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“From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of Heaven has been taken by storm and eager men are forcing their way into it. For the Law and all the prophets foretold it till the time of John and—if you can believe it—John himself is the ‘Elijah’ who must come before the kingdom.
The kingdom is not ill treated, but it is as it were taken by storm (Meyer). Nosgen strangely understands the phrase to mean that the kingdom is set forward with power, and he would apparently see in "the violent" a special reference to our Lord and John.
13 de mar. de 2023 · “Violent people have been trying to take over the kingdom of heaven by force” (CEV). “The kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it” (Darby). This is indeed a puzzling verse at first. How can God’s kingdom suffer, and what do violent people have to do with it?
But I rather, by the kingdom of heaven, understand heavenly glory. This kingdom "suffers violence." This is a metaphor from a town or castle which holds out in war, and is not taken—but by storm. So the kingdom of heaven will not be taken without violence: "The violent take it by force."
Blessed be God if this holy violence is in your spirit: you shall take heaven by force yet; you shall take it by storm, and carry the gates of heaven by the battery of your prayers. Only persevere with importunity; still plead, still wrestle, still continue to strive, and you must at length prevail.
24 de may. de 2020 · “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12 ESV). These words of Jesus recorded by Matthew are among the most difficult to understand in the New Testament – at least, as they are usually translated.
NASB And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been treated violently, and violent men take it by force.
