CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Kingdom of God (Christianity) - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"ce63e8ac-8d73-4db0-953d-226d2791c55e","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)","wgTitle":"Kingdom of God (Christianity)","wgCurRevisionId":1259086634,"wgRevisionId":1259086634,"wgArticleId":37825334,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024","Articles containing Greek-language text","Wikipedia spam cleanup from June 2022","Wikipedia further reading cleanup","Biblical phrases","Christ the King","Christian eschatology","Christian terminology"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel": "wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)","wgRelevantArticleId":37825334,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q6412584","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands", "architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher", "ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/1200px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1516"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/800px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1011"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/640px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="808"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Kingdom of God (Christianity) - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Kingdom_of_God_Christianity rootpage-Kingdom_of_God_Christianity skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Kingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Kingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Kingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Kingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kingship_and_kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kingship_and_kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Kingship and kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kingship_and_kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Eschatology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Eschatology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Eschatology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Eschatology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Denominational_variations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Denominational_variations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Denominational variations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Denominational_variations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingdom of God (Christianity)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 9 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-9" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">9 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_(%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9)" title="ملكوت الله (مسيحية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ملكوت الله (مسيحية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regne_de_D%C3%A9u_(cristianisme)" title="Regne de Déu (cristianisme) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Regne de Déu (cristianisme)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reino_de_Dios_(cristianismo)" title="Reino de Dios (cristianismo) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Reino de Dios (cristianismo)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%DB%8C_(%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AA)" title="ملکوت الهی (مسیحیت) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ملکوت الهی (مسیحیت)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%98%EB%82%98%EB%8B%98_%EB%82%98%EB%9D%BC_(%EA%B8%B0%EB%8F%85%EA%B5%90)" title="하나님 나라 (기독교) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="하나님 나라 (기독교)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerajaan_Allah" title="Kerajaan Allah – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kerajaan Allah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufalme_wa_Mungu" title="Ufalme wa Mungu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ufalme wa Mungu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbret%C3%ABria_e_Zotit" title="Mbretëria e Zotit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Mbretëria e Zotit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanr%C4%B1%27n%C4%B1n_Krall%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1" title="Tanrı'nın Krallığı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Tanrı'nın Krallığı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6412584#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&oldid=1259086634" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Kingdom_of_God_%28Christianity%29&id=1259086634&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKingdom_of_God_%28Christianity%29"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKingdom_of_God_%28Christianity%29"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Kingdom_of_God_%28Christianity%29&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kingdom_of_God_in_Christianity" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6412584" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Phrase in the New Testament</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Kingdom of Jesus Christ" redirects here. For the Philippine-based Restorationist church, see <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Jesus_Christ_(church)" title="Kingdom of Jesus Christ (church)">Kingdom of Jesus Christ (church)</a>. For the depiction of Jesus Christ as king, see <a href="/wiki/Christ_the_King" title="Christ the King">Christ the King</a>. For any kingdom that endorses Christianity, see <a href="/wiki/Christian_state" title="Christian state">Christian state</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Kingship_and_Kingdom_of_God" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingship and Kingdom of God">Kingship and Kingdom of God</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/240px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/360px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg/480px-Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1326" data-file-height="1675" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/God_the_Father" title="God the Father">God the Father</a> on <a href="/wiki/Throne_of_God" title="Throne of God">his throne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westphalia" title="Westphalia">Westphalia</a>, Germany, late 15th century.