Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Jeremiah 25:31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
When you stop to consider that the Lord God will let no unforgiven evil or evil doer go unpunished it should cause your heart to cry out, OH LORD HAVE MERCY! If it were not for the grace and mercy of God it would be YOU that would be at the receiving end of the Almighty blade. The devil (that Leviathan serpent of old) DESERVES to be slaughtered for he has slaughtered MILLIONS. And the wicked of the earth who hold no godly sorrow, remorse, or repentance in their hearts for filling the earth with violence, pain and suffering SHOULD be sent to the fires of damnation AFTER the Lord has slain them from off the earth. BUT THE MEEK SHOULD INHERIT THE EARTH! Love your enemies enough to cry out for mercy upon them EVEN AS YOU WAGE SPIRITUAL WARFARE AGAINST THE PRINCIPALITIES THAT USE THEM!
Judges 7:18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:)
Hebrews 4:12 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 ONLY QUESTION LEFT IS: ARE YOU USING YOUR SWORD DAILY? Do you have a battle cry? Have you submitted to being in the army of God? Is Christ your Gideon commander, and the word of God your OFFENSIVE weapon? If we stand on the side of the Lord, then the sword HE SWINGS will never, never, never, EVER strike us down.
Original Copyright: © Anthony J. Massotti Th.M., Th.M. 9/5/1999