In Ephesians 6 Paul teaches us that the Sword is the Sword of the Spirit which are the Holy Words of God.
Jesus is the Word of God (Revelation 19:13) and Jesus was Sent by God to reveal God’s Holy Words (see Deuteronomy 18:18-19) which are called “Truth” (see Psalm 119:160 & John 17:17-19) and to Testify of God’s Holy Words (John 18:37). Jesus did many miracles, cast out demons and even fed the hungry by calling upon God’s Holy Words. In fact, He is still doing so! All Creation was made by God’s spoken words and the Lord is still Creating (new life, babies, animals, plants, etc.) with His Holy Words.
In Matthew 10 Jesus says He came to bring the sword. (God’s Holy Words) Jesus comes with a “Sword” to give correction and overcome evil. As believers we have the Authority to Ask for these promises as well. Discover the power of God’s Mighty “Sword” in these verses:
Ephesians 6:17 (NKJV)
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Matthew 10:34 – Christ Brings the Words (and Division)
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. (God’s Holy Words)
Revelation 2:16
Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
Ephesians 6:10-20 – The Whole Armor of God
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 you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 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, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Bible Verses related to the Sword:
Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew 10:34-36
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
Revelation 2:16
16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
Luke 22:36
Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.
Isaiah 49:2
2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;
In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
Notice: Also see God’s Holy Word “Arrow” for arrows are stored in a quiver.
Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Notice: Also see God’s Holy Word “Bow” – God’s Mighty Battle Bow.
Matthew 5:1-5
And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Notice the origin of the word “Meek”
Being “meek” does NOT mean to be a “wimp”.
The origin of “meek” in English comes from the Old Norse mjukr, meaning “gentle,” though perhaps a fuller understanding comes from the Greek origin, praus, which is translated as “strength under control.” In ancient Greece, war horses were trained to be meek — strong and powerful yet under control and willing to submit (Source: https://www.mattnorman.com/meek/ ) “Meek” also means “those who have swords and know how to use them and keep them sheathed.” A “sword” is also symbolic of a man’s phallus which goes in the woman’s “sheath”.
Matthew 26:52-54
52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? 54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?”
Revelation 1:16
16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
Revelation 2:12
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,
‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:
Revelation 2:16
16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
Revelation 6:8
8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 19:15
15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Romans 13:4
For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
Genesis 3:24
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Genesis 27:40
By your sword you shall live,
And you shall serve your brother;
And it shall come to pass, when you become restless,
That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
Genesis 34:25
Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.
Why the third day? Because they were doing the Way of the 3rd Spirit – the Spirit of Understanding (Understanding and doing Good Works for God’s Kingdom!) 🙂 Click here to discover the 7 Spirits of God that are listed in Isaiah 11:2.
Exodus 5:3
So they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.”
Again, why the third day? Because they were doing the Way of the 3rd Spirit – the Spirit of Understanding (Understanding and doing Good Works for God’s Kingdom!) 🙂 Click here to discover the 7 Spirits of God that are listed in Isaiah 11:2.
Exodus 17:13
So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus 22:22-24
22 “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Leviticus 26:25
25 And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;
when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you;
and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Deuteronomy 32:41
41 If I whet My glittering sword,
And My hand takes hold on judgment,
I will render vengeance to My enemies,
And repay those who hate Me.
Deuteronomy 33:29
29 Happy are you, O Israel!
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
Your enemies shall submit to you,
And you shall tread down their high places.”
Joshua 5:13
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”
Joshua 6:21
21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
1 Samuel 13:19
19 Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make sword or spears.”
1 Samuel 25:13
13 Then David said to his men, “Every man gird on his sword.” So every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies.
Psalm 7:12
12 If he does not turn back,
He will sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
Psalm 17:13
13 Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
Psalm 45:3
3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.
Psalm 57:4
4 My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 149:6
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
Isaiah 2:4
4 He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.
Isaiah 34:5-6
5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven;
Indeed it shall come down on Edom,
And on the people of My curse, for judgment.
6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood,
It is made overflowing with fatness,
With the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Ezra 9:7
7 Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to humiliation,[b] as it is this day.
Nehemiah 4:17-18
17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. 18 Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
Micah 4:3
He shall judge between many peoples,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
They shall beat their sword into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.
Micah 5:6
6 They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.
Hebrews 11:34
34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Romans 8:35
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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