Sounds like something that the DS would push... .
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Rom. 12:19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Paul was quoting
Debut. 32:35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’
There is an interesting exception carved out for government, when it comes to violence in Scripture.
Specifically, the evildoer is warned that the governing authorities do not "bear the sword in vain". The governments of the world are specifically implied to be agents of God on earth to exact capital punishment on evildoers.
So if there are godly men in a land where the government is perverted (protecting evil and attacking good), the impetus is on them to form a new government and take up that mantle. And yes, for such an enterprise to succeed would require an act of God, so one could even say a victorious rebellion of godly men vs a tyrant has God's blessing.
Thank you.
oh and the D.S. feet are slipping.. Yes They Are!!