It is written: “For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.” (Psalm 22:16) The scourging was a terrible trial that the Savior endured. Yet it was the crucifixion that was far worse by comparison. In crucifixion, there is an instrument known as a... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Six)
It is written: “For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.” (Psalm 22:16) In graphic description, Psalm 22 describes the agonies of the Cross that the Messiah would endure during the terrible and excruciatingly slow death of crucifixion. In our day and age,... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Five)
It is written: “For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.” (Psalm 22:16) In Psalm 22, the death of the Messianic King is prophesied in graphic and disturbing detail. Here in verse 16, we find some remarkable facts about the death of the... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Four)
It is written: “Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.” (Psalm 22:12) This passage teaches us that the Messiah’s suffering and death were instigated by the powers of Satan, fallen angels, and demonic spirits. Bashan (modern day Syria) was a country that in the ancient Jewish mind was associated with... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Three)
It is written: “But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.” (Psalm 22:6) By now, we have established that the King of Psalm 22 was none other then the Messiah, Whom David wrote of nearly a thousand years before He was born into the world. The... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Two)
It is written: “My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.” (Psalm 22:15) Again: “All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (One)
It is written: “To the Chief Musician. Set to "The Deer of the Dawn." a Psalm of David.” (Psalm 22:1 Superscription) Throughout the Old Testament, there are many prophecies made of the Savior that God would send to the Earth to redeem mankind. This Savior was known among the Jewish people as the Messiah (literally,... Continue Reading →
The Demonic Horde Present At Jesus’ Death
It is written: “Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.” (Psalm 22:12) Psalm 22 is a powerful Scripture of the death of Jesus on Calvary, written several hundred years before Christ was even born. This Psalm was long considered to be a prophecy of the Messiah long before the Christian... Continue Reading →