"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
Isaiah 2:4
This chapter talks about the last days, which is when we are living, and there are some cool prophecies here about Christ reigning personally on the earth and making some big changes. I love the idea here of not learning war anymore. It reminds me of the people in Alma 24 who, as part of their conversion and repentance, buried their weapons and covenanted not to take them up again. Later, their sons had to take up arms to help defend their homes, and like them, a similar covenant might not be something that is workable in our individual lives, but it is also clearly an ideal that will come when we have the opportunity to live in a more perfect world with Christ at the helm.
Today, maybe we should look forward to that time and imagine what the world would be like and what we could accomplish if we as communities, populations, countries, and nations weren't as preoccupied with war and contention as we are. Are there ways now that we can learn peace and not war? Let's work to encourage cooperation rather that competition, love rather than hatred, and unity over division. Let's learn, and teach, peace.
Isaiah 2:4
This chapter talks about the last days, which is when we are living, and there are some cool prophecies here about Christ reigning personally on the earth and making some big changes. I love the idea here of not learning war anymore. It reminds me of the people in Alma 24 who, as part of their conversion and repentance, buried their weapons and covenanted not to take them up again. Later, their sons had to take up arms to help defend their homes, and like them, a similar covenant might not be something that is workable in our individual lives, but it is also clearly an ideal that will come when we have the opportunity to live in a more perfect world with Christ at the helm.
Today, maybe we should look forward to that time and imagine what the world would be like and what we could accomplish if we as communities, populations, countries, and nations weren't as preoccupied with war and contention as we are. Are there ways now that we can learn peace and not war? Let's work to encourage cooperation rather that competition, love rather than hatred, and unity over division. Let's learn, and teach, peace.
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