of the Good Shepherd right now during the church age. Then comes Psalm 24, showcasing the King of Glory sitting on the throne of David during the Millennial Kingdom. Even the Jewish sages during the time of Christ regarded this Psalm as referring to the Messiah.
The reason for starting this way is because some theologians and groups deny that the above title does or could ever belong to Jesus. This brand of Christianity is so opposed to war and violence that absolutely nothing could ever justify it. Maybe they’d concede that the title above belongs to the God of the Old Testament, but never to their “Sweet Savior meek and mild, wouldn’t hurt a little child.” Sorry, folks; the title is Christ’s! He is the LORD Mighty in Battle.
In Revelation 19, there is a long description of how Christ will come on a white horse leading the whole host of warrior angels to judge and make war on earth “in righteousness” (verse 11). The focus is on Satan and the Beast with his a huge army; they will be obliterated. On that day, good will overcome evil, and the justice of God will be evident.
Reality check – there are a lot of evil, rotten, no good, nasty bad guys out there that would kill you as soon as look at you. They don’t need much of a reason. You’re a Christian; you’re an American; you have more money than them; or they just don’t like you. They are God-haters who are waging war on Christ and His Church.
In times like these, we need to believe in and pray to the LORD Mighty in Battle.
July 23
