This Bible Study is is provided by http://www.theseason.org/ and shared with permission from it's author R. Christopherson

In the prior chapter we read of how it shall be just before the coming of our Lord and Savior. The chapter focused on ten enemies of God's people in the end times, and who they were, and the seven ways or methods of punishment that will be used at the end of this earth age to destroy them. The purpose of the punishment was to show them that our Lord is the God of this earth. The time frame was just prior to the sounding of the seventh trump, and of course at the sounding of the seventh or last trumpet, this age of flesh man ends. Paul talked about this in I Corinthians 15:50-52. This mystery Paul spoke of will happen instantly, "In a moment, in the twinkling [wink] of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead [Corruptible-flesh] shall be raised [changed]."

At this point in time all souls living in their flesh bodies on the earth shall be changed instantly into their new spiritual incorruptible bodies, to spend the next thousand years in Christ's kingdom right here on earth. This follows immediately after the battles of Armageddon in Jerusalem, and Hamongog, in that valley of death in the north.

Ezekiel 38:23 "Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.' "

At that moment in time on the first day of the Millennium age, every knee will bow to Jesus Christ and know that He is the True God. It is then payday for [Rosh, Edom, Esau] Russia for having sold his birthright to Jacob for that bowl of red soup.

However now in Psalm 84 we will see this group on their way to Jerusalem, for Almighty God, Jesus the Christ is there to receive them. These are those that held fast to the end, and did not bow and worship Satan, the antichrist. This chapter is a song that the victorious group is singing on their way to meet the Lord in Jerusalem, for it is in the Millennium age. Jesus will be there when they arrive. This sets the timetable in the prophetic sense, so lets get into Chapter 84.

"To the chief Musician upon Gettith." Gettith is one of three Gettith Psalms, meaning it is where God gets the juice from the grapes that are on a strange vine. "A Psalm for the sons of Korah." Korah means shame, and though Korah was put to death by the divine judgment by Father, his sons were spared as recorded in Numbers 16:31-35. However, Korah's sons were spared by grace, as written of in Numbers 26:11, which is the message of this Psalm 84. So this group of victors are sinning this song on their way to meet our Lord and Savior.

Psalms 84:1 "How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!"

How beloved or dear are Thy Tabernacles, O Lord of host. There they are, it is the Millennium age, and they are standing there in Jerusalem as they shall be for that thousand year peiord.

Psalms 84:2 "My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God."

They are closing in on the end of the journey, and my soul [nephesh] longs to be with my Lord. "My soul cries out for the only true and living God." When Jesus defeated death, and came out of that tomb, He ascended into heaven until the time of this earth age of the flesh would close. He shall then returns victorious, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We worship and serve a loving and living God.

Psalms 84:3 "(Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,) Even Thine altars, O Lord of Hosts, My King, and my God."

What the singers are saying is that; I know that it is so peaceful around the altar of God that the sparrow and the swollow are able to nest their young in that area. We can feel the peace that only the living God can provide, after the troubles of this earth age are over. This King of peace is coming soon, very soon.

Psalms 84:4 "Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house: They will be still praising Thee. Selah."

Blessed are they that dwell in the Lord, in Beth-el. Those true followers that have sealed the truth of the Word of God in their minds will never cease to praise Thee. As we read in Ezekiel 44, they become the Zadok in the Millennium age; the judges, teachers and priests, serving at the feet of our Lord and Savior. We know that only the Zadok will enter into the courts of the Lord.

Ezekiel 44:27-29 "And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God." [27] "And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession." [28] "They shall eat the meat offering, and the sins offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be their's" [29]

Do you get it? This is the Millennium age, and those faithful to the end have received their rewards, and reign and are joint heirs with our Lord Jesus Christ. That is something to sing about, if you can comprehend it all. You have been judged and found worthy to be and serve the Lord in His presence, in the very courts of the Lord.

"Selah." Stop and think on that for a moment what has just been said. This Selah is connecting the dwellers in, and the approachers to, the courts and House of our Lord, with the common blessedness of all true worshippers. This is the connector between what is been said, and what is about to be said. We are connecting those approaching the courts of Jesus our Lord and Savior in the Millennium, but cannot enter it; with the Zadok, those that were victorious. These blessings will be poured out on all believers. It guarantees those blessings to those already in the courts, the Zadok, as well as those outside the courts, the Levitical priesthood. These blessing can even be in this earth age to those who are true believers.

Psalms 84:5 "Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the ways of them."

Blessed is the man or woman whose strength is in YHVH. This is singular and is direct to each soul individually. You must do the choosing, and select the pay that you will walk in your life. Man within himself can do nothing except for earthly commerce, which has zero value in the eons of eternity. However when you seek the strength of your being coming from Almighty God, you have all the forces of God and the universe that you draw from. You pray for the victory from God, and thank Him for the strength when He supplies it to you. Have your strength in God for there is no other strength.

Remember that this is after your path has been set and you have followed after that path that our Lord has set for you. As you read and study His Word, you come to know that path, and all you have to do is follow. So if you receive those blessings, than this is what is in store for you.

Psalms 84:6 "Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; The rain also filleth the pools."

There is so much missing in this verse from the Hebrew Text. "Baca" in the Hebrew text means "weeping". This is saying that when you are blessed by our Heavenly Father, and your "strength" is in Almighty God; then even though you pass through the valley of weeping, there are pools then that are turned to wells of living water on that dry land to give you a fresh drink of water. That "Living Water" is Jesus The Christ that can supply all our needs, and you are never in a dry and parched land when you are in Christ, and He is in you.