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Kingdom of God</b> (and its related form <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Heaven_(Gospel_of_Matthew)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Heaven (Gospel of Matthew)">the Kingdom of Heaven in the Gospel of Matthew</a>) is one of the key elements of the teachings of <a href="/wiki/Jesus_in_Christianity" title="Jesus in Christianity">Jesus</a> in the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-France101_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drawing on <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a> teachings, the Christian characterization of the relationship between <a href="/wiki/God_in_Christianity" title="God in Christianity">God</a> and humanity inherently involves the notion of the <a href="/wiki/Kingship_and_kingdom_of_God" title="Kingship and kingdom of God">Kingship of God</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mercer490_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mercer490-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Image478_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Image478-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a> refers to "God the Judge of all" and the notion that all humans will eventually "<a href="/wiki/Divine_judgment" title="Divine judgment">be judged</a>" is an essential element of Christian teachings.<sup id="cite_ref-Millard391_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Millard391-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Building on a number of <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> passages, the <a href="/wiki/Nicene_Creed" title="Nicene Creed">Nicene Creed</a> indicates that the task of judgment is assigned to Jesus.<sup id="cite_ref-Millard391_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Millard391-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pann390_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pann390-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The New Testament is written against the backdrop of <a href="/wiki/Second_Temple_Judaism" title="Second Temple Judaism">Second Temple Judaism</a>. The view of the kingdom developed during that time included the restoration of Israel to a Davidic Kingdom and the intervention of God in history via the Danielic <a href="/wiki/Son_of_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="Son of Man">Son of Man</a>. The coming of the kingdom of God involved God finally taking back the reins of history, which he had allowed to slacken as pagan Empires had ruled the nations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Most Jewish sources imagine a restoration of Israel and either a destruction of the nations or a gathering of the nations to obedience to the <a href="/wiki/Monotheism" title="Monotheism">One True God</a>. Jesus stands firmly in this tradition.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> His association of his own person and ministry with the "coming of the kingdom" indicates that he perceives that God's great intervention in history has arrived and that he is the agent of that intervention. However, in the <a href="/wiki/Parable_of_the_Mustard_Seed" title="Parable of the Mustard Seed">Parable of the Mustard Seed</a><i>,</i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jesus seems to indicate that his own view on <i>how</i> the kingdom of God arrives differs from the Jewish traditions of his time. It is commonly believed that this multiple-attested parable suggests that the growth of the kingdom of God is characterized by a gradual process rather than an event, and that it starts small like a seed and gradually grows into a large firmly rooted tree.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His suffering and death, however, seem to cast doubt upon this (how could God's appointed king be killed?) but his resurrection affirms his claim with the ultimate proof of only God having resurrection power over death. The claim includes his <a href="/wiki/Session_of_Christ" title="Session of Christ">exaltation</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Right_hand_of_God" title="Right hand of God">right hand of God</a> and establishes him as "king". Jesus' predictions of <a href="/wiki/Second_Coming" title="Second Coming">his return</a> make it clear that God's kingdom is not yet fully realized according to <a href="/wiki/Inaugurated_eschatology" title="Inaugurated eschatology">inaugurated eschatology</a> but in the meantime the <a href="/wiki/Good_News_(Christianity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Good News (Christianity)">good news</a> that <a href="/wiki/Forgiveness" title="Forgiveness">forgiveness</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sins" class="mw-redirect" title="Sins">sins</a> is available through his name is to be proclaimed to the nations. Thus the mission of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Church" title="Christian Church">Church</a> begins and fills the time between the initial coming of the Kingdom, and its ultimate consummation with the <a href="/wiki/Final_Judgment" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Judgment">Final Judgment</a>. </p><p>Christian interpretations or usage of the term "kingdom of God<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>" regularly make use of this historical framework and are often consistent with the Jewish hope of a Messiah, the person, and ministry of Jesus Christ, his death and resurrection, his return, and the rise of the Church in history. A question characteristic to the central theme of most interpretations is whether the "kingdom of God" has been instituted because of the appearance of Jesus Christ or whether it is yet to be instituted; whether this kingdom is present, future or is omnipresent simultaneously in both the present and future existence. </p><p>The term "kingdom of God" has been used to mean Christian lifestyle, a method of world evangelization, the rediscovery of <a href="/wiki/Charismatic_gifts" class="mw-redirect" title="Charismatic gifts">charismatic gifts</a> and many other things. Others relate it not to our present or future earthly situation but to the <a href="/wiki/World_to_come" title="World to come">world to come</a>. The interpretation of the phrase is often based on the theological leanings of the scholar-interpreter.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of theological interpretations of the term the Kingdom of God have thus appeared in its <a href="/wiki/Eschatology" title="Eschatology">eschatological</a> context, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Apocalypticism" title="Apocalypticism">apocalyptic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Realized_eschatology" title="Realized eschatology">realized</a> or <a href="/wiki/Inaugurated_eschatology" title="Inaugurated eschatology">Inaugurated</a> eschatologies, yet no consensus has emerged among scholars.