Jesus Prince of Peace Son of God

Jesus the Son of God, as the one to have ‘the princely rule upon his shoulder,’ is called the “Prince of Peace.” (Isa 9:6-7) It is therefore, noteworthy that the way of Jesus, while on earth, showed that his servants should not arm themselves for physical warfare, when saying to Peter: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matt 26:52)

Those who became Christians under Jesus’ peace “beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears.” They learned war no more. (Isa 2:4) This and God’s past activities, especially in connection with Israel during Solomon’s reign, point to the peace that will prevail during Jesus’ rule as King.

Regarding Solomon’s reign, the Bible reports: “Peace itself became his in every region of his, all around. And Judah and Israel continued to dwell in security, everyone under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan to Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.” (1 Kin 4:24-25; 1Chron 22:9)

As evident from other scriptures (compare Psalm 72:7-8; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 9:9-10; Matt 21:4-5), this served as a pattern of what would take place under the administration of Jesus, the One greater than Solomon whose name means “peaceable.” (Matt 12:42)

When the Prince of Peace Christ Jesus was on earth, neither the natural Jews nor the non-Jews were at peace with God. Having transgressed God’s law, the Jews had come under the curse of the Law. (Gal 3:12-13)

As for the non-Jews outside God’s covenant, they “had no hope and were without God in the world.” (Eph 2:12) However, by means of Jesus both peoples were given the opportunity to come into a peaceful relationship with God. Pointing forward to this was the angelic announcement made to the shepherds at Jesus’ birth: Upon earth peace among men of good will.” (Luke 2:14)

The peaceful message proclaimed by Jesus and his followers appealed to ‘friends of peace,’ that is, to persons desiring to be reconciled to God. (Matt 10:13; Luke 10:5-6) At the same time this message caused divisions in households, as some accepted it while others rejected it. (Matt 10:34; Luke12:51)

The majority of the Jews rejected the message and thus failed to discern the “things having to do with peace,” evidently including repentance and acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah. (Compare Luke l:79; 3:3-6; John 1:29-34) Their failure resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies in 70 C.E. (Luke 19:42-44)

However, even the Jews who did accept the good news of his peace were sinners and needed to have their transgressions atoned for so as to enjoy peace with God. Jesus’ death for their sins took care of this need. As had been foretold: “The chastisement meant for our peace was upon him, and because of his wounds there has been a healing for us.” (Isa 53:5)

Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross also provided the basis for canceling the Mosaic law, which divided the Jews from the non-Jews. Therefore, upon becoming Christians, both peoples could be at peace with God and with one another.

The apostle Paul wrote: “Jesus is our peace, he who made the two parties one and destroyed the wall in between that fenced them off. By means of his flesh he abolished the hatred, the Law of commandments consisting in decrees that he might create the two peoples in union with himself into one new man and make peace; and that he might fully reconcile both peoples in one body to God through the cross, because he had killed off the hatred by means of himself.

And he came and declared the good news of peace to you, the ones far off, and peace to those near, because through him we, both peoples, have the approach to the Father by one spirit.” (Eph 2:14 -18)

Therefore, we as Christians that enjoy the peace from Jesus, should not take Jesus’ peace for granted. We should preserve his peace among ourselves, and exercise care so as not to stumble fellow believers. (Rom 14:13-23)

To fully understand what Jesus Prince of Peace stands for we must understand the “Peace of God,” that is, the calmness and tranquility resulting from our precious relationship with God. For God guards our heart and mental powers from becoming anxious about our needs. We have the assurance that God provides for us and answers our prayers. This will put our heart and mind at rest. (Philippians 4:6-7)

Similar, the peace that Jesus gave to his disciples, based on their faith in him as God’s Son, served to calm their hearts and minds. Although Jesus told them that the time was coming when he would no longer be with them personally, they had no reason to be concerned or to give way to fear. He was not leaving them without help, but promised to send them the holy spirit. (John 14:26-27)

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