I’ve heard people ask “what is the most important chapter in the Bible?” My answer to that question is without a doubt Psalm 22. The reason is it brings the Old Testament and New Testament together. It proves Jesus was the Christ, and everything that is written about those with faith along with it.
Jesus on the cross said “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” That is supposed to make you ask “why wasn’t that a sin?” Don’t let traditional teachers tell you Jesus didn’t have the ability to sin, because that’s nowhere near true. Remember Jesus in Matt.4 went to the desert specifically to be tempted by Satan. If he couldn’t sin, what would be the temptation? Satan also knew very well who Jesus was. He did offer Jesus all of the kingdoms of the world if he’d bow to him. Jesus didn’t sin, therefore he didn’t fail. So why wasn’t that a sin on the cross? Maybe he wasn’t speaking to God at all. Don’t shortchange what our Messiah went through in keeping his life pristinely free from sin by thinking he wasn’t able to sin.
Psalm 22 begins by saying “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” When were the psalms written? They were written around 1000BC by King David. As you read on through Psalm 22, you’ll get to verse 16. It says “For dogs have compassed me; the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.” How did Jesus die? He was crucified. He had his hands and feet pierced. This was written a thousand years before it happened. It also explains in that psalm that he would have his garments lotted upon, just like what is written in the gospels. The Jews knew nothing of crucifixion until the Romans came in 76BC. This was written 900 years before that.
Jesus was speaking to us on the cross, not to God. He was saying that Psalm 22 is being fulfilled, proving he indeed was the Messiah. All by the simple words he said on the cross. The genius of Psalm 22 is that it was destined to be repeated on the cross by Jesus, and that would hopefully then make you ask why that wasn’t a sin. This is the answer.
This is one of those things it only takes willing eyes and ears to acknowledge to be true. One must be a good student in order to find it on your own, due to the spirit of slumber given to all outside the election of grace. This psalm is the greatest example of the spirit of slumber I can point to. Most people cannot put Psalm 22 with what Jesus said on the cross on their own, and many when seeing the two won’t accept that they are connected due to their allegiance to personal, traditional, and denominational doctrine keeping them blind to the simple truth. Most people when this is pointed out to them should be able to see there’s no way Psalm 22 isn’t about the Christ in his last moments. God put the spirit of slumber upon nearly all, but men put on their own additional slumber with their personal blindness. Because of these things, Psalm 22 isn’t common knowledge Christian teaching as being a prophecy about Christ’s last moments. One additional point to prove about the spirit of slumber is what the next psalm is. The next psalm is the most popular psalm of them all – Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd”. Psalm 23 being right there should be a beacon for anyone reading any psalm anywhere near it, thus connecting it to Jesus saying on the cross “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” It’s been there the whole time. I now introduce you to the spirit of slumber with Psalm 22 being its evidence.
Very interesting. You may also consider that Jesus was once again being tested on cross. When one is tested they do not get outside help but rather have to make decisions that reflect their heart. You may want to take a look at the following blog page for more into on this subject. http://possessthevision.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/the-last-temptation-of-jesus-2/
God bless,
Joe Gordon
Comment by joegordon — September 18, 2009 @ 11:47 AM |
I don’t think so. I think his last test was when he was asking God to let this cup pass from him, but only if it’s His will and not Jesus’. As he told the disciples right when he was captured, he could have called on a legion of angels to help him. I do believe that he was tested all his life, as we all are. Was he tested on the cross more than at other times? I’m sure he was, but that wasn’t why he said “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” For ANYONE to accuse God of forsaking them would be a sin. He was quoting scripture out to all of us to show he really was the Christ. I’ll check it out. Thanks for stopping by. You’re welcome to read and comment on other blogs if you wish. God bless you too.
Comment by Jesse Norman II — September 19, 2009 @ 6:58 AM |
Perfect example of the spirit of slumber put on by God and men as well if you look above and look at the link to his site. He acknowledges Psalm 22 was about the Christ to come, but unwilling to let go of personal doctrine thinks Jesus said that on the cross because he was being tested and not quoting scripture. Only need willing eyes and ears to see the truth about this. He also said that if Jesus said that to God that it’s not an accusation, but instead just asking God a question. It is an accusation if he was speaking to God or else he would have said “are you forsaking me?” That’s a question without accusation. Why have you forsaken me? That’s an accusation in anyone’s eyes. He was simply quoting Psalm 22. This is about as easy to see when pointed out to as anything in the Bible. This is men’s own spirit of slumber when one can admit that Psalm 22 is the prophecy of the Messiah’s last moments but still thinks him saying that on the cross was directed to God. In desperation, he purposely then took my words out of context by accusing me of saying Jesus sinned when I said no such thing. I didn’t care for that, but what should I expect? The lengths some will go to in order to hold onto their personal doctrine.
Comment by Jesse Norman II — September 22, 2009 @ 8:23 AM |