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chil255_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg/130px-Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg/195px-Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg/260px-Matthew%27s_Gospel_-_British_Library_Add._MS_59874_Ethiopian_Bible.jpg 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" title="Gospel of Matthew">Gospel of Matthew</a>, c. 1700</figcaption></figure> <p>The word Kingdom (in <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">βασιλεία</span> <i>basileíā</i>) appears 162 times in the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> and most of these uses relate to either <i>basileíā toû Theoû</i> (βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ) i.e. the Kingdom of God or to <i>basileíā tō̂n Ouranō̂n</i> (βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν) i.e. Kingdom of Heaven in the <a href="/wiki/Synoptic_Gospels" title="Synoptic Gospels">Synoptic Gospels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kingdom of God is translated to <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> as <i>Regnum Dei</i> and the Kingdom of Heaven as <i>Regnum caelorum</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kingdom of Heaven (<i>Basileíā tō̂n Ouranō̂n</i>) appears 32 times in the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" title="Gospel of Matthew">Gospel of Matthew</a> and nowhere else in the New Testament.<sup id="cite_ref-Mat37_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mat37-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matthew also uses the term the Kingdom of God (<i>Basileíā toû Theoû</i>) in a handful of cases, but in these cases, it may be difficult to distinguish his usage from the Kingdom of Heaven (<i>Basileíā tō̂n Ouranō̂n</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Mat37_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mat37-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is general agreement among scholars that the term used by Jesus himself would have been "Kingdom of God".<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-France101_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matthew's use for the term the Kingdom of Heaven is generally seen as a parallel to the usage of Kingdom of God in Mark and Luke's gospels.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-France101_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matthew is likely to have used the term Heaven due to the fact that the background of his Jewish audience imposed restrictions on the frequent use of the <a href="/wiki/Name_of_God_in_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Name of God in Christianity">name of God</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/R.T._France" class="mw-redirect" title="R.T. France">R.T. France</a> suggests that in the few cases where the Kingdom of God is used, Matthew seeks a more specific and personal reference to God and hence goes back to that term.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kingship_and_kingdom">Kingship and kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Kingship and kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/God_in_Christianity" title="God in Christianity">God in Christianity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Name_of_God_in_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Name of God in Christianity">Name of God in Christianity</a></div> <p>The Christian characterization of the relationship between God and humanity involves the notion of the "<a href="/wiki/Kingship_and_kingdom_of_God" title="Kingship and kingdom of God">Kingship of God</a>", whose origins go back to the <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a>, and may be seen as a consequence of the creation of the world by God.<sup id="cite_ref-Mercer490_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mercer490-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Image478_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Image478-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "enthronement psalms" (<a href="/wiki/Psalms" title="Psalms">Psalms</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Psalms#45" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Psalms">45</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Psalms#93" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Psalms">93</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Psalms#96" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Psalms">96</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Psalms#97" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Psalms">97–99</a>) provide a background for this view with the exclamation "The Lord is King".<sup id="cite_ref-Image478_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Image478-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in later Judaism a more "national" view was assigned to God's Kingship in which the awaited Messiah may be seen as a liberator and the founder of a new <a href="/wiki/State_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Israel">state of Israel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The kingdom of God is first introduced in 1 Chronicles 28:5 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">[1]</a>, then in 2 Chronicles 13:8 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/13-8.htm">[2]</a>, and Daniel 2:44, where the prophet Daniel foretells a coming kingdom that would begin during the days of the Roman Empire (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://biblehub.com/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term "Kingdom of God" does not appear in the Old Testament, although "his Kingdom" and "your Kingdom" are used in some cases when referring to God.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Kingdom of God (the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" title="Gospel of Matthew">Matthean</a> equivalent being "Kingdom of Heaven") is a prominent phrase in the <a href="/wiki/Synoptic_Gospels" title="Synoptic Gospels">Synoptic Gospels</a> and there is near-unanimous agreement among scholars that it represents a key element of the teachings of Jesus.<sup id="cite_ref-Image478_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Image478-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg/220px-Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg/330px-Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg/440px-Christ_Handing_the_Keys_to_St._Peter_by_Pietro_Perugino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="775" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Jesus giving <a href="/wiki/Apostle_Peter" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle Peter">Peter</a> "the <a href="/wiki/Keys_of_Heaven" title="Keys of Heaven">keys of the kingdom of heaven</a>", (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Matthew#16:18" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Matthew">Matthew 16:18</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> depicted by <a href="/wiki/Pietro_Perugino" title="Pietro Perugino">Perugino</a>, 1492.