Do not think. To bring peace, evil must be defeated. Therefore, to preach purity and peace brings the opposition of evil. While Christ is the great "peacemaker," yet his coming would bring great struggle and bloodshed. A sword. Symbolic of great struggle. The only sword Christ and his followers would use is the "sword of the Spirit," but some will use violence against the Christian. The sword is sent, because persecutors use it against the church (messianic community).

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