Believers are encouraged to submit to the discipline of earthly governments, viewing them as ambassadors who are ultimately subject to God’s will. Sometimes earthly authorities bear the sword as instruments of God’s judgment (Rom 13:4 NIV). We later find out that this sword will “defeat the nations” (Rev 19:15). This imagery carries through to Revelation, where in John’s description of the Son of Man we are told, “Out of his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword” (1:16). Many people will be struck dead by the Lord”). The judgment of God is again symbolized by a sword in verse such as Genesis 3:24 (“After he sent man out, God placed angels and a flaming sword that turned in all directions”) and Isaiah 66:16 (“He will judge all people with his sword. The Lord’s enemies died not by the swords of other men, but by “swords not made by human hands” (Isa 31:8). More fearsome than the swords of earthly enemies is the sword that represents divine judgement (1 Chron 21:12 Ps 7:12). Swords are primarily a symbol of warfare, whether wielded by an earthly enemy or by God himself. A false witness is like a sword in the hand of an unjust prosecutor (Prov 25:18). Those who exploit the poor are described as having teeth like swords as they metaphorically devour their victims (Prov 30:14). The sword is a symbol for anything that inflicts injury to others, including the tongue (Ps 57:4 Prov 12:18) and the actions of a promiscuous woman (Prov 5:4). When the new heaven and the new earth come, we will no longer need weapons and swords, since no evil or warfare will exist. Warfare was part of day-to-day life in the ancient world, so Isaiah’s prophecy that in the end times people would beat their swords into plowshares and not lift up swords against other nations (2:4) was significant. The Israelites “put to the sword” (Deu 13:14 NIV) and “smote [them with the edge of the sword” (Num 21:24 KJV). As such, it became the primary symbol of warfare in general. The sword was the primary weapon of warfare throughout the ancient world.
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