</figcaption></figure> <p>Historically, the <a href="/wiki/Church_Fathers" title="Church Fathers">Church Fathers</a> presented three separate interpretations of the Kingdom of God: the first (by <a href="/wiki/Origen" title="Origen">Origen</a> in the 3rd century) was that Jesus himself represents the Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-Hahn35_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Anthon_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anthon-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second interpretation (also by Origen) is that the Kingdom represents the hearts and minds of the faithful captured by the love of God and the pursuit of Christian teachings.<sup id="cite_ref-Hahn35_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahner1354-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The third interpretation (influenced by Origen but brought forth by <a href="/wiki/Eusebius" title="Eusebius">Eusebius</a> in the 4th century) is that the Kingdom represents the Christian Church composed of the faithful.<sup id="cite_ref-Hahn35_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahner1354-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the centuries a wide range of theological interpretations for the term Kingdom of God have appeared.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hahn35_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahner1354-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For instance, in Catholic teachings, the official declaration <i><a href="/wiki/Dominus_Iesus" title="Dominus Iesus">Dominus Iesus</a></i> (item 5) states that the kingdom of God cannot be detached either from Christ or from the Church, for "if the kingdom is separated from Jesus, it is no longer the kingdom of God which he revealed."<sup id="cite_ref-Hahn35_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> Christians believe that the Kingdom of God is present within the Church and is communicated to believers as it interacts with them.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>R. T. France has pointed out that while the concept of "Kingdom of God" has an intuitive meaning to lay Christians, there is hardly any agreement among theologians about its meaning in the New Testament.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some scholars see it as a Christian lifestyle, some as a method of world evangelization, some as the rediscovery of charismatic gifts, others relate it to no present or future situation, but the <a href="/wiki/World_to_come" title="World to come">world to come</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France states that the phrase the Kingdom of God is often interpreted in many ways to fit the theological agenda of those interpreting it.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eschatology">Eschatology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Eschatology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Christian_eschatology" title="Christian eschatology">Christian eschatology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eschatology" title="Eschatology">Eschatology</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg/180px-Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg/270px-Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg/360px-Langenzenn_Stadtkirche_-_Fenster_Wilhelm_II_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1712" data-file-height="2560" /></a><figcaption>An angel blows the "last trumpet", as in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/1_Corinthians#15:52" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/1 Corinthians">1 Corinthians 15:52</a>, <a href="/wiki/Langenzenn" title="Langenzenn">Langenzenn</a>, Germany, 19th century</figcaption></figure> <p>Interpretations of the term Kingdom of God have given rise to wide-ranging <a href="/wiki/Eschatology" title="Eschatology">eschatological</a> debates among scholars with diverging views, yet no consensus has emerged among scholars.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chil255_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Royce246_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Royce246-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From <a href="/wiki/Augustine" class="mw-redirect" title="Augustine">Augustine</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Reformation" title="Reformation">Reformation</a> the arrival of the Kingdom had been identified with the formation of the Christian Church, but this view was later abandoned by some Christian Churches and by the beginning of the 20th century, some Protestant churches had adopted the <a href="/wiki/Apocalypticism" title="Apocalypticism">apocalyptic</a> interpretation of the Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Royce246_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Royce246-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ladd55_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ladd55-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this view (also called the "consistent eschatology") the Kingdom of God did not start in the first century, but is a future apocalyptic event that is yet to take place.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the middle of the 20th century, <a href="/wiki/Realized_eschatology" title="Realized eschatology">realized eschatology</a>, which viewed the Kingdom as non-apocalyptic but as the manifestation of divine sovereignty over the world (realized by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jesus" title="Ministry of Jesus">ministry of Jesus</a>), had gathered a scholarly following.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this view the Kingdom is held to be available in the present.<sup id="cite_ref-Chil255_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The competing approach of <a href="/wiki/Inaugurated_eschatology" title="Inaugurated eschatology">inaugurated eschatology</a> was later introduced as the "already and not yet" interpretation.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this view the Kingdom has already started, but awaits full disclosure at a future point.<sup id="cite_ref-Chil255_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These diverging interpretations have since given rise to a good number of variants, with various scholars proposing new eschatological models that borrow elements from these.