Hello Fren,
Thanks for chiming in.๐๐
You are correct, in part, but have confused and conflated disparate examples.
Gideon: 100% "of Yahweh" in his faith-based acts.
Jehu: King BY CONCESSION after Israel rejected Yahweh as King (1 Samuel 8:7)
Judas Maccabeus: AT BEST, similar to Jehu.
Cromwell, William of Orange, et. al....
After Jesus was enthroned, ALL who claim a "right" to rule by violence are antithetical to his Kingdom, and have strayed from The Way... As such, they prove themselves minions of satan, despite any disingenuous claims to Christianity.
https://peakd.com/anarchy/@creatr/human-governments-are-satanicWhat is The Way Jesus taught, and the apostles died for to teach us?๐ค
100% voluntary, peaceful, decentralized/local, self governing communities, allegiant to none but the true head of The Body, King Jesus himself. His Kingdom is "not of this world;" it operates on entirely different principles:
https://peakd.com/kingdom/@creatr/the-state-or-god-s-kingdom-a-comparison-charthttps://peakd.com/politics/@creatr/a-sola-the-reformers-missed-sola-ecclesia