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[–] lilomeunq 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Different subject, different audience.

Sorry, but I expect no peace of mind, or any other kind, until only the reborn incorruptible inherit the earth.

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[–] lottojdh 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Significantly the "sword" Jesus speaks about here is his word. The following sentence says that it will divide households, some will accept it, some will reject it. That's not his wish ("I stand at the door of every heart and knock"), but it's the nature of man.

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[–] TrueSeeker777 ago 

i believe we have peace when we die in Our Lord with him in our hearts, then we with be with him in his Kingdom of Heaven where their is no sorrow or pain.Revelation 14:13, "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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[–] uscdog ago 

First off, those two passages are largely unrelated especially in the context of the question. Separately however, the answer to the original question is a resounding yes. Yes! Yes! Yes! Peace is the ultimate prize.

While peace is certainly the answer it's not the 'peace' most have come to understand including many christians. Humanity has been since Adam, at enmity with God. We all have inherited a sin nature and this places us at direct odds with a holy and just God. And it's this condition thats keeps us from entering the kingdom of God.

But God has also provided way out this horrible situation. The peace that should be considered as the main prize is the peace acquired through the propitiation or the staving off of Gods holy wrath. In passages such as Luke 2:14 (“Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”) the peace referenced here is a peace acquired through the only acceptable means of appeasement in the form of accepting Jesus Christ as lord and Savior. So ultimately, its the act of propitiation results in the type of peace that should be considered the main prize.

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[–] MindyBluestar17 ago 

He brings peace that surpasses all understanding.