<sup id="cite_ref-familiar77_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chil255_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Denominational_variations">Denominational variations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Denominational variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christian_denominational_variations)" title="Kingdom of God (Christian denominational variations)">Kingdom of God (Christian denominational variations)</a></div> <p>Given no general agreement on the interpretation of the term Kingdom of God, significant diversity exists in the way <a href="/wiki/Christian_denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian denominations">Christian denominations</a> interpret it and its associated <a href="/wiki/Eschatology" title="Eschatology">eschatology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FranceK1_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the centuries, as emerging Christian denominations introduced new concepts, their teachings and experiments with the linking of personalism with new notions of Christian community often involved new interpretations of the Kingdom of God in various socio-religious settings.<sup id="cite_ref-Thought_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thought-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mission139_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mission139-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thus the denominational attempt at incorporating the ideals expressed in the <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Apostles" class="mw-redirect" title="Acts of Apostles">Acts of Apostles</a> regarding the sharing of property within the Christian community came to interact with the social issues of the time to produce various interpretations regarding the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth.<sup id="cite_ref-Thought_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thought-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mission139_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mission139-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eschatological perspectives that emphasized the abandonment of the utopian visions of human achievement and the placement of hope in the work of God whose Kingdom were sought thus resulted in the linking of social and <a href="/wiki/Philanthropic" class="mw-redirect" title="Philanthropic">philanthropic</a> issues to with the religious interpretations of the Kingdom of God in ways that produced distinct variations among denominations.<sup id="cite_ref-Mission139_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mission139-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apocalypse" title="Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_presence" title="Divine presence">Divine presence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianhuang_Emperor" title="Tianhuang Emperor">Emperor of Heaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_theology" title="Kingdom theology">Kingdom theology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Heaven" title="Queen of Heaven">Queen of Heaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Father" class="mw-redirect" title="Our Father">Our Father</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Grant-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grant_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grant_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grant_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Jesus: An Historian's Review of the Gospels</i> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Grant_(classicist)" title="Michael Grant (classicist)">Michael Grant</a> (1977). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0684148897" title="Special:BookSources/0684148897">0684148897</a> pp. 5-191 [I, "Nothing Matters but the Kingdom of God," ch. 1-10]</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-France101-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-France101_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-France101_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-France101_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i> The Gospel of Matthew</i> by R.T. France (2007) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/080282501X" title="Special:BookSources/080282501X">080282501X</a> pp. 101–103</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mercer490-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mercer490_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mercer490_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Mercer Dictionary of the Bible</i> by Watson E. Mills, Edgar V. McKnight and Roger A. Bullard (2001) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0865543739" title="Special:BookSources/0865543739">0865543739</a> p. 490</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Image478-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Image478_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Image478_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Image478_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Image478_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i> Dictionary of Biblical Imagery</i> by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit and Tremper Longman III (1998) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0830814515" title="Special:BookSources/0830814515">0830814515</a> pp. 478–479</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Millard391-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Millard391_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Millard391_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Introducing Christian Doctrine</i> (2nd Edition) by Millard J. Erickson (2001) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801022509" title="Special:BookSources/0801022509">0801022509</a> pp. 391–392</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pann390-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pann390_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Systematic Theology</i> Vol 2 by Wolfhart Pannenberg (2004) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0567084663" title="Special:BookSources/0567084663">0567084663</a> pp. 390–391</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Parable_of_the_Mustard_Seed" title="Parable of the Mustard Seed">Parable of the Mustard Seed</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parable_of_the_Mustard_Seed&oldid=977261352">"Parable of the Mustard Seed"</a>, <i>Wikipedia</i>, 2020-09-07<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-09-08</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wikipedia&rft.atitle=Parable+of+the+Mustard+Seed&rft.date=2020-09-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DParable_of_the_Mustard_Seed%26oldid%3D977261352&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarshall1978" class="citation book cs1">Marshall, I. Howard (1978-11-14). