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 Matthew 11:12 <br><i>
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the Violent take it by Force .</i>
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This is an interesting passage.  
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I don`t think the Kingdom of Heaven can be threatened or taken against God`s will.  That would mean God is not all-powerful.  
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Rather I read the word, ~suffereth~ as ~allows~; the word ~violence~ as ~force~; and the word ~violent~ as ~forceful~.
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So, I understand this verse to mean that God has opened the Kingdom of Heaven to be accessed by Faith to receive the things of God .
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This is consistent with:
~ask, seek, knock~ teaching
~say to the mountain~ teaching
~whatsoever you desire~ teaching
etc.
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This interpretation is consistent with ~the Kingdom is at hand (or nigh)~ teaching which implies the Kingdom is ~within reach~ which means that a person can just take it.
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So, I believe Jesus was telling us that we have been given the Kingdom but we must aggressively take the promises of God by Force of Faith.
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There are too many wimpy prayers of ~Oh God, please help~ nature.  Jesus Spoke or touched and Healed .  He did not ask the Father to do it.  ~He took it by force~ - the force of faith and action.
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I believe this is the example we should follow.  We should expect God`s Love , Grace and Power to Manifest when we Speak to the mountain, to the Disease , to the Demon .  We take the Blessings that God has provided aggressively rather than passively.  
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Just as our Lord did.