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

This is a Sabbath or rest Psalm for the earth anticipated. It is looking forward to that time when our Lord Jesus Christ is here with us, when the whole earth is at rest. I am looking forward to that time while observing the events that are going on around the world today.

Psalms 95:1 "O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."

God has made many promises through His Word, and they are ours when be believe on Him and act of them. You must first claim them and by faith act on your claim with full confidence before they are yours. Christianity is not a church, but it is a reality, as way of life.

Psalms 95:2 "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms."

That day of rest starts when we can come before His presence with thanksgiving. We can do that right now, today, through the Holy Spirit. You can come into the Presence of Almighty God when you come into the Word of God, for our Lord is the Living Word.

Psalms 95:3 "For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods."

This word "gods" is "elohim" in the Hebrew text. It uses the small "e" and refers to the angels and other created beings. There is no part of the creation that comes close to equaling our Heavenly Father, Our God, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit. Sure Satan is a great created being and the most beautiful of all created beings, but there is simply no comparison between our Lord and any of His creation.

Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for Thou hast glory and honour and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created."

Our God deserves all the glory and honor that you give Him for that is the reason that you were created in the first place; to give him pleasure. You were created to give praise to our heavenly Father, or true Father.

Psalms 95:4 "In His hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is His also."

God created everything, and He controls all that he created.

Psalms 95:5 "The sea is His, And He made it: And His hands formed the dry land."

God formed the shoreline and the sea and all life that is within the sea. It is from the dry land that he took the clay and formed man in this earth age of flesh man. That was not done in the world that was, but in this earth age as we see it and know it to be today. Our physical bodies come from the fruit and life that are formed and made up from the elements that go to make up this earth.

Psalms 95:6 "O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord our maker."

We are living in a generation that must be cautious as to who you kneel down to, for many will kneel down to the wrong christ. Satan is coming to this earth very shortly, and he is going to request that you kneel down and worship him. That act is called "bowing your knee to Baal" and don't allow it to happen.

My friend, save your kneeling and respect of worship and love for the true God, our Lord Jesus Christ. He is coming to this earth very shortly and He will reign as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Our Lord and only Him do we bow in worship and respect. God is God even above the "elohim", the angels and the wicked one that will come and claim to the the true God; all of them. This wicked on is coming and Satan will demand that you bow and worship him in our generation. If you don't believe it now, believe it when it comes to pass.

Psalms 95:7 "For He is our God; And we are the People of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.. To day if ye will hear His voice,"

YHVH, Yashuah, the living God is our God. We are the sheep of His pasture, and that is where we get our spiritual food. God created us and loved us, and those that return that love to Him are His Sheep. Jesus Christ is the Good shepherd of that pasture, and He said in John 10:14; "I am the good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine."

It is no secret who God's sheep are, for each of them know the Good Shepherd and feed at His pasture, the Word of God. That is where they get their spiritual feed for each day of their life.

John 10:15 "As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father:" and I lay down my life for the sheep."

John 10:16 "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd."

Remember in a prior verse we saw that God created all things, all people and they are His. He controls the nations and sets up the kingdoms of this earth. The day is coming when all shall be changed into their Spiritual soul bodies and Satan will be put into the pit for that thousand years, and then all shall hear and know that Jesus is Lord.

John 10:28-29 "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand." "My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand."

"There in My hand" and yet there are in My Father's hand...How can that be? Jesus said:

John 10:30 "I and My Father are one."

The eternal salvation that is offered to each of our Lord's sheep: "To day if ye will hear His voice," and you hear his voice through His Word, then this salvation is offered to you when you repent and follow in His Way.

Psalms 95:8 "Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, And as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:"

My friend, don't close your heart and mind to the truths and promises He gives you in His Word. Our forefathers had been in their wilderness for thirty eight years when Moses gave them this plea, after God tempted and tested them, and they fell short. God killed off that entire generation and did not allow them to enter into the promise land. Will this happen again? No, why? Because there are some of God's elect that will not bow their knee to Satan. Those elect will make their stand for Christ in the final hours of this earth age of flesh man. There are some David's in the world today, that are willing to take those small stones of God's Word and attack the giant Satan at his coming to this earth. They will not take the name or the number of Satan's system.

Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"

Keep in mind that this war is going on right now in heaven, for John is writing this from the day of the Lord, after the sounding of the seventh trumpet. That seventh trumpet has not sounded yet for we are in the fifth trumpet. Michael and Satan are fighting each other, and it is not part of our earth age yet, but it will be shortly.

Revelation 12:8 "And prevailed not, neither was there place found any more in heaven."

Satan will not win that war, but will be defeated and booted out of heaven. Today he is in heaven where he is now our accuser before the throne of God.

Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

This verse identifies Satan in the many roles he has played since his creation. The "great dragon" was his role in the first earth age, "the old serpent" is the role from the garden of Eden where he seduced Eve, and from that sexual seduction came Cain, the son of Satan. "The Devil and Satan", are and will be his role as the deceiver of mankind in this age of flesh man. Satan will be cast out onto the earth, and his angels will be cast out with him.

The trumpets are in order, and the first four trumpets have sounded. The Jews have gone back to Jerusalem, the one world order is in place and all the nations of the world are charter members. The word of God is being removed from schools, government, and even in most church houses today and being replace with man's traditions. The world is in the control by the four hidden dynasties, and the stage of this world age is in place, we are in the fifth trumpet, and the sixth is ready to sound. When that sixth trumpet has sounded you will see Satan and all his angels right here on earth, and Satan will set up his kingdom throne right in Jerusalem, on the side of the North, so expect it to happen. God's Word said it will and it shall.

The world is becoming a wilderness for the truth of God's Word. Amos warned us that it would happen in Amos 8:11; "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:" This famine is on us right now, and the thirst for the true Word is growing stronger each day, but it is not given out.

You don't have to wait for the Millennium to open your heart, for Satan has not arrived yet. Today is the day of your salvation, if you will open your heart to our Lord and allow His Holy Spirit to enter into your heart and be willing to follow the ways of our Lord Jesus Christ. Believe and accept the Gospel of our Lord and eternal life will be yours, it is a promise from Almighty God to you personally.

Psalms 95:9 When your fathers tempted Me, Proved Me, and saw My work."

Our forefather tempted our Lord in all their actions while in the wilderness. "They tried and tested Me in their words, and deeds, and I destroyed them," God is saying here. If you are going to mess around like they did, then expect the same treatment to come your way.

Psalms 95:10 "Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, And said, "It is a People that do err in their heart, And they have not known My ways:"

Our Lord and Savior has emotions just like you and I, and He was very grieved at the things that the generation of the children of Israel did while they were in the wilderness. God is looking down and He sees what your are doing, for He can even read your mind as to your thoughts, and He see what you do with those thoughts. Those Israelites knew the love of God, they witness all the miracles back in Egypt, and while in the wilderness, and yet they treated God like an enemy. Yet they chose not to follow the Ways of God, and seek the protection that only God can give. Because of their refusal to follow God's laws and ways, God would not allow them to enter into that promise land. They grieved our Lord, and don't grieve God in this generation.

It is time to make a stand, to learn the ways of our Lord and make those ways part of your life. Though this entire world goes joyfully into Satan's camp, you will not, for you know the truth. Learn the truths from the Word and God and be Bold in your words and actions in making your stand. Our people are being led in ignorance into captivity, and they are willingly allowing themselves to go into the system that the Kenites are preparing for them. Most Christians of today will accept the false Christ, his angels and their system upon Satan's arrival to this earth. We are living in that generation that shall be ushered into the Millennium age that shall come shortly.

It is time to make a stand and not allow our freedoms of Worship to be take from us. We know that in the end we shall have the victory in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalms 95:11 "Unto whom I sware in My wrath That they should not enter into My rest."

Today you can enter into our Lord Sabbath, His Rest, and you do that by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. It is not a time for great emotions but a time to have a change of heart and mind. It is time for a change of directions and goals. God is calling through His Holy Spirit, and if you hear His voice and repent of your sins in Jesus' Name, He will give you His rest. He is not going to force you into doing anything, for the choice is your, not under pressure and force, but by a loving offer to enter into His family. Only you can make that choice. When you do, then God's wrath will be taken off of you. He is looking for a few bold men and women that will make a stand and be willing to serve Him at any cost. Are you willing to make a stand boldly for our Lord?