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.
37 For I say to you that this which is written must still be [e]accomplished in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.”
Do you even know what prediction Jesus is talking about?
How many times should "now" be said, for you to realize that the prediction was concerning a specific time? Do you really believe Jesus wants you to buy swords? Try them against bullets NOW, see if that works...
It is a prediction for a specific time. Do you forget that Tomas cut off an ear of a soldier and Jesus healed the soldier? He told Tomas - "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."
Such a bizarre interpretation but it's to be expected by literalist protestants. This is the same logic that led protestants to conclude the days of creation are literal 24-hour days as we experience them. No wonder why so many people abandon their faith and become atheist with arguments like that.
The sword is a metaphor for a weapon. Of course Jesus didn't talk about AR-15 but that doesn't mean what He said was only relevant to the time He was among us in the flesh. The same applies to everything in the Bible - the technology is anachronistic but the same meaning applies because Christianity and the Kingdom of God is eternal and not temporal.
"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."
Do you take phrases like "to live and die by the sword" literally? How many people die by an actual sword nowadays? The meaning of the phrase is "who lives violently shall die in the same manner". Language works through metaphors and context.
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.
37 For I say to you that this which is written must still be [e]accomplished in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.”
Do you even know what prediction Jesus is talking about?
How many times should "now" be said, for you to realize that the prediction was concerning a specific time? Do you really believe Jesus wants you to buy swords? Try them against bullets NOW, see if that works...
It is a prediction for a specific time. Do you forget that Tomas cut off an ear of a soldier and Jesus healed the soldier? He told Tomas - "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."
Such a bizarre interpretation but it's to be expected by literalist protestants. This is the same logic that led protestants to conclude the days of creation are literal 24-hour days as we experience them. No wonder why so many people abandon their faith and become atheist with arguments like that.
The sword is a metaphor for a weapon. Of course Jesus didn't talk about AR-15 but that doesn't mean what He said was only relevant to the time He was among us in the flesh. The same applies to everything in the Bible - the technology is anachronistic but the same meaning applies because Christianity and the Kingdom of God is eternal and not temporal.
Do you take phrases like "to live and die by the sword" literally? How many people die by an actual sword nowadays? The meaning of the phrase is "who lives violently shall die in the same manner". Language works through metaphors and context.