 And Jesus speaks to what kingdoms look like when they're not together in Mark chapter 3 verse 24 and 25. If a kingdom is divided against itself, the kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, the house cannot stand. Author Paul Coelho says a divided kingdom cannot defend itself from its adversaries. A divided person cannot face life in a dignified way. Divisions come, people of God, to block the flow of the oil from the very places where it's needed.