From Genesis to Jerusalem to Jesus | Psalms for Advent | N.T. Wright Online

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I see that through your historical context that the Psalm of Ascents gives me the understanding that a song must be on my lips before we go into the presence of God.

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In the beginning, the world, the people, became a wasteland, empty and void of understanding. After the sacrifice, Jesus needs a highway in that same wasteland of existence. Never to return to corruption (Act 13:34 NABO) He found them in that wasteland and his spirit hovered over the Abyss and shielded them as the apple of his eye. Jesus began his work of the salvation of David, the Morning Star, as the first Adam. He wields the fiery sword guarding the way to the tree of life on the day of vengeance AS judgment, setting up the abomination of desolation in him, the temple without one stone left standing upon another. He then returns, within the same generation, from this Holocaust, with the chastisements of God, the just demands of the law according to the spirit, placed on him to fulfill the way of the Lord in the desert. After the sacrifice, Jesus needs a highway in that same wasteland. He justfies David, his Father, when he speaks and vindicates him when he condmns. Jesus then ascends beyond the heavens themselves. The first creation story then continues with the New Heavens and New Earth. God said: "Let there be light," Thus evening came, and morning followed-- the first day. (Gen 1:3-5 NABO) The glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb (Rev 21:23 NABO). The sun and moon created on the fourth day are the Shining One, David, the Morning Star, and his Bride. On the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall, the light of the moon will be like that of the sun and the light of the sun will be seven times greater (like the light of seven days). (Isa 30:25-26 NABO) When the fig tree's leaves become tender and sprout leaves, you know summer is near. In the same way, when you see the abomination of desolation set up in him, the temple without one stne left standing upon another, you know that he is near. The man planted a fig tree in his garden, and for three years came looking for fruit on it. Not finding any, he was going to cut it down and remove it from the soil. He was convinced to leave it and allow it to be cultivated and fertilized. When he comes upon the fig tree, he finds only leaves on it, not fruit, and curses it. Christians have adorned it with artificial fruit. The Messiah is portrayed as crucified. O stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? (Gal 3:1 NABO) Are you so stupid? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh? (Gal 3:3 NABO) Churches have ended with Jesus being crucified in the flesh. I’ve never seen Isaiah 40:3 put into context with Isaiah 40:2: Sacrifice: -Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins. (Isa 40:2 NABO) Resurrection: -Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! (Isa 40:3 NABO) Just as it is appointed that human beings die - be judged - appear a second time, (so also Christ) Heb 9:27-28. Master of the Demon Sin: If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master. (Gen 4:7 NABO) Who, robed in splendor, judges nations, crushes heads across the wide earth, Who drinks from the brook by the wayside and thus holds high the head. (Psa 110:6-7 NABO)