Peace and safety; then sudden destruction

More on Peace.

It's a bad person who stirs up discord and strife, isn't it? People that incite to riot, or begin fights and protests are not very popular. Though some may have just causes for which they are standing up and fighting, but if they stood up to riot or fight without any cause other than their own need to cause disturbance, it'd be this sort of person we're all for locking up in prison for a bit, aren't we?

We don't want discord. We don't want people attacking others. We have laws against such people, against such things. We have laws and we have people we've entrusted to keep the peace.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_officer

A law enforcement officer (also called peace officer), in North America, is any public-sector person charged with upholding the peace, mainly police officers, customs officers, correctional officers, probation officers, parole officers, auxiliary officers, and sheriffs or marshals and their deputies.

Modern legal codes use the term peace officer (or in some jurisdictions, law enforcement officer) to include every public-sector person vested by the legislating state with law-enforcement authority—traditionally, anyone "sworn, badged, and armable" but, basically, who can arrest, or refer such arrest for a criminal prosecution. Hence, city police officers, county sheriffs' deputies, and state troopers are usually vested with the same authority within a given jurisdiction.

Jurisdictions may restrict the powers granted to those who have "peace-officer status" instead of "police-officer status". For example, in New York, all New York State Court Officers,[1] as well as Court clerks,[2] assigned to the 1st and 2nd Judicial Departments are classified as peace officers who can carry a firearm both on and off duty.

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Yes, we have people we've entrusted to keep the peace alright and we see them about us on a daily basis- just drive about a city and you'll more than likely see a police car of some sort.

We are very adamant about wanting peace in our lives. We want peace in the stores we go to shop at, the restaurants we go to eat at, the cinemas we watch movies at, the schools we send our children too or those of higher education we might even go to ourselves. We want peace all around us and when someone disturbs that peace they need to be taken to task for it and we have laws to make sure that they can be taken to task.

Privately in our own homes we desire peace don't we? Who actually wants to live in constant turmoil? Maybe there are some who have a warped sense of living who actually feel best when there is some sort of upset going on, but usually they're those who want attention and find bad attention is better than no attention at all.

As a general rule most people would rather get along with those about them than fight with them.

It's no wonder that there is such a huge push for World Peace, for an end to the discords between countries, between tribes, between all. We can't dispute that peace is something people should desire. We claim that God wants peace don't we?

It's true.

Who can imagine a God that wouldn't want peace?

The push for Peace is growing stronger and stronger and will continue to gain momentum and strength so that it will make it next to impossible for people to stand up and shout they don't want peace, it will make them appear to be troublemakers, dissidents, strangely abnormal and completely against the good of all mankind and their own people.

Are these people troublemakers? Are they strange and abnormal? Are they really against the good of mankind wanting fighting and not peace?


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What does the Bible say about peace? What does Jesus say?

Matthew 10:34
 34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Isn't that contradictory? Surely Jesus wants peace on earth! This has to be wrong, right? What about this...

Luke 12:51
 51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division.

He's saying no peace but division!? But...but...He is the Prince of Peace!

Isaiah {9:6} For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

See it says so right there. How can Jesus not want peace for the world? It's impossible- or is it?

Luke 19:38
 38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Peace where? Heaven.

John 14:27
 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

His peace, Jesus' peace, not the peace that the world can give. Yes, He is the Prince of Peace but it's a Heavenly peace, it's His peace.

John 16:33
 33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

In Jesus we have peace. In the world tribulation. Yes, Jesus promotes peace in HIM, only in Him. That's not to say He wants us to fight and war with each other, but it is to say that He wants peace on His terms. Peace through Him. Not peace at all costs setting aside God's moral law to obtain a peace accord. Never did Jesus want that, never would he approve of peace by capitulation to other gods. No, our God has made it very clear that there will be NO other gods before Him. To create a peace accord with the world by given in to others that worship other gods is very, very wrong. Of course in many of our world governments today they have taken God out of it all and some never put Him in there to begin with so they will have a much easier time of just being able to say yes, to peace. Others will look for common ground and set aside the less common ground focusing on making things work with what they can agree upon.

Even now in the Mideast there is a lot of discord over the Peace they are trying to find. Is it because some refuse peace at all costs? That they stand by principles, by their religoius laws rather than give in? Maybe, maybe not. People are determined that there will be peace in the Middle East, peace in the world and on the surface that seems like a grand thing.

However, there is a danger, subtle and hidden for those who would worship world peace, they are really worshipping the beast but to tell people such a thing is to risk their wrath. Of course God wants us to have peace and love and all that so no one should say otherwise. Well, I'm saying otherwise. When peace is formed at the expense of belief the peace is a false peace. God will not and has not ever accepted other gods before Him. So while you say it's only good and right, it's only love and peace, you have to ask yourself if it's at the expense of compromising God. If we ignore that it is a compromise and shove aside the exacting God of truth we will be held accountable for our actions and all the supposed peace we've garnered in the world will mean nothing.

Romans 5:1
 1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:6
 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Spiritually minded...peace.

Romans 10:15
 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

The gospel of peace is salvation through Jesus! Peace in Jesus.

Romans 14:17
 17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Peace...in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13
 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Joy and peace in believing! Believing in whom? Jesus through the power of the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 14:33
 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

God the author of peace.. God's peace!

2 Corinthians 13:11
 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Live in peace. Living in Jesus, the love of Jesus.

Galatians 5:22
 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

The fruit of the Spirit is... peace. Christ's peace!

Ephesians 1:2
 2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Peace from God!

Philippians 4:7
 7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Peace of God passes all understanding.

Colossians 1:20
 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Peace through the blood of his cross! Reconciling all things to himself.

Colossians 3:15
 15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Peace of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:3
 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

When they shall say peace and safety--- what, then destruction?!
People are saying peace and safety and they're saying it very loudly, and getting louder all the time.
Sudden destruction.
They shall not escape.
But all they were doing was touting peace.
No, they were touting peace and abandoning God in the process while claiming to be following His will.
God cannot be fooled. Man can and will be fooled but God will not be deceived. He knows what is happening, He's watching over it all.

2 Peter 1:2
 2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord

Grace and peace multipled how? Through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Not grace and peace by making nice with those who do not believe in God or Jesus Christ as their Savior.

As the world watches in wonder and a great peace descends brought about by satan transformed into an angel of light deceiving the whole world only those clinging to the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus will understand the deception.

Keep our eyes and our hearts open Lord please!

By Your Mercy and Grace we cling to You, Jesus!

You, who told us we have seen the Father when we've seen You, we know His ways are Your ways and Your ways His. You who did not come to destroy the commandments but to have them realized in Your perfection, it is You we cling tightly too and plead for forgiveness and ask for grace and mercy. It is Your peace we desire, not the peace that is in the world.

In your Love, in your Name!
Amen.