The "rain" is the "early rain" is what the truth of God's Word is, and He will let that early rain fall on your ears and eyes to open them to the spiritual truth of His Word. When you know the entire Word and the prophecies that are told in the bible, you know that you do not have to fear anything on this earth, for you are on this road to that Millennium temple. This is speaking in the dispensational sense, that you know and are fully aware of those events that are going on around you in this final generation of this age of flesh man. We have obligations and duties that rest on those that do have the spiritual eyes to see with understanding those warnings of our day. We must prepare ourselves mentally and physically to be of use in our Father service, to be a skilled professional servant of God.

If you want to cruise by and just ease into heaven, you will fail, why, because at the coming of Satan in his role as the Antichrist, God will cut you lose and allow Satan to have his way with you. You will either be sealed with the truth of God's Word in your mind prior to Satan's coming, or if not, God will simply turn you over to Satan to have his way with you.

Revelation 9:4 "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."

God gave the command to Satan and his fallen angels, and these were his commands that they must follow. We are speaking of that time when Satan is here on earth.

Revelation 9:5 "And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."

In that time when you are going through the valley of Bacca, Satan is here on earth and the whole world is worshipping him as God, you will either know in your mind ahead of that hour what to expect, or you will be part of the torment. Remember that when a scorpion strikes a man, his ability to think, reason, and control himself are gone. the poisons of the scorpion paralyze him to the point that he can't defend himself in any manner. This is why we need the strength of Almighty God during that time, so that we understand what is going on and have our full gospel armor of God on and in place to do spiritual battle at sounding of the sixth trumpet. The skilled professional servant is one that understands the times, the seasons, and knows what he or she is to do will satan is sitting atop his system and the entire earth is bowing to him. He know what his duties are, and what is of the Lord, and what is of Satan. You have to prepare yourself to be a fit servant at this time.

Psalms 84:7 "They go from strength to strength, Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God."

What this is saying, is that when you draw from the strength of God to achieve one task, God will use that strength to keep building to have strength to do the next and the next, and all that is required of you. As you come to the city, you go from the strength of the outer wall to the strength of the inner wall, and only the elect will and can do it.

Psalms 84:8 "O Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer: Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah."

Here they are at the temple gate, and seeking an audience with the God of hosts. This is a prayer that follows, and it is connecting the request for an audience with the words of the prayer, and dividing the Psalm, structurally, into two parts. It is written in Ezekiel 44:9-13 of those that can not approach Jesus Christ and who may not come into God's presence. But in verses 14 through 19 tells us of those who kept the charge of God's Sanctuary when the rest of Israel went astray from God, and that they are welcome in the presence of our Lord.

Psalms 84:9 "Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of Thine Anointed."

The "anointed" is Jesus Christ the Messiah as sits on that throne in His Millennium age of His kingdom in Jerusalem. This allows us to know the exact time this verse is speaking of, as being after the sounding of the seventh trump, and on that first day of the Millennium age.

Psalms 84:10 "For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness."

the "tents of the wickedness" are the "tabernacle of Satan". This is to say, the choice between the synagogues of Satan, and the temple of the true Messiah is here, and you have to make a choice between the two. One is the true anointed, the other is the fake anointed, and you chose for yourself. The only way to make that decision is with the knowledge that is in your heart and mind, and I would not rely on some man to direct me, but the Word of God. It is time to do your studies, and obtain the truth for yourself. Check out for yourself the way that you will follow.

Psalms 84:11 "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: The Lord will give grace and glory: No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."

The "upright ones", are the Zadok. They are the ones that took the time to study the Word and be sealed in their minds with the truth, and not be taken in by Satan's lies and deception.

Psalms 84:12 "O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee."

"To the chief Musician."

"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the True Lord." Blessed is the man the trusts the true Messiah, for he has the knowledge to wait patiently for the seventh trump, and is not taken at the sixth by the false messiah, Satan. Which Messiah have you been trained to follow? For the first to come will be the fake, the false messiah Satan, but the dive wise virgins of the bride of Christ had the oil or truth to see them through to the end of this earth age; they were not take in that first rapture, into Satan's camp. The Judas goat is leading you to the slaughter; God's word warns you of the deception to come, and when you pick up false doctrine like the rapture, you are following the Judas goat right under Satan protection.

Paul gives us the warning in II Thessalonians 2: "Let no man deceive you by any means, that the day of Christ is at hand." Our Lord Jesus Christ will not return until after Satan, the man of sin, also called the son of perdition, is revealed. He will sit in his temple on the side of the north in Jerusalem and declare himself to be God, before Christ's return. The entire world will believe Satan's lies, and God will allow it to happen. After that event: "and then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:" In verses 9-12 Paul warns is the Satan will be coming with all sorts of power and signs and lying wonders, and those that desire to believe his lies, God will allow it to happen.

II Thessalonians 2:11-12 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."

If you find pleasure and comfort in Satan lies, and the false doctrine, that God will send a strong delusion to where it will be believable to you. You will stake your life on Satan's lies, for that is exactly what you are doing when you are trusting in man's traditions and false doctrines. It is time to get into the Word, and check the Word out for yourself. Prepare yourself to be a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. For at the seventh trumpet, many that think they are saved will find out that they have worshipped the wrong christ; of course in their ignorance. Sure you can listen to men, but make them document what they say in the Word of God. Then you check them out.