We must rightfully divide His word. From the beginning it was stated by the Lord: And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force Matthew 11:12. as you look at the Greek concerning this verse, it cannot be understood to mean, that men; natural men, are taking the Kingdom of Heaven by violent force. God wouldn’t permit that. The war that was in the Heavens, expelled Satan and his evil angels Revelation 12:7-10. Men are no match for God in the heavens. Nor is it referring to natural unsaved men being violent to the children of the Kingdom of Heaven by taking them into slavery or torturing them. What it is referring to here is those pressing into the Kingdom of Heaven ( born again men and women), having the fight of their lives as the Kingdom of Satan tries to defy. You have to be radical and armed with spiritual weapons as Paul said over in Ephesians 6. Satan violently opposes all those who press in for truth.
Ephesians 6: 10:12
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
