BELFAST RB BOOKLET 2020 - Flipbook - Page 50
Ci t y of Belf ast Grand Bl ack Chapt er - Dem onst rat i on Bookl et 2020
KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS
'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.'
The famous 'swords into plowshares'
prophecy contained in Isaiah Chapter 2;
Verses 2-4, is one of the most well-known
lines in the Holy Bible, for as we read on ..
'And it shall come to pass in the last
days, that the mountain of the Lord's house
shall be established in the top of the
mountains and shall be exalted above the
hills; and all nations shall flow unto it; and
many people shall go and say, come ye,
and let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob;
and He will teach us of his ways, and we
will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the word of the Lord
from Jerusalem; and he shall judge among
the nations, and shall rebuke many people:
and 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.'
The verse is so well-known that even
political institutions such as the United
Nations, have used it for their agenda, with a
bronze statue (above right), a gift from the
Soviet Union, created by sculptor, Evgeniy
Vuchetich, being installed in the north garden
area of the institution's building in 1959.
Ironically, they have also used the above
verse … (let us beat swords into
ploughshares) … from the Holy Scriptures,
while they consistently spew a constant
hatred toward the Jewish Nation. However,
the world itself is still a long, long way from
any sort of genuine peace.
Consider what the Messiah said
in Ephesians Chapter 6 about His
effect with a particular kind of
sword .. 'put on the whole armour
of God that ye may
be able to stand
against the wiles of
the devil. 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.
Wherefore take unto yourself the whole
armour of God that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth, and having on the breastplate of
righteousness; and your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; above all,
taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked;
and take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God: praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints.
And for me, that utterance may be given
unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to
make known the mystery of the gospel, for
which I am an ambassador in bonds: that
therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to
speak.
So, 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.'
On the day of Christ's return,
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN - 48 - AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING