The LORD JESUS declared:
Luke 12:51
King James Version
51 Suppose ye that I am come
to give peace on earth?
I tell you, Nay;
but rather division:
Did we understand that verse right?
That JESUS came to "give" division?
Isn't He the "Prince of Peace"?
That's what this article will explore.
To many, it's confusing.
To a born again, it's clear.
We always turn to SPIRIT.
Who teaches us about Scripture.
First, the prophecy:
Isaiah 9:6
King James Version
6 For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The mighty God,
The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
That makes JESUS, "The Prince of Peace".
For Him to be sent by GOD means the world was in a critical state.
Luke 19:9-10
King James Version
9 And Jesus said unto him,
This day is salvation come to this house,
forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come
to seek and to save
that which was lost.
Man being "lost", meant he did not know the laws of GOD.
Or he did, but forgot, tried to forget, or simply didn't want to obey.
Man went about his way, thinking he knew what was right.
Judges 21:25
King James Version
25 In those days there was no king in Israel:
every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
But what is right to man, isn't necessarily right with GOD.
Proverbs 16:9
King James Version
9 A man's heart deviseth his way:
but the Lord directeth his steps.
The stench of sin must have greatly angered GOD.
He decided to send His SON, once and for all.
People thought the MESSIAH would bring "peace".
That was the end goal.
First, the "mess".
The MESSIAH was there for man's "mess".
He needed to wake us up, each and every one of us.
He showed us our foaming "filth".
Galatians 5:19-21
King James Version
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
In any "house cleaning", JESUS tells us what to expect:
Luke 12:52-53
King James Version
52 For from henceforth there shall be
five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be divided against the son,
and the son against the father;
the mother against the daughter,
and the daughter against the mother;
the mother in law against her daughter in law,
and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Such divisions are representative of what goes on in a family, a community, an organization, a country, and in the world.
To have peace, we need JESUS.
That He may help us deal with the "mess".
It will cause divisions among us.
Beliefs will be challenged.
Norms will be challenged.
The status quo will be challenged.
That's what the "division" is all about.
To this day, each man's "house cleaning" is not done.
We need to be a true born again.
So we'll be at it, every single day.
Making sure we're ready for the Rapture.
Because no way would wee want to be in the Tribulation.
And no way will we want to continue sinning.
It is totally abhorrent to a true believer in CHRIST.
Especially our LORD gave up His life on the cross.
We'd be so ashamed to ever sin again.
It cost the LORD so much.
1 Corinthians 6:20
King James Version
20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Peter 1:18-21
King James Version
18 Forasmuch as ye know
that ye were not redeemed
with corruptible things,
as silver and gold,
from your vain conversation
received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained
before the foundation of the world,
but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God,
that raised him up from the dead,
and gave him glory;
that your faith and hope
might be in God.
Only through JESUS can we have PEACE.
He is "Prince of Peace".
We remain in "pieces", unless we believe in Him.
Our WHOLENESS relies upon JESUS alone.
Our healing comes from Him.
We need to repent, and believe His gospel.
We need to live a life worthy of the LORD.
We need to LIVE by His WORD.
We need to love GOD, self, and each other, as we ought to.
You would want to have everlasting life, wouldn't you?
The fact JESUS will return means one thing:
Again, we are in dire straits.
Our mess continues.
This time, the house cleaning will be for good.
And PEACE will finally prevail.
Revelation 22:1-5
King James Version
22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of God
and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river,
was there the tree of life,
which bare twelve manner of fruits,
and yielded her fruit every month:
and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse:
but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it;
and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;
for the Lord God giveth them light:
and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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