Quotation for Isaiah 2:4
וְשָׁפַט֙ בֵּ֣ין הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְהוֹכִ֖יחַ לְעַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת לֹא־יִשָּׂ֨א ג֤וֹי אֶל־גּוֹי֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְד֥וּ ע֖וֹד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (פ)
And He shall judge between the nations, And shall decide for many peoples; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruninghooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.
Gray Matter IV
In fact, the majority opinion in the Mishnah (Shabbat 63a) regards weapons as degrading. The Mishnah notes that when Mashiach will come all weapons will be converted into agricultural equipment (Yeshayahu 2:4). Tragically, our enemies force us to don the “clothes of Eisav” and bear arms to defend ourselves. Although we are grateful that today Jews are able to defend themselves, we would much prefer to eliminate firearms from the face of the earth. Recreational gun use is not compatible with Yeshayahu’s vision.
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