Bible Questions Answered:
I don't see how scriptures like psalm 91 are relevant for today. Should I fear some fowler or someone with a bow and arrow?
Jason/ Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Yes!
Bible Text:
Psalm 91:1-16 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.
3 Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because He hath set His love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him My salvation.
Psalm 91, speaks about our spiritual enemy.
I Peter 5:8 KJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Here are a few titles of our enemy:
Abaddon (Revelation 9:11)
Accuser (of the brethren, Revelation 12:10)
Adversary (I Peter 5:8)
Angel of the bottomless pit (Revelation 9:11)
Apollyon (Revelation 9:11)
Belial (II Corinthians 6:15)
Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24)
Devil (Matthew 4:1)
God of this world (II Corinthians 4:4)
Murderer (John 8:44)
Prince of devils (Matthew 12:24)
Prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)
Prince of this world (John 14:30)
Ruler of darkness (Ephesians 6:12)
Serpent (Genesis 3:4)
Tempter (Matthew 4:3)
Unclean spirit (Matthew 12:43)
Wicked one (Matthew 13:19)
See any of those descriptions in Psalm 91?
Now should you be concerned over the enemies arrows?
Oh yes!
Our enemy is an archer- why isn't he ever called such, because he surely is!
Let us take a look at him to be sure.
Revelation 6:1,2 KJV
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
We know this, to be a picture of the coming Anti-Christ (Son of Satan), by the company he keeps-war, famine and, death (Revelation 6:1-8).
The bow, uses only one thing, arrows.
Is Satan, an archer? Yes.
The Apostle Paul, warned the Ephesian believers...
Ephesians 6:16 KJV (Be sure to read all the words of the Apostle Ephesians 6:10-18.)
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked (“one”- authors insertion).
Ephesians 6:11 KJV
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles* of the devil.
*Wiles-Greek: Methodeia (Meth-od-i-ah): Wile, lie in wait.
What are Satan's fiery darts, flaming arrows? Evil thoughts, desires, greed, lusts, temptations, hate, division, etc. etc.
Should you be concerned over Satan's fiery darts? Yes, that is why the Apostle warned to be sure to have the Shield of Faith!
Should we be concerned about the fowler, the one who snares his prey?
Yes, because it is his goal to trap and, ensnare us!
Job 18:8-10 NLT
8 The wicked walk into a net. They fall into a pit.
9 A trap grabs them by the heel. A snare holds them tight.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground. A rope is stretched across their path.
Jeremiah 5:26 KJV
"...wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Luke 21:34-36 KJV
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
I Timothy 3:6,7 KJV (Paul's qualifications for a deacon.)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
II Timothy 2:26 KJV
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Proverbs 13:14 KJV
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Did you notice the wonderful promise of the one who will never leave nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5)?
Psalm 91:4 KJV
He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
This lovingly speaks of the mother eagle, caring for the eaglets.
A must read, the blog... Mother-Love
Yes, this psalm, couldn't be more up to date for us, who name the name of Christ.
We have a very real spiritual enemy, and he will do everything he can do to dissuade us from the narrow path of righteousness.
Matthew 7:13,14 KJV
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Psalm 46:1-7 KJV
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
7 The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
