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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

    Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

    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 your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”

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

    Daniel 7:14

    He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom 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 promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”

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

    Matthew 13:31

    Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a 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 blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now 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."

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.