Here's the next thing it says, it tells something else about His actions. What does He do? Here are three things that He does: number one, He judges and makes war. You say it doesn't sound like the Jesus we knew. You're right, but it's still Him. He came as a servant king and everyone missed Him. Why? Because they were looking for a king who'd come and take over and conquer Rome. Right till the very end, the disciples thought He was going to come and set up an army and conquer the earth, and they got it wrong that time. Why did they think that? Because the Bible tells us He will do that, just not that time, but next time. Next time. Next time. Next time. Don't have to look and be in panic about ooh oh, you know, the Muslims are spreading through the world, and this is happening... don't live in fear! Ooh oh, what's happening, have you read the news, quick, get the latest concern about what's happening in the world. Listen, get into the Bible, and see what it says, and align with heaven and the purpose of heaven! That's a much better plan I would think. [Applause]
So He judges and makes war. That means He intervenes to put things right. Now why is He doing this? Because He is a passionate lover of people, and He will not stand back forever, and allow evil to triumph. He will finally come and say: I'm putting an end to this now. He will judge it; that is evil and wrong, repent now or you're finished. He'll make war. War means a conflict between two governments, as who will rule and be in charge, so He will judge. He'll look out of love, out of righteousness, and see what is right and what is wrong, and He'll sort out those things by confronting them. It says He'll strike the nations. Now that's interesting. I can't develop all of these, but here's an interesting thought: the nations. That's all the nations, so whatever He's going to do, will affect all the nations. There will be confrontation over government, over the nations.
It says in one place all the kings will be gathered together at battle, and they'll all be wiped out in one day. God is going to shift governance in every nation of the earth. [Applause] Every nation of the earth will experience change in governance, right government, He will root out corruption. He will root out injustice. He will root out the things that are going on, that grieve any good person. He will root them out, and He'll replace people who won't repent, with those who will fulfil His will, and rule righteously. He will have a righteous government. You say well I find that hard to believe. Listen, there was a day, in David's day, when there was a righteous government in the earth, in a nation, and it was there to let all the world know how good it is when there's godly government, how blessed the nation is. The Bible says: righteousness exalts a nation; sin is a shame for any people. Laws like this [Homosexual Law Reform] are a shame on our nation, and also a huge problem for us. Make no mistake, you will find once that law if it's passed, it will increase demonic activity of a perverse nature in the nation, because it'll be legally allowed by the representatives on earth. That's a perversion.
Okay, well we'll carry on, move on. We need to get some hope in here. Notice the last thing it says, that I picked up there is: out of His mouth goes a sharp sword to strike the nations. Ooh, so it's not like He's got a sword in His mouth, and He's got a long tongue or anything like that. Listen, this is the word of God, very sharp, very powerful, very quick, and when God speaks, something happens. Jesus spoke to the tree: no more fruit, and it withers and dies. Jesus spoke to the storm: silent! And it was silent. That's the sharp sword. What it means to say sharp sword, it means the word He speaks is spirit, and life, and is empowered by heaven, and it always does not return and avoid. It does what it's called to do, so if He's going to smite nations, He's going to speak prophetically into nations, and consequences will come. Now you think well I don't know, I don't know whether I can go along with that, seems all a bit much. Okay, read Jeremiah.