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Originally Posted by Timmy
Bump for EB.
BTW, I gave you my interpretation already: use moderation and common sense.
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Luk 22:35-38
"And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 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. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough."
Luke 22:35-38 is proceeded by Jesus speaking with the man who used the sword to wound a slave who was part of the group who came to arrest Jesus.
Jesus tells Peter (the man who used the sword) that before the cock would crow twice that Peter would deny Jesus. Peter tells Jesus that he would, number one, go to prison with Jesus, and number two, go to the death with Jesus. Peter does neither of the two when Jesus is arrested.
In
Luke 22:35-38 Jesus asks his followers if that when He sent them out before if they ever lacked anything when he told them to leave their purse?
Jesus then tells them to take their purse and a sword. Jesus quickly follows all that with the prophecy that "Jesus" would be numbered among the transgressors.
What does Jesus mean by that statement?
Luk 22:37
"For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end."
The English word used in
Luke 22:37 is "transgressor" which is the Greek
ανομος actually means "nefarious," which is wicked, vile, offensive against divine or moral law. Jesus is telling the His group that now they would be treated as outlaws, and criminals, so when Jesus' followers pick up two swords, Jesus shows us (the readers) His true intent. Jesus says "that is enough" in modern Greek Jesus would have said, "that is efficient." If Jesus was all of a sudden advocating self defense for His group then wouldn't Jesus have told them that two swords among twelve men were NOT efficient?
Jesus was not giving His followers an affirmation on their newly found arsenal, but Jesus was again as He had in the past told them they were missing the spirituality of His words.
Jesus is focused on reporting the prophecy to His followers, and that He was to be numbered among the transgressors, nefarious, lawless, and that would be far from truth, and so when the disciple picks up the two swords, Jesus responds "that is enough."
Jesus further proves His stance on non-retaliation and what He meant at the Passover table by His rebuke of Peter when Peter attacks the high priest's slave.
Mat 26:51-52
"And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for ALL they that take the sword SHALL PERISH with the sword."
Jesus then tells Peter that if He needed warriors that He could have called all the back up He needed. Again showing us that Jesus never intended the two swords (or any sword) to be used for self-defense against an attacker.
Mat 26:53
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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