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=rKqiibViFowC&pg=PA561"><i>The Gospel of Luke</i></a>. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8028-3512-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8028-3512-3"><bdi>978-0-8028-3512-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Gospel+of+Luke&rft.pub=Wm.+B.+Eerdmans+Publishing&rft.date=1978-11-14&rft.isbn=978-0-8028-3512-3&rft.aulast=Marshall&rft.aufirst=I.+Howard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DrKqiibViFowC%26pg%3DPA561&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lordmessage.co/2020/03/what-is-the-Kingdom-of-God.html">"Kingdom of God"</a>. <i>Lord Message</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lord+Message&rft.atitle=Kingdom+of+God&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lordmessage.co%2F2020%2F03%2Fwhat-is-the-Kingdom-of-God.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FranceK1-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FranceK1_10-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Divine Government: God's Kingship in the Gospel of Mark</i> by R.T. France (2003) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1573832448" title="Special:BookSources/1573832448">1573832448</a> pp. 1–3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-familiar77-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-familiar77_11-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth</i> by Michael James McClymond (2004) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0802826806" title="Special:BookSources/0802826806">0802826806</a> pp. 77–79</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Chil255-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Chil255_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chil255_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chil255_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chil255_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chil255_12-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluations of the State of Current Research</i> by Bruce Chilton and Craig A. Evans (1998) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9004111425" title="Special:BookSources/9004111425">9004111425</a> pp. 255–257</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Theology for the Community of God</i> by Stanley J. Grenz (2000) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0802847552" title="Special:BookSources/0802847552">0802847552</a> p. 473</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i> A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin</i> by John F. Collins (1985) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0813206677" title="Special:BookSources/0813206677">0813206677</a> p. 176</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mat37-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mat37_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mat37_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Matthew</i> by David L. Turner (2008) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801026849" title="Special:BookSources/0801026849">0801026849</a> Baker Academic. p. 37</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Matthew</i> by David L. Turner (2008) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801026849" title="Special:BookSources/0801026849">0801026849</a> p. 41</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Gospel of Matthew</i> by R.T. France (2007) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/080282501X" title="Special:BookSources/080282501X">080282501X</a> p. 480</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Encyclopedia of Theology: A Concise Sacramentum Mundi</i> by Karl Rahner (2004) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0860120066" title="Special:BookSources/0860120066">0860120066</a> p. 1351</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchoenherr2022" class="citation web cs1">Schoenherr, Matthew (2022-01-04). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://levaire.com/jesus-failed-kingdom-of-god-delayed-parable-of-the-ten-minas-nobleman/">"Kingdom of God Delayed? Parable of the Ten Minas (Nobleman)"</a>. <i>Levaire</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-02-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Levaire&rft.atitle=Kingdom+of+God+Delayed%3F+Parable+of+the+Ten+Minas+%28Nobleman%29&rft.date=2022-01-04&rft.aulast=Schoenherr&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flevaire.com%2Fjesus-failed-kingdom-of-god-delayed-parable-of-the-ten-minas-nobleman%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKingdom+of+God+%28Christianity%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible</i> by Kevin J. Vanhoozer, N. T. Wright, Daniel J. Treier and Craig Bartholomew (2006) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801026946" title="Special:BookSources/0801026946">0801026946</a> p. 420</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Gospel of Matthew</i> (Sacra Pagina Series, Vol 1) by Dainel J. Harrington (1991) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8146-5803-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8146-5803-1">978-0-8146-5803-1</a> p. 248</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hahn35-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hahn35_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hahn35_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hahn35_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hahn35_22-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hahn35_22-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Letter & Spirit, Vol. 3: The Hermeneutic of Continuity: Christ, Kingdom, and Creation</i> by Scott Hahn and David Scott (2007) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1931018464" title="Special:BookSources/1931018464">1931018464</a> pp. 35–36</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Anthon-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Anthon_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity</i> by John Anthony McGuckin (Editor) 2010 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4443-9254-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4443-9254-8">978-1-4443-9254-8</a> John Wiley p. 439</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahner1354-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rahner1354_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i> Encyclopedia of Theology: A Concise Sacramentum Mundi</i> by Karl Rahner (2004) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0860120066" title="Special:BookSources/0860120066">0860120066</a> p. 1354</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html">Vatican website <i>Dominus Iesus</i>, item 5</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Eastern Orthodox Theology: A Contemporary Reader</i> by