THE PLAGUE OF WAR

Meaning in Psalm 110

Alfred D. Byrd

OUR GOD has told the Savior, our King,
"Be seated beside the Throne on high
Until I've ended the plague of war —
Until the ones who hated Your Name
Bow down to worship the King of Peace."

FROM HEIGHTS on which a temple has stood —
The temple in which our God resides,
Communing with all who seek the light —
Our God extends the Ruler's scepter.
Conflict will end when we see the foe,
Which comes in arms from right and from left,
Cast down all weapons and sue for peace
From the One Who does the Will of God.

THE KING has called the people to serve.
The people responds at once with joy
To do whatever the King requires.
Although the dew at daybreak is thick,
The youths wake up and come together,
Eager to fill their eyes with splendor —
Holy, their King eclipses the dawn!

A PRIEST is one who stands before God
To win for humans pardon and peace.
The priests of this world receive their place
From lines of parents who bear a name,
Or from rites that say, "The work is yours."
Our God, however, has made a priest
Who has no start and will have no end,
But serves forever, righteous at heart —
The Ruler of peace that comes from God.
Our God has said — the Name guarantees —
"The One Whom I send is priest and king
Who saves you from law to live in peace."

OUR GOD supports the Priest and Ruler.
No one who fights the One Who is sent
Can hope to withstand the light from God.
All things of darkness, bringer of war,
Will be swept away to make a space
In which the seed of peace can burgeon,
Forming a world unspotted and bright
In which our will and our God's are one
Beneath our Savior, the King of Peace.

One misunderstood system of faith and practice explained to another in its own terms.

Kabbalah for Evangelical Christians