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The Prophetic Implications Of Psalm 91given to Jan Naumann through prayer and study,for the edification of the body of Christ.Mustard Seed MinistriesNorway 2014
“I plead with you, dear brother, take off thy shoes from off thy feet, and walk softly before God.Snares and perils surround us. Let us individually be sure that we possess and manifest the religionof love, not of bigotry. Catch every ray of light from heaven, and let it shine before men. But wemust be sure that it is true light. There is a broad, clear line drawn by the eternal God between thechildren of God and the children of the wicked one. We must be wide awake now, for it was whilemen slept that the tares were sown among the wheat. The time is soon to come when we shalldiscern between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” {1888 1145.2}“Let us press together. Let us love one another. O that all this Pharisaical coldness might come toan end, and our hearts burn with the ardor of God’s love. We must not disparage the Lord’smessage or his messengers. We are all to be judged by our Lord Jesus Christ, and let us not judgeone another. We must not lose the crown of life. We must press toward the mark for the prize of thehigh calling of God in Christ Jesus.”{1888 1146.1}
PrefaceGod’s Word is a wonderful source of inspiration and counsel. As we are nearing the end of thisfallen worlds history, we are encouraged by the Spirit Of Prophecy and the Holy Spirit to focus onthe study of the Word under constant prayer. We are to dig deep into it, and surely we will find thehidden treasures. Our God is not a distant God, but a God who reveals himself and cares for us withgreater sympathy and loving kindness than any earthly parents have for their children.I want to welcome you to a very special journey now, a journey that reveals the relation the sealedsaints enjoy with their God, a journey that leads us through the last persecution and the falling ofthe plagues, a journey that describes the warfare Gods people wage against antichrist and thatfinally ends in the second coming of Christ.Yes, all this is revealed through Psalm 91.To ensure a clearer understanding of these things, I was given quotes from the Spirit Of Prophecy,other Bible references and of course, used Strong’s Concordance.It is my intense wish and prayer, that this little study will enhance the experience of your walk withyour heavenly Father, and that you may grow in grace and love that spills over into this dying worldto reach out and recover the last lost sheep of Israel.Time’s up.
Psa 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of theAlmighty.Psa 91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.Psa 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisomepestilence.Psa 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shallbe thy shield and buckler.Psa 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;Psa 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth atnoonday.Psa 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not comenigh thee.Psa 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.Psa 91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thyhabitation;Psa 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.Psa 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Psa 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.Psa 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thoutrample under feet.Psa 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him onhigh, because he hath known my name.Psa 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliverhim, and honour him.Psa 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
The General Structure And Content Of Psalm 91“The Spirit of God says in Psalm 27, 28, 29, 81, 89,90, 91, 92 and 93: “These were written forthose upon whom the ends of the world are come.” This being so, we should make them our everyday study. Why not preserve this number of the worker, and read the above over and over again,and study the heavens?”{MinnWorker March 14, 1900, par. 5}“The Targum intimates that this is a dialogue between David, Solomon, and Jehovah.Suppose we admit this, - then David asserts:“He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of theAlmighty,” Psa 91:1.Solomon answers:“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in him will I trust,” Psa 91:2.David replies, and tells him what blessings he shall receive from Godif he abide faithful, Psa 91:3-13.Then the Supreme Being is introduced, and confirms all that David had spoken concerningSolomon, Psa 91:14-16 : and thus this sacred and instructive dialogue ends.”(Clarke, Biblecommentary)Indeed this is an inspired dialogue, so let us take a closer look at the overall structure. Not from theperspective of the narrators, but from the perspective of the themes revealed in these verses. Thoughshedding light on the events of these last days, the Psalm is not strictly chronological arranged. It ismore the moral situation and the state of mind of the elect that is described here.The first four verses (1-4) introduce us to the kind of relationship with God that all must have,who want to stand throughout the tribulations and the last plagues. Alone in the first two verses wemeet four different titles for the Creator: the most High (elyôn, the Supreme), the Almighty(shadday, the Almighty; most powerful), the LORD (yehôvâh, self Existent, eternal) and my God(elôhîym, the supreme God). Here we learn where our focus has to be. This “overrepresentation” ofthe LORD makes good sense, because it is in these verses, we are being prepared for what is aboutto come. We do need a solid foundation, a personal, intimate knowledge of Him in whose image weare created and recreated.The next four verses (5-8) are leading us through the last persecution of Gods people that ends inthe falling of the plagues and the world sinking into unequaled chaos, paralleling Revelation 7:1-3,when the angels let go of the four winds.The following four verses (9-12) are giving reassurance and encouragement, pointing to theimpossibility of God’s seal being altered. In this period, all is set. And we’re in the middle of thewrath of God being poured out without mixture, as in Revelation 14:10.In verse 13 we are being turned from passive observers into attacking troopers, who deal multipledeadly blows to antichrist, inflicting wounds from which he will never recover again.The last verses (14-16) are indeed the LORD Himself acknowledging and reaffirming the status ofthe sealed, giving support to the fight, ending in the second coming of Christ in the clouds of glory.
