Written by Brother Jay
When people have guns and they let other people know they have guns or do a post about them, many people are very quick to judge them and tell them how they are not trusting in Father Yah. Many people say things like “I trust in the Father to protect me or he who lives by the sword dies by the sword”. So if you have guns is this really not trusting in Elohim? Now when you say you are trusting in Elohim to fight your battles for you, do you think that you will never have to do anything when these battles come? Do you think that owning a gun or weapon of some kind to defend yourself with is saying to Father Yah that you are not trusting in him at all, because you expect him to do everything for you when a confrontation or battle arises? Is this really saying to the Father that people that do have a gun or a weapon are relying on themselves for protection instead of the Father? Does this mean that they are living by the sword? What is the definition of Living by the Sword? Do you know what it really is or have you ever looked into it?
"Live by the sword, die by the sword" is a saying derived from a scriptural parable to the effect that if you use violence, or other harsh means, against other people, you can expect to have those same means used against you; "You can expect to become a victim of whatever means you use to get what you want."
Did you read that last part, “To Get What You Want”?
This is one of the most misunderstood quotes in scripture. When Messiah told Simon Peter this famous quote how could it possibly mean that he was living by the Sword? He was told by Yahushua/Yashua Messiah to put the sword in his sheath because Messiah was more than capable of defending himself if he needed to. He could have called down an entire legion of Messengers to defend him if he wanted to, but this was part of what he was supposed to do, die for our sins. They were not attacking Simon Peter so when he drew his sword it was not in self-defense it was to go after those that were going to take Messiah away. At that point they were not doing any harm to Messiah at all. Messiah didn’t want one of his taught ones to get in the habit of going after what he wanted with the sword so he told him that if he lived by the sword he would die by it. He didn’t say if you defend by the sword you shall die by the sword or if Father Yah tells you to destroy a nation you shall die by the sword. There is a big difference here that so many people don’t understand and pass this by with their lack of understanding. They paint the entire subject with a broad brush taking scripture out of context and don’t take other scriptures into the equation at all. At this point some of you are saying prove it to me from scripture and that is exactly what I am going to do. I pray you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear what is being said here in the following scriptures.
Neh 4:14 And I looked, and rose up and said to the nobles, and to the deputy rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome, יהוה, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.”
Neh 4:15 And it came to be, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that Elohim had brought their counsel to naught, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.
Neh 4:16 And it came to be, from that time on, that half of my servants were working in the work, while the other half were holding the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the breastplates. And the rulers were behind all the house of Yehuḏah,
Neh 4:17 who were building on the wall, and those bearing burdens, those loading, working with one hand in the work, and with the other holding a weapon.
Neh 4:18 As for the builders, each one had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the ram’s horn was beside me.
Neh 4:19 And I said to the nobles, and to the deputy rulers, and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and large, and we are separated far from one another on the wall.
Neh 4:20 “In whatever place you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, join us there. Our Elohim fights for us.”
So right here we just read that “our Elohim fights for us”, “how could this be” you say as they had weapons in their hands. Trusting in Elohim to fight for us doesn’t mean that we are expected to nothing at all, that we can just sit on the couch praying while the Father does everything. Could he do this if he wanted to, yes he could do this if he wanted to do it and there are some cases where he has, but we should always be ready to give an answer and ready to defend ourselves in this world? We are expected to be ready to fight knowing that the Father will protect us during a battle and we will have the strength to slay our enemies in self-defense. After all, we know that Father Yah hates a coward and cowards will be thrown into the lake of fire!
Rev 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, and untrustworthy, and abominable, and murderers, and those who whore, and drug sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”
Now going back to a few more verses in Nehemiah.
Neh 4:21 So we laboured in the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of day until the stars appeared.
Neh 4:22 At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant spend the night in Yerushalayim, and they shall be our guard by night, and for the work by day.”
Neh 4:23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our garments, each one his weapon even at the water.
Here are some really encouraging scriptures about how the Father protected Israel at times, but notice that they had to do something with their swords and not just sit down or not even own a sword!
Lev 26:6 ‘And I shall give peace in the land, and you shall lie down and no one make you afraid. And I shall clear the land of evil beasts, and not let the sword go through your land.
Lev 26:7 ‘And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.
Lev 26:8 ‘And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you pursue ten thousand. And your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.
I personally have no problem with people that own fire arms as I own some myself. This is in no way saying I do not trust in Father Yah to protect me or my family and I. I pray first that Father Yah will protect my family and I in any and all altercations/battles, second that my aim is true when I have to use a firearm or any weapon in defense, third that I will be able to defend a multitude of people as was done by one Israelite against many in ancient Israel if needed and last of all that he will give me strength to endure during any altercation. There is nothing wrong with thinking like this and you should know how to use a firearm. Gun safety is a must. So be safe and always pray that Father will protect you and give you the strength for defense as I have shared with you.
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