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Luke 22:49

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KJV ORIGINAL

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

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When Jesus' followers saw what was about to go down, they asked him, 'Lord, should we fight back with our swords?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes our first instinct is to fight, but Jesus might have a different plan.

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He had James, John's brother, executed by the sword.

Then I saw this pale, sickly horse, and the rider's name was Death. Hell was right behind him like his shadow. They were given power over a quarter of the earth — to kill through war, starvation, disease, and wild animals.

The very thing you're running from — war and starvation — will catch up with you in Egypt. You think you're escaping to safety, but that's exactly where those fears will become reality, and that's where your story will end.

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