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The Close of the Age and Psalm 2

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The Close of the Age and Psalm 2
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This sermon by Bill Teubl focuses on the close of the age and the return of Christ, using Psalm 2 as a foundational text. He explains that while many biblical passages discuss the end times, the core certainties are Jesus’s return, reign, and final judgment. The message applies Psalm 2’s principles to current global conflicts, emphasizing that God’s ultimate response to rebellious nations is to establish His Son as King.

  • [00:00:00] Bill introduces the sermon by stating he will discuss the close of the age, beginning with a reading of Psalm 2.
  • [00:01:42] He shares that prayer for the Middle East conflict is personal due to family connections there.
  • [00:02:25] Bill lists key biblical passages about the close of the age: Daniel 7-12, Isaiah 60 onward, Ezekiel 38-39, Matthew 24-25 (the Olivet Discourse), sections in 2 Timothy, and the Book of Revelation.
  • [00:05:52] He notes that some prophecies will only become clear at the end of the age, as stated in Daniel, and we should rest in that.
  • [00:06:57] The first and most certain point is that Jesus will return, with the same certainty as His first coming.
  • [00:09:06] After His return, Jesus will reign on earth, bringing justice for a period (understood as a thousand years), followed by a final conflict, judgment, and a new heaven and earth.
  • [00:09:57] He distinguishes between the judgment on individuals (based on their response to the light of Christ, from John 3) and the judgment on nations.
  • [00:12:37] The sermon shifts to an exposition of Psalm 2, focusing on how God deals with nations.
  • [00:13:00] Psalm 2:1 describes the current age as one where nations rage and plot in vain, leading to confusion and conflict.
  • [00:15:52] The root of this conflict is rulers taking counsel against the Lord and His Anointed (Christ), seeking to break free from their obligation to God (Psalm 2:2-3).
  • [00:22:30] God’s response to this rebellion is to laugh in derision (Psalm 2:4) and then to speak in wrath (Psalm 2:5).
  • [00:23:39] Bill reflects that current suffering in conflicts is only a small picture of God’s coming wrath.
  • [00:26:19] God’s primary solution is to set His King, Jesus, on Zion (Psalm 2:6).
  • [00:27:56] The Father gives the nations to the Son as His inheritance (Psalm 2:7-8).
  • [00:29:10] The Son will break the rebellious nations with a rod of iron (Psalm 2:9).
  • [00:29:52] Bill illustrates this “breaking” using Gideon’s story: smashing jars to let light shine and blowing trumpets for victory.
  • [00:31:46] He interprets this as Jesus smashing powers that suppress the gospel’s light (like radical Islam) and giving the church a trumpet to blow.
  • [00:35:27] The trumpet’s message to rulers is to be wise, serve the Lord with fear, rejoice with trembling, and “kiss the son” (Psalm 2:10-12).
  • [00:36:51] “Kiss the son” means to embrace the reconciliation where righteousness and peace meet through faith in Christ.
  • [00:37:40] Our prayer should be for nations to serve, rejoice in, and kiss the Son, taking refuge in Him to be blessed (Psalm 2:12).
  • [00:38:54] Believers should pray for shaking nations, like those in the Middle East, to have an opportunity to embrace Christ’s lordship.
  • [00:39:29] He gives an example of revival in a Guatemalan town where the gospel transformed society, as a foretaste of Christ’s reign.

Scripture References

  • Psalm 2
  • Daniel 7-12
  • Isaiah 60
  • Ezekiel 38-39
  • Matthew 24-25
  • John 3
  • John 10
  • Romans 1
  • Romans 5:1
  • 1 Corinthians 15
  • Psalm 86

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