Psalms 52

Psalms 52THEME: Antichrist, the mighty man of mischiefPsalm 52 begins a series of four psalms (52-55) which give a prophetic picture we get nowhere else of the coming Antichrist, the Man of Sin, who will be a world dictator and dominate Israel during the Tribulation. Our Lord referred to him in the Olivet discourse. The prophet Daniel and the apostle Paul both speak of him. These four psalms are maschilr, or instruction, psalms. They give us deep spiritual truths concerning the future. Many wild things are being said today in the field of prophecy. There is fanaticism in the great department of eschatology, the doctrine of future things; and some things are being said that should not be said. Because of the anxiety and uncertainty of this day and age in which we live, many folk are turning to the Word of God. Prophetic conferences are springing up everywhere, sponsored by churches that never before were interested in prophecy. Many speakers are attempting to be sensational by making prophetic statements that have no foundation in the Word of God. This cluster of four psalms gives us accurate instructions relative to this “Man of Sin,” the Antichrist who is coming. Let me remind you that the superscription of the psalm is inspired; it is part of the psalm itself. It was written, “To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.” In other words, here is a man who betrayed David. David was hurt and betrayed by many men who professed to be his friends. We will see one of them in this particular section. Boasting is a mark of the Antichrist.

Psalms 52:1

Here is a man who is boasting of his sin. When David sinned, he kept quiet because he was under deep conviction. When the man of the world sins, he loves it and boasts about it. A mark of the Antichrist is that he will brag about his sin. This is the big difference between the child of God and the child of the devil. The child of God may sin just like the man in the world, because they both have an old nature. The difference is that the man of God will not boast about it. He will hang his head in shame. He will hate himself. But the sinner brags about what he does, and the Man of Sin, the Antichrist, will be the epitome of that type of man. And all the sinners will love him for it, you see.

Psalms 52:2

God will tolerate the Man of Sin for a short period of time. For seven years the Antichrist’s tongue will devise mischief.

Psalms 52:3

You have heard it said of some people that they would rather tell a lie even when it would have been easier to tell the truth. That will be true of the Antichrist.

Psalms 52:4

This psalm has given us two names for the Man of Sin. In Psa_52:1 he is called “mighty man.” In this verse he is called a “deceitful tongue.” You will not be able to believe a word he says. This is another one of his characteristics.

Psalms 52:5

The word destroy means “to beat down.” The Antichrist will be a world dictator whom no one can stop, no one except God. When the Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth, He will beat down the Man of Sin.

Psalms 52:6

When God brings the Antichrist into judgment, when He beats him down, and the one whom the peoples of the earth once feared will be laughed at, the Antichrist will be the laughingstock of the universe.

Psalms 52:7

He will be a very rich man. Our country has come to the place where only a rich man can win an election to office. The politicians talk a great deal about Abraham Lincoln, but I doubt if he would be able to make it to the presidency in this day. The Antichrist will be able to make it to the top at the beginning because he will be a rich man. In the midst of this, the child of God will be able to say:

Psalms 52:8

This brief psalm gives us a prophetic picture of the Antichrist and of the believing remnant who will suffer under his persecution, then will worship and praise God when he is dethroned.