In Luke 12:49 Jesus said;"I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?"
And also in Matthew 10:34 Jesus said;"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."
The fire and the sword are judgments sent forth by God through his Word and Spirit. Just as Jesus proclaimed in John 12:31;"Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast."
Satan(the father of lies) was cast out of heaven at this time down to the earth in order to fulfill this prophecy.
Ephesians 6:17 tells us the sword of Gods Spirit is the Word of God, which is the True and Faithful witness. But in like manner the sword of Satan would be a lie.
In Zechariah 13:7 we are told;"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts; smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
Here we see the sword of the lie smiting the shepherd of Truth, which in turn brings on the judgment of not only Israel, but also the world.
This division would be shown as sword against sword, or doctrine against doctrine. This is shown in Matthew 10:35 after Jesus anounced he would send the sword instead of peace.
Matthew 10:35;"For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against the mother, and the daughter in law against the mother in law."
Now we can understand why there are so many different doctrines(swords) and denominations speaking different things in the man made churchs around the world.
Before Jesus was crucified he said in Luke 13:35;"Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, You shall not see me, until the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."
This judgment, and this desolation was much more than just the destruction that took place in Jerusalem, and of the Temple mount. It was a spiritual consumption that would destroy by way of false doctrine that would come out of the mouth of the dragon like flood waters.
This spiritual desolation was foretold of in Jeremiah 12:10-12"Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness."
11."They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart."
12."The spoilers are come upon all the high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
Here we see the prophecy Jesus spake of when he said he did not come to send peace, but the sword.
The consumption decreed of fire and sword was brought on by the transgressions of the people, which in turn kindled the fire of anger in the Lord.
Numbers 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
It is written in Deuteronomy 4:24;"For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God."
And just as the Lord consumed those wicked children in the wilderness by the fire of his wrath, he shall also consume that Wicked with the Spirit of his mouth, and destroy that evil spirit with the brightness of his coming.
And thereby we can understand the image of the One who is that Faithful and True witness, who in righteousness does judge, and make war.
Whose eyes are as a flame of fire, and whose tongue is like a double edged sword, with which he shall smite the nations.
Amen.
And also in Matthew 10:34 Jesus said;"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."
The fire and the sword are judgments sent forth by God through his Word and Spirit. Just as Jesus proclaimed in John 12:31;"Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast."
Satan(the father of lies) was cast out of heaven at this time down to the earth in order to fulfill this prophecy.
Ephesians 6:17 tells us the sword of Gods Spirit is the Word of God, which is the True and Faithful witness. But in like manner the sword of Satan would be a lie.
In Zechariah 13:7 we are told;"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts; smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
Here we see the sword of the lie smiting the shepherd of Truth, which in turn brings on the judgment of not only Israel, but also the world.
This division would be shown as sword against sword, or doctrine against doctrine. This is shown in Matthew 10:35 after Jesus anounced he would send the sword instead of peace.
Matthew 10:35;"For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against the mother, and the daughter in law against the mother in law."
Now we can understand why there are so many different doctrines(swords) and denominations speaking different things in the man made churchs around the world.
Before Jesus was crucified he said in Luke 13:35;"Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, You shall not see me, until the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."
This judgment, and this desolation was much more than just the destruction that took place in Jerusalem, and of the Temple mount. It was a spiritual consumption that would destroy by way of false doctrine that would come out of the mouth of the dragon like flood waters.
This spiritual desolation was foretold of in Jeremiah 12:10-12"Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness."
11."They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart."
12."The spoilers are come upon all the high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
Here we see the prophecy Jesus spake of when he said he did not come to send peace, but the sword.
The consumption decreed of fire and sword was brought on by the transgressions of the people, which in turn kindled the fire of anger in the Lord.
Numbers 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
It is written in Deuteronomy 4:24;"For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God."
And just as the Lord consumed those wicked children in the wilderness by the fire of his wrath, he shall also consume that Wicked with the Spirit of his mouth, and destroy that evil spirit with the brightness of his coming.
And thereby we can understand the image of the One who is that Faithful and True witness, who in righteousness does judge, and make war.
Whose eyes are as a flame of fire, and whose tongue is like a double edged sword, with which he shall smite the nations.
Amen.
Peace.
