The kingdom of God develops and eventually grows to the point that it extends over the entire world.When the Bible speaks about Kingship and the Kingdom of God, it usually has this sence in mind.
consinder the opening words in the Lord's prayer.
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Mathew 6:9-10
we know that God has always ruled over the earth and all creation.
what did Jesus mean when He taught us to pray, "Your Kingdom come"? How can something that is already here "come"?
Well, Jesus reffered to the Old Testament teaching that God has a developing history of kingship.
The kingdom of God comes on earth and transform it, so that the earth mirrors heaven.
Jesus words about the Kingdom consist of three parallel lines; first He asked for God's name would be kept holy. God's name would be kept holy when the kingdom come. And to explain what he meant by the coming of the kingdom, Jesus added that the coming of the kingdom would be God's will being done on earth as it is done in heaven.
Jesus taught us to pray that God would bring His Kingdom to earth to such an extent that the earth would become like heaven, so that God's name would be kept holy everywhere.
Hope this piece have blessed you. Let us pray that the kingdom of God may come. If not now, when?
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