Daniel B. Clendenin (2003) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801026512" title="Special:BookSources/0801026512">0801026512</a> p. 197</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Royce246-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Royce246_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royce246_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity</i> by Delbert Royce Burkett (2002) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0521007208" title="Special:BookSources/0521007208">0521007208</a> p. 246</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ladd55-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Ladd55_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Theology of the New Testament</i> by <a href="/wiki/George_Eldon_Ladd" title="George Eldon Ladd">George Eldon Ladd</a> (1993) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0802806805" title="Special:BookSources/0802806805">0802806805</a> pp. 55–57</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Thought-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Thought_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Thought_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Eastern Orthodox Church: Its Thought and Life</i> by Ernst Benz (2008) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0202362981" title="Special:BookSources/0202362981">0202362981</a> p. 158</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mission139-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mission139_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mission139_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mission139_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues</i> by Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss and Timothy C. Tennent (2010) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801026628" title="Special:BookSources/0801026628">0801026628</a> pp. 139–141</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Further_reading_cleanup plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout#Further_reading" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Further reading</a>" section <b>may need cleanup</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please read the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Further_reading" title="Wikipedia:Further reading">editing guide</a> and help improve the section.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy" title="Leo Tolstoy">Leo Tolstoy</a> (1886–94) <i><a href="/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You" title="The Kingdom of God Is Within You">The Kingdom of God Is Within You</a></i></li> <li>John Bright (1953), <i>The Kingdom of God</i></li> <li>Georg Kühlewind, <i>Le Royaume de Dieu</i></li> <li>Beno Profetyk (2017) <i>Christocrate, la logique de l'anarchisme chrétien</i></li> <li>Joseph Alexander (2018) <i>Christocracy: Christ Kingdom Governance on Earth by True Followers</i></li> <li>Patrick Schreiner (2018), <i>The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross</i></li> <li>Dallas Willard (1998) <i>The Divine Conspiracy</i></li> <li>Frank Viola (2018) <i>Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom</i></li> <li>Beno Profetyk (2020) <i>Credo du Christocrate – Christocrat's creed</i> (Bilingual French-English edition)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-label="Navbox" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a>: National <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6412584#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85072406">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kopkatalogs.lv/F?func=direct&local_base=lnc10&doc_number=000090412&P_CON_LNG=ENG">Latvia</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://olduli.nli.org.il/F/?func=find-b&local_base=NLX10&find_code=UID&request=987007543422705171">Israel</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&oldid=1259086634">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&oldid=1259086634</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Biblical_phrases" title="Category:Biblical phrases">Biblical phrases</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christ_the_King" title="Category:Christ the King">Christ the King</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christian_eschatology" title="Category:Christian eschatology">Christian eschatology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christian_terminology" title="Category:Christian terminology">Christian terminology</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2024" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024">Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Greek-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Greek-language text">Articles containing Greek-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_spam_cleanup_from_June_2022" title="Category:Wikipedia spam cleanup from June 2022">Wikipedia spam cleanup from June 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_further_reading_cleanup" title="Category:Wikipedia further reading cleanup">Wikipedia further reading cleanup</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 08:02<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-vh5cv","wgBackendResponseTime":137,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.538","walltime":"0.667","ppvisitednodes":{"value":6666,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":39603,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":5145,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":16,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":13,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":101489,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 596.918 1 -total"," 37.17% 221.865 1 Template:Reflist"," 20.55% 122.651 25 Template:ISBN"," 15.87% 94.731 1 Template:Langx"," 13.52% 80.686 1 Template:Authority_control"," 13.19% 78.739 25 Template:Catalog_lookup_link"," 9.88% 59.003 1 Template:Short_description"," 8.45% 50.451 1 Template:Citation"," 6.90% 41.167 2 Template:Cn"," 5.91% 35.249 2 Template:Pagetype"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.313","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":19640272,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-ext.codfw.main-7556f8b5dd-b9x2l","timestamp":"20241123080259","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Kingdom of God (Christianity)","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6412584","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6412584","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2012-12-04T01:41:26Z","dateModified":"2024-11-23T08:02:58Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/81\/Gottvater_thronend_Westfalen_15_Jh.jpg","headline":"concept in Christian theology"}</script> </body> </html>