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The Kingdom of God

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God's reign — lost in Eden, promised to David, proclaimed by Jesus, consummated at the end.

From the first command to "have dominion," the Bible is about God's rule exercised through his people — a rule forfeited in Eden, focused in the throne promised to David, glimpsed in Daniel's everlasting kingdom, and then announced by Jesus: "The kingdom of God is at hand." He teaches it in parables, embodies it in his works, and the story ends with the cry, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ."
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    "Have dominion"

    Genesis 1:28

    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

    Humanity is made to rule creation under God — the kingdom's first form.
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    A throne established forever

    2 Samuel 7:16

    Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

    God promises David a son whose kingdom will have no end.
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    An everlasting dominion

    Daniel 7:14

    And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

    Daniel sees one like a son of man given a kingdom that will never be destroyed.
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    "The kingdom of God is at hand"

    Mark 1:15

    “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

    Jesus opens his ministry announcing the kingdom has come near.
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    The parables of the kingdom

    Matthew 13:31

    He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

    Jesus likens the kingdom to a mustard seed — small now, immense at the end.
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    The kingdom of the world become Christ's

    Revelation 11:15

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

    Revelation: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ."