A Psalm 46: Hope in Trouble.
❖ What events does Psalm 46 predict? How do they relate to the prophecies of Revelation 6:14 or 2 Peter
3:12? How will they affect me?
— What is happening on the Earth? It is shaken; the mountains are removed; the waters roar; the
nations roar.
— What does God do? He protects and strengthens us; He helps us in trouble and gives us joy; He
melts the earth; He is our refuge; He makes wars cease; He is exalted and lifted up among the
nations.
— What do I do? Not to fear; to see God's works; to be still and know God; to take refuge in God.
❖ In just one verse, verse 6 (NIV), Psalm 46 describes what the end of the known world will be like:
— Nations are in uproar. Because of the ongoing natural and political disturbances, governments will
unite under a common body (the image of the Beast) seeking desperate solutions. This will
negatively affect God's people, who will be persecuted as the cause of these disorders.
— Kingdoms fall. The last plagues will ravage and shake the nations, which will turn against one
another (Rev. 17:16).
— God lifts his voice. Jesus, “with a shout […] and with the trumpet of God” will come to end the
history of the nations (1 Thess. 4:16).
— The earth will melts. As Jeremiah indicates, the land will be desolate and empty (Jer. 4:23-26).
B Psalm 47: The Final Victory.
❖ Setting foot in a place was in ancient times a way of representing the right to possession of the territory
(Dt. 11:24), something similar to what is done now by planting or raising a specific flag in a place.
❖ When Satan stood before God and said he had come “From roaming throughout the earth, going back
and forth on its” (Job 1:7), he was manifesting his ownership of our planet.
❖ The day will come when the property he usurped will be restored to its rightful owner. But it will not be
at the Second Coming, when Jesus will not touch the earth with his foot, but rather we will ascend to
Him (1 Thess. 4:16-17).
❖ It will be after the Millennium, when Jesus will touch the ground with his foot, making room to house the
New Jerusalem – in the presence of his enemies – and defeating them definitively (Zech. 14:4-5; Rev.
20:7-9).
C Psalm 75: The End of Sin.
❖ Psalm 75 sounds very similar to the third angel's message, where the wicked must drink from the cup
of God's wrath (Ps. 75:8; Rev. 14:9-10).
❖ When will this happen? After the final judgment, when all the wicked will be destroyed in the lake of fire,
which is the second death (Ps. 75:2, 7; Rev. 20:11-15).
❖ The crucial point that determines the destiny of individuals and nations is pride (Ps. 75:4-5). The pride
of leaders, seeking to maintain and increase their power; and the pride of individuals, which leads them
to stubbornly reject God and exalt themselves (and their most vile sins, which they proudly proclaim).
❖ But for the humble who submit to God, the future will be very different, for we will be exalted by God
before all the universe (Ps. 75:10; James 4:10).
D Psalm 67: Our Task Today.
❖ Revelation tells us of a day when the glory of God will shine so brightly that we will not need the light of
the sun (Rev. 22:5).
❖ Psalm 67:1 seems to anticipate that moment, asking God to “make his face shine on us.” This idea is
also present in the priestly blessing (Numbers 6:25).
❖ Only Christ's death on the cross makes it possible for God's face to shine upon us. It is evident that this
will only fully occur when we are with Him. But can God's face shine upon us now?
❖ Yes! But He doesn't do it just to make us happy and encouraged. God's face shines upon us so that we
may reflect His glory for the benefit of others, so that the world may know God and praise Him
(Ps. 67:3-7).
