Post by AutumnGrace on Jan 4, 2024 12:18:26 GMT -5
Matthew 11:12
New King James Version
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
I always had a struggle with this passage as i see the word violence as something bad.
In my research this morning i was given a different look at it.
The Greek word is blazo which means to use power to forcibly seize, laying hold of something with positive aggression. to advance forcefully, carried by a storm, ie. a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought for with the most ardent zeal and the intenses exertion.
to get a share in the kingdom of God by the utmost earnestness and effort,
Only used twice in the New Testament with this meaning. Matthew 11:12 and Luke 16:16
Now finally after all these years this passage makes sense to me. However i still don't like the word Violence
New King James Version
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
I always had a struggle with this passage as i see the word violence as something bad.
In my research this morning i was given a different look at it.
The Greek word is blazo which means to use power to forcibly seize, laying hold of something with positive aggression. to advance forcefully, carried by a storm, ie. a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought for with the most ardent zeal and the intenses exertion.
to get a share in the kingdom of God by the utmost earnestness and effort,
Only used twice in the New Testament with this meaning. Matthew 11:12 and Luke 16:16
Now finally after all these years this passage makes sense to me. However i still don't like the word Violence