The dynamic of this Psalm can be described as first a mentally and spiritually turning away fromthe world, then a cleansing from personal sin through the sanctuary service, followed by the sealingprocess and an assurance of deliverance. During this period the persecution is becoming strong, butis met by the saints with a peace that is transcendent and stronger than life or death in this world.Being witnesses to the demise of the wicked, the saints are firmly established by God and faithfullywage war against antichrist. Without fear of death, the saints cannot be subdued by babylon. Shehas nothing to set against their clear and loud proclamations. And according to and paralleled byDaniel 11:44-45, the king of the north will meet his end, as the King of the Universe approachesand reclaims His renegade planet.One of the indicators of this Psalm moving from a passive state of the saints to an activeengagement in warfare against Gods enemy is the use of the word “deliverance”. We find thetranslation of the word three times in Psalm 91, in verse 3, 14 and 15. But the Hebrew words arethree different words, showing different perspectives and connotations of deliverance each time.This will become even clearer, when we take a look at the context later on in this study.Verse 3: “ Surely he shall deliver thee ”H5337 נצל tsalnaw-tsal'A primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense: - X at all, defend, deliver (self),escape, X without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, X surely, take(out).Verse 14: “ therefore will I deliver him ”H6403 ּפלט lapaw-lat'A primitive root; to slip out, that is, escape; causatively to deliver: - calve, carry away safe, deliver,(cause to) escape.Verse 15: “ I will deliver him ”H2502 חלץ h latskhaw-lats'
A primitive root; to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflexively) to depart; by implication todeliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen: - arm (self), (go, ready) armed (X man, soldier),deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.These are some powerful insights into the inspired Word of God, and having set the frame, let usdive into the Word and magnify it. I guarantee, there are some precious pearls waiting for you.Digging Deeper: Psalm 91 – Prophetic And Relevant, For Such A Time As This.Looking at verses 1-4:Psalm 91:1 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow ofthe Almighty.”We already established that Psalm 91 deals with a time, when the end of the world is about to come.In verse one we are introduced to an interesting concept, the concept of “dwelling”. The Hebrewword is y sha , which indicates ”to sit down” (specifically as judge, in ambush, in quiet), ”toremain”. Where are we to remain? In the secret place of the most High, which is without doubt areference to the Most Holy of the Sanctuary, the place where Jesus Christ our High Priest isworking out the antitypical Day of Atonement since 1844.We are not to dwell on the earth or earthly things (James 4:4), but in the Most Holy of the heavenlySanctuary, clinging to Jesus who cleanses His people. Those who do not dwell in the Sanctuary, butdwell on the earth, will be deceived and receive the mark of the beast and end their pitiful lives inthe lake of fire, according to Revelation 13:8,14 and Revelation 14:9-10By dwelling in the Sanctuary, we will “abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”. It is important tonotice the application of “abide”: lûn l yn; to stop (usually over night); by implication to staypermanently; - abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to)lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night). We areto stay overnight. For “the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4. This idea of abiding isalso clearly seen in Luke 24:29 “But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is towardevening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.” Remember this idea ofstaying in the Sanctuary over night; it will make perfect sense in the end.And what is to say about the shadow of the Almighty? Shadow: tsêl - defence, shade (-ow)through the idea of hovering over. It’s a defence. And somewhat reminds me of Genesis 1:2, so weare in best possible company.Psalm 91:2 “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”I encourage you to look up the different words in this verse for yourself (what? You think Ibreastfeed you? Get into the Word for yourself!). It is packed with confidence, safety, boldness andstrong expressions of security. But what even makes a harder impression, is the pure presence of theLORD in these starting verses. As mentioned before, we are experiencing four titles of God here,radiating holiness and love right from the onset of the Psalm, creating an atmosphere of awe and
reference. Go back to “The General Structure Of Psalm 91” and breathe these titles in; meditateover each single attribute of those titles and be aware of the electrifying intimacy His presencecauses. How can you not worship Him?Psalm 91:3 “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisomepestilence.”Here is the natural consequence of abiding in the Sanctuary: The promise of personal cleansing andpurification. This is the first time we are promised to be delivered: nâtsal naw-tsal'A primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense: - X at all, defend, deliver (self),escape, X without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, X surely, take(out). The exciting thing is what we will be delivered from! It is the snare of the fowler which isentanglement and a net. Someone else is out to catch fish, or fish men. Let us take a look at theseentanglements, the noisome pestilence: deber (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence: - murrain,pestilence, plague. havvah (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication offalling); desire; also ruin: - calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty,noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness Friends, this implicates flaws in the character.Here we have a desire that will destroy us. These words do suggest covetousness that will cause youto fall and all kinds of fleshly and sexual iniquity. And this is what we “Surely ” shall be deliveredfrom. Put it all up in the Sanctuary, the whole completeness of your wicked heart!Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”And look at the completeness of deliverance, promised in the word nâtsal. Jesus does exactly thisfor you even now while you read this. Trust Him.Psalm 9
Digging Deeper: Psalm 91 – Prophetic And Relevant, For Such A Time As This. Looking at verses 1-4: Psalm 91:1 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” We already established that Psalm 91 deals with a
