📖 Biblical Definition
"Prince of Peace" is Isaiah’s Messianic title for the coming Christ: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). The next verse continues: "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end" (v. 7). The peace He brings is not as the world gives (John 14:27) — not negotiated cessation of hostilities, not stoic equanimity, but shalom: wholeness, rightness, covenant restoration. Christ is the only Prince whose peace expands rather than contracts. His war on sin produces His peace in the soul.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
PRINCE, n.
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1. In a general sense, a sovereign; the chief and independent ruler of a nation or state. 2. Prince of Peace — a Messianic title of Christ, given in Isa. 9:6.
📖 Key Scripture
Isaiah 9:6 — "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:7 — "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end."
Ephesians 2:14 — "He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition."
Romans 5:1 — "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern peace movements build peace without justice; Christ's peace is built on a cross.
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The Prince of Peace is also the Mighty God in the same verse. Modern peace-talk separates the two: peace without power, reconciliation without justice, harmony without truth. Isaiah refuses the divorce. The peace Christ brings is built on a throne whose government will not stop expanding — and the throne required a cross to be installed.
Romans 5:1 is the heart of the matter: peace with God, justification by faith, the war between heaven and the sinner ended at Calvary. Until that war is over, all other peace is decorative. The Prince of Peace bled to make the peace He proclaims. Receive it. The world's peace expires; His does not.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew Sar Shalom.
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H8269 — sar — prince, ruler, captain
H7965 — shalom — peace, wholeness
Usage
"Christ's peace is built on a cross; modern peace-talk skips the cross and gets nothing."
"The same verse names Him Mighty God and Prince of Peace; the two are inseparable."
"Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end — that is the only forecast worth trusting."