What comes immediately after the tribulation according to Psalm 2:6?
Following the period of divine wrath and sore displeasure, Psalm 2:6 declares, “Yet have I set my king on the holy hill of Zion.” That signifies the kingdom, not the church or age of grace, which could have immediately followed the Messiah’s ascension.
Les explains that when Israel and the Gentiles rejected and crucified the Messiah, God sits in heaven and laughs, inviting the Son back to His right hand. Verse 5 says God will speak to them in wrath and vex them in His sore displeasure; Les identifies that as the tribulation. It could have followed right on the heels of the ascension, so Christ could have returned and set up His kingdom. Then verse 6 says that immediately after the tribulation of the vexation and sore displeasure, God has set His king on the holy hill of Zion. Les connects this with verse 8, where God tells the Messiah to ask, and He will give the heathen or Gentiles for His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for His possession. Les says that is the kingdom, not the church or the age of grace, and it could have immediately followed all these things.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
What does the wrath and sore displeasure in Psalm 2:5 refer to?
Psalm 2:5’s wrath and sore displeasure point to the tribulation. After Israel and the Romans rejected and crucified the Messiah, God speaks in wrath and vexes them in sore displeasure, which is the tribulation. That period could have followed the ascension, leading to Christ’s return and kingdom.
What happens right after the Tribulation in Psalm 2?
Right after the Tribulation, God the Father sets His King, God the Son, upon the holy hill of Zion. The Son declares the decree, is begotten in resurrection, and asks for the heathen as His inheritance, which speaks of His rule and reign on the earth.
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What is the next event in the timeline after the Tribulation in Psalm 2?
After the Tribulation in Psalm 2:5, the next event on the timeline is described in Psalm 2:6, where God says He has set His king on the holy hill of Zion.