Psalms 2:1-2

"Why do the heathen (the non-Jew) rage, and the people (Israel) imagine a vain thing? 2. The kings of the earth (in this case, Rome) set themselves, and the rulers (of Israel) take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying" You know how they did it, even as we reflect back on the movie "The Passion of the Christ."


Psalms 2:3

"Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us." Or God's leadership. They didn't want it. Then verse 4 is God's response from Heaven. It was that He sat and laughed a laugh of derision.


Psalms 2:4

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision." After they've rejected the Messiah and put Him to death, this is the next step in the Old Testament prophetic program.


Psalms 2:5a

"Then (the next event) shall he speak unto them (Jew and Gentile) in his (what?) wrath,..." Now, that's the exact opposite from grace. So, what are we talking about? Well, we're talking about those seven years of Tribulation that was to follow.