Was Jesus a Pacifist?

Some folks try to tell us Jesus Christ was a quiet,spoken kind of a person does not astonish people
gentle, meek and mild, easy going, soft spokenwith the power of His Word. A mild kind of a guy
pacifist type of a man. If we simply considerdoes not come to divide. A mellow friendly kind of
some of the most well known Bible stories anda man does not call the biggest religious leaders of
statements within, we may discover a totallythe day to their face in front of a crowd,
different concept."offspring of the serpent"! A soft spoken kind of
A mellow easy going guy does not braid up somea guy does not keep crowds of 4,000 to 10,000
rope, knock over many people's tables of moneypeople riveted so intensely all day long that
and whip the group out of the Temple all bynobody wants to go home and He has to feed
Himself! A soft spoken kind of person does notthem dinner.
avoid arrest because of the authoritative mannerA quiet sensitive kind of a man does not tell the
in which He speaks. A pacifist kind of a guy doesbiggest religious leaders to their face in front of a
not instruct His followers to take money and gocrowd, "have ye not read" (the Scripture)? Some
buy swords. A quiet reserved man does not goPharisees had the whole Old Testament
up in front of the biggest religious leaders andmemorized! An easy going kind of a guy does not
claim to be the Lord God of Israel, knowingscold the biggest preachers of the day in front of
beforehand they will kill Him for it.a crowd, "ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures"!
A timid kind of a person is not the Judge of allThe fact that the Lord loves us and forgives us
mankind. A meek kind of a guy does not takemight make Him a pacifist in your mind. Yeshua
control of demons so powerful they can makethe Messiah was the Lord God of Israel and a
2,000 swine drown themselves. A gentle softpredominant Presence!