Nobody loves to be tortured but joining Christ means to join the war between two opposed kingdoms: the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
This is advancing the Kingdom of Heaven... when you see the kingdom of darkness (evil) receding then you'll know. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Being cast into the kingdom of darkness would make me want to repent and come right back into the kingdom of God. (redeeminggod.com)