David stands preeminent among God’s faithful. Of him the LORD himself says, “I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Your seed will I establish forever, and build up your throne to all generations. Selah.” (Psalms 89:3-4 KJ2000) and

The LORD has sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne. If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon your throne forevermore. For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation. This is my rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. (Psalms 132:11-18)

Notice that David stands second in the kings of Israel. He comes after the first king, Saul, who represented the failure of the flesh in the “Pentecostal” church. David thus comes “out of Pentecost,” which is akin to coming out of Babylon because the tongues of today’s “pentecostals” speak nothing but babble. Pentecost has become Mystery Babylon in the eyes of God.  As such David represents Gods overcomer. Saul, on the other hand, was anointed as king during the time of the wheat harvest at Pentecost. God rejected Saul because he did not follow him with his whole heart as we see here:

 ²⁰ And Saul said to Samuel, ^(A)“I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction. ^21 (B)But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” ²² And Samuel said,

²⁴ Saul said to Samuel, ^(H)“I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. ²⁵ Now therefore, please pardon my sin and ^(I)return with me that I may bow before the Lord.”²⁶ And Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. ^(J)For you have rejected the word of the Lord, ^(K)and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” (1 Samuel 15:20-26, ESV)

On the other hand, concerning the contrast between Saul and David, God says, “And when he [God] had removed him [Saul], he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.” (Acts 13:22 KJ2000) Paul said this when he preached that Jesus was the offspring of David. He was quoting from the following passage of Scripture:

^(A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,^[a] and said:
    “I have ^(B)granted help to one who is ^(C)mighty;
    I have exalted one ^(D)chosen from the people.
^20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have ^(F)anointed him,
²¹ so that my ^(G)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
²² The enemy shall not outwit him;
    ^(H)the wicked shall not humble him.
²³ I will ^(I)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
²⁴ My ^(J)faithfulness and my ^(K)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his ^(L)horn be exalted.
²⁵ I will set his hand on ^(M)the sea
    and his right hand on ^(N)the rivers.
²⁶ He shall cry to me, ‘You are my ^(O)Father,
    my God, and ^(P)the Rock of my salvation.’
²⁷ And I will make him the ^(Q)firstborn,
    ^(R)the highest of the kings of the earth.
²⁸ My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my ^(S)covenant will stand firm^[b] for him.
²⁹ I will establish his ^(T)offspring forever
    and his ^(U)throne as ^(V)the days of the heavens. (Psalm 89:19-29)

David himself wrote at least 74 of the 150 psalms we have in Scripture. Christians often tend to overlook the prophetic nature of his writings, but now, as the Dragon’s antichrist is about to be revealed and as the true Christ nears in judgment and wrath, those prophecies become clearer. David’s first psalm appears as Psalm 3 in Scripture. The note at the beginning of this psalm says, “When David fled from Absalom his son.” This sets the stage for the prophetic import of David’s psalms; they deal with the end times, the Day of the LORD. Absalom here represents the Dragon of Revelation 12 who attempts to usurp the kingdom from its rightful owner. David represents the woman (the Bride of Christ) who must flee into the wilderness from his presence. Psalm 3 says concerning her:

LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs unto the LORD: your blessing is upon your people. Selah. (Psalms 3:1-8 KJ2000)

Fearful times now come as multitudes arise against the people of God to do them harm, just as Absalom arose to harm his Father and steal his kingdom. But, as God provided for David in his time of need so shall he provide for all of his people in this coming tribulation. Christians were taught that tribulation would not come to them, that they would be raptured away before the really hard times came. But, the hard times are upon us and will now get progressively worse. All who would be the Bride of Christ must leave Babylon or they will be forced to take the mark of the beast. They will have to go to a “wilderness” prepared by God. There he will provide for them and shield them from harm. Psalm 3 deals specifically with God’s supernatural protection for his people. God expands upon this theme as the Psalms unfold. I encourage you to begin reading the Psalms for encouragement and blessing as these dark days begin.