What does the Bible say about take kingdom by force?
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The Bible teaches that God’s kingdom is not seized by sinful human violence, but advances powerfully through Christ’s saving reign and the faith-filled response he produces in his people. Matthew 11:12 and Luke 16:16 describe the urgent, forceful pressing of people into the kingdom as the gospel breaks into a fallen world, not permission for coercion. Jesus says his kingdom is not of this world and therefore does not fight with worldly weapons (John 18:36; 2 Corinthians 10:3-4). Believers struggle spiritually, clothed in God’s strength against evil powers (Ephesians 6:12). God will finally establish his everlasting kingdom through Christ, giving it to his saints and overthrowing every rival rule (Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:18; Revelation 11:15).
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- Matthew 11:12 12 votes
From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Luke 16:16 9 votes
“The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
- Matthew 21:43 8 votes
“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.
- Daniel 2:44 5 votes
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
- Revelation 12:7-9 5 votes
There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war. They didn’t prevail. No place was found for them any more in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Daniel 7:18 4 votes
But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
- Revelation 11:15 4 votes
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
- Ephesians 6:12 3 votes
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- John 18:36 3 votes
Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”
- 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 2 votes
For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
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