Bible Questions Answered:
“In Luke 22 Jesus said to have
swords, guns would be the same today, right?”
Kristen/ Tromso, Norway (Troms)
Bible Answer:
No!
Luke 22:35-38 KJV
35 And He said unto them, When I
sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing?
And they said, Nothing.
36 Then said He unto them, But
now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip:
and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
37 For I say unto you, that this
that is written must yet be accomplished in Me (Isaiah
53:12), And He was reckoned among the transgressors: for
the things concerning Me have an end.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here
are two swords. And He said unto them, It is enough.
Jesus had taken
care of His men at all times, but now was coming a time when He
physically would not be with them to protect, and provide for them.
Speaking
figuratively to His disciples He stated: “But
now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip:
and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.”
Jesus
was referring to the fact that soon, they would have to fend for
themselves, He would not be there physically to provide and to
protect them.
Did
that mean they should have swords to use for fighting?
Absolutely
not,
as is clearly seen
by the following scripture!
Matthew
26:47-54 NLT
(Jesus' betrayal and arrest.)
47
And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples,
arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had
been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
48
The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will
know which one to arrest when I greet Him with a kiss.”
49
So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed
and gave Him the kiss.
50
Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”
Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested Him.
51
But one of the men (Peter;
John 18:10)
with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave,
slashing off his ear.
52
“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword
will die by the sword.
53
Don’t you realize that I could ask My Father for thousands of
angels to protect us, and He would send them instantly?
54
But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe
what must happen now?”
When
Jesus said this.....
Luke 22:38 NLT
And they said, Lord, behold, here
are two swords. And He said unto them, It is enough.
He
said so in contempt of their not understanding what He had tried to
tell them.
Another
version of this scripture makes this all so clear.
Luke
22:35-38 MSG
(The Message)
35
Then Jesus said, “When I sent you out and told you to travel light,
to take only the bare necessities, did you get along all right?”
“Certainly,” they said, “we got along just fine.”
36-37
He said, “This
is different. Get ready for trouble. Look to what you’ll need;
there are difficult times ahead. Pawn your coat and get a sword. What
was written in Scripture, ‘He was lumped in with the criminals
(Isaiah
53:12),’
gets its final meaning in Me. Everything written about Me is now
coming to a conclusion.”
38
They said, “Look, Master, two swords!” But He
said, “Enough of that; no more sword talk!”
Enough
of your misunderstanding!
(Enough of
this!)
That is what our Lord was saying.
God's People
And Our Spiritual Weapons:
I
Samuel 17:45-47 KJV
(David slays Goliath)
45
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword,
and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in
the name of The Lord Of Hosts, The
God Of The Armies Of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46
This day will The
Lord deliver
thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from
thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines
this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the
earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47
And all this assembly shall know that The
Lord saveth not with
sword and spear:
for the battle
is The Lord's, and He will give you into our hands.
Psalm
44:4-8 KJV
4
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob (God's
people).
5
Through thee will we push down our enemies: through
thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame
that hated us.
8
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever.
Selah.
Isaiah
11:4 KJV
"...with
righteousness shall He judge the poor, and reprove with equity for
the meek of the earth: and He shall smite the earth: with the rod of
His mouth, and with the breath of His lips shall He slay
the wicked.
Hosea
1:7 NLT
"...
I will show love to the people of Judah (God's people). I
will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and
armies or horses and charioteers, but by My power as The Lord their
God.”
Haggai
2:20-22 KJV
20
And again the word of The Lord came...
21...saying,
I will shake the heavens and the earth;
22
And I will overthrow
the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the
kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those
that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down,
every one by the sword of his brother.
II
Corinthians 10:3,4 KJV
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we
do not war after the flesh:
4
(For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of
strong holds;)
II
Corinthians 10:3,4 NLT
3
We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do.
4
We use God’s mighty
weapons, not worldly
weapons, to knock down the strongholds..."
Ephesians
6:10-18 KJV
10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of His might.
11
Put on the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand.
14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth,
and having on the
breastplate of righteousness;
15
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace;
16
Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked.
17
And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of The Spirit, which is the word of God:
18
Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with
all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
I
Thessalonians 5:8 KJV
But
let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of
faith
and love;
and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
II
Thessalonians 2:8 KJV
And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom The
Lord shall consume with The Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of His coming:
Hebrews
4:12 KJV
For
The Word Of God
is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of
the heart.
Revelation
12:11 KJV
And
they overcame him by The
Blood Of The Lamb, and
by the word of their
testimony and they
loved not their lives unto the death.
Divine
Protection For The People Of God:
II
Chronicles 16:9 KJV
For
the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect
toward Him..."
Psalm
34:7 KJV
The Angel Of
The Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth
them.
Psalm
91:1-16 NLT
1
Those who live in the shelter of The Most High will find rest in the
shadow of The Almighty.
2
This I declare about The Lord: He alone is my refuge, my
place of safety; he is my
God, and I trust Him.
3
For He will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly
disease.
4
He will cover you with His feathers. He will shelter you with His
wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that
flies in the day.
6
Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster
that strikes at midday.
7
Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying
around you, these evils will not touch you.
8
Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
9
If you make The Lord your refuge, if you make The Most
High your shelter,
10
no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.
11
For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go.
12
They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your
foot on a stone.
13
You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions
and serpents under your feet!
14
The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love Me. I
will protect those who trust in My name.
15
When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them
in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
16
I will reward them with a long life and give them My salvation.”
Psalm
125:1,2 KJV
1
They that trust in The
Lord shall be as mount
Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
2
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so The Lord is round
about His people from henceforth even for ever.
