The Lord sends forth from Zion your mightly scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
Psalm 110: 2, RSV
"The only way to understand history is to begin, openly and firmly, with Christ ... He is the Alpha in the alphabet of historical discourse. He is not an afterthought brought in as a rescue operaton. ...
The favorite psalm in the early Christian community was from the Psalm 110: 2, 5: "The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes! ... The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath." Biblical Christians do not sentimentalize Christ. There is fierceness and militancy here. The world is in conflict; our Christ is the first on the field of battle. High issues are decided every day. Christ is not only worshipped each Sunday, he is triumphant each week day."
Reversed Thunder
Eugene Peterson, God's Message for Each Day
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