The Kingdom

Michael Gremillion

Fairfield Baptist Church

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The Kingdom of God

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Kingdoms in Scripture

The term "kingdom" carries significant theological weight in both the Old and New Testaments, reflecting a complex evolution of meaning that spans the entire biblical narrative. The word "kingdom" (Hebrew: *malkuth*; Greek: *basileia*) is used in various contexts, but it consistently conveys the idea of sovereignty, rule, and dominion, whether human or divine.

### Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the concept of "kingdom" is often tied to the idea of earthly rule and the nation of Israel as a theocratic entity under God's direct kingship. Here, "kingdom" is used in several key ways:

1. **Divine Kingship:** The most foundational use of "kingdom" in the Old Testament relates to the reign of God over the entire cosmos. God is frequently described as the sovereign king over all creation, a theme prominent in the Psalms. For example, Psalm 103:19 states, "The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all." This affirms God's ultimate authority and governance over everything, positioning Him as the supreme ruler.

2. **Earthly Kingdoms:** The Old Testament also frequently refers to the political kingdoms of the ancient Near East, including Israel and its surrounding nations. For instance, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah are repeatedly mentioned in the historical books (1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings). Here, the term often refers to the physical territory and the authority of the human king who rules by divine appointment.

3. **Theocratic Kingdom:** A distinct aspect of "kingdom" in the Old Testament is its application to Israel as a theocracy. God is depicted as the true king of Israel, with human kings serving as His representatives. This idea is clearly seen in the covenantal language used with David and his descendants, where God promises to establish an everlasting kingdom through David's line (2 Samuel 7:12-16). This kingdom is not just political but also deeply spiritual, representing God's rule over His chosen people.

4. **Eschatological Kingdom:** Prophetic literature in the Old Testament introduces the concept of a future, eschatological kingdom where God’s rule is fully realized on earth. The book of Daniel, especially in Daniel 2:44, speaks of a divine kingdom that will crush all other kingdoms and endure forever. This anticipates the Messianic expectations that would be fulfilled in the New Testament.

### New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the term "kingdom" undergoes a significant theological development, particularly in the teachings of Jesus and the writings of the apostles.

1. **Kingdom of God/Heaven:** The most prominent use of "kingdom" in the New Testament is the "kingdom of God" (Greek: *basileia tou theou*) or "kingdom of heaven" (a term preferred by Matthew). This concept is central to Jesus' preaching, marking the inauguration of God's reign on earth. Jesus announces the kingdom as both a present reality and a future hope (Mark 1:15). The kingdom is not merely a political entity but a spiritual reality where God's will is done (Matthew 6:10). It signifies the rule of God in the hearts of believers and the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

2. **Already and Not Yet:** The New Testament presents the kingdom of God as a dynamic tension between the "already" and the "not yet." Jesus' life, death, and resurrection inaugurated the kingdom, making it present in the lives of His followers (Luke 17:21). However, the kingdom is also something to be fully realized in the future, with the second coming of Christ bringing the final consummation (Matthew 25:31-34). This dual aspect of the kingdom underscores both the present experience of salvation and the future hope of eternal life in God's presence.

3. **Universal Kingdom:** In the New Testament, the kingdom is also portrayed as universal, transcending ethnic and geographical boundaries. It is open to all who respond to Jesus' message of repentance and faith (Matthew 28:18-20). This expansion reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the inclusion of the Gentiles and the global reach of God’s salvation (Isaiah 49:6).

4. **Eschatological Fulfillment:** The book of Revelation offers a vision of the ultimate fulfillment of God's kingdom, where Jesus, the Lamb, reigns forever, and all creation is restored to its intended order (Revelation 11:15; 21:1-4). This eschatological vision emphasizes the final victory of God's kingdom over all evil and the establishment of a new heaven and a new earth.

### Theological Implications

The concept of "kingdom" in the Bible carries profound theological implications:

- **Sovereignty:** The kingdom of God underscores God's absolute sovereignty over all creation. Whether in the Old Testament’s focus on Israel or the New Testament’s emphasis on a global kingdom, God is always portrayed as the ultimate authority.

- **Covenant and Promise:** The kingdom theme is deeply connected to the biblical covenants, particularly the Davidic covenant, which finds its fulfillment in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus, the Davidic Messiah, who establishes God's eternal kingdom.

- **Redemption:** The kingdom of God is the realm in which God's redemptive work is carried out. It involves the reconciliation of humanity to God and the restoration of all things through Christ.

- **Mission:** The New Testament’s kingdom theology motivates the mission of the Church. Believers are called to live out the values of the kingdom, proclaim the gospel, and anticipate the coming kingdom in its fullness.

In summary, the term "kingdom" in the Bible encapsulates the idea of God’s reign, from His sovereign rule over the universe in the Old Testament to the dynamic, already-and-not-yet reality of the kingdom inaugurated by Christ in the New Testament. It reflects God’s redemptive purposes and the ultimate hope of all creation being brought under His perfect rule.

Word mentions in Scripture

1. **God**: 4,000-4,500 times

2. **Love**: 500-600 times

3. **Sin**: 400-500 times

4. **Kingdom + Kingdoms**: 350-460 times

5. **Faith**: 250-300 times

6. **Covenant**: 280-300 times

7. **Obedience**: 150-160 times

8. **Salvation**: 160-170 times

9. **Redemption**: 50-60 times

Kingdom

Exo_19:6 and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”

Num_32:33 So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.

Deu_3:4 “And we captured all his cities at that time; there was not a town which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Deu_3:10 all the cities of the plateau and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Deu_3:13 “And the rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, all the region of Argob. (Concerning all Bashan, it is called the land of Rephaim.

Jos_13:12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone remained of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses struck them and dispossessed them.

Jos_13:21 even all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.

Jos_13:27 and in the valley, Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as a border, as far as the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan to the east.

Jos_13:30 And their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all of Havvoth-jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities;

Jos_13:31 also half of Gilead, with Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir according to their families.

1Sa_15:28 So Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

1Sa_24:20 “So now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

2Sa_16:3 Then the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will return the kingdom of my father to me.’”

1Ch_12:23 Now these are the numbers of the companies equipped for military duty, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the command of Yahweh.

1Ch_28:5 “Now of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

2Ch_11:17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and gave courage to Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

2Ch_12:1 Now it happened that when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of Yahweh.

2Ch_13:8 “So now you intend to exert your strength before the kingdom of Yahweh by the hand of the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for gods for you.

2Ch_20:30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

2Ch_21:4 So Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the commanders of Israel also.

2Ch_36:20 And those who had escaped from the sword he took away into exile to Babylon; and they were slaves to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

Ezr_7:23 “Whatever is decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

Est_3:6 But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Est_9:30 And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth,

Dan_2:39 “But after you there will arise another kingdom inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule with power over all the earth.

Dan_4:17 “This edict is by the resolution of the watchers, And the decision is a command of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind And gives it to whom He wishes And sets up over it the lowliest of men.”

Dan_4:25 that you be driven away from mankind and your place of habitation be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time will pass over you, until you know that the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.

Dan_4:32 and you will be driven away from mankind, and your place of habitation will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you know that the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.’

Dan_5:21 “He was also driven away from the sons of men, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his place of habitation was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of the sky until he knew that the Most High God is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind and that He sets up over it whomever He wishes.

Dan_6:28 So this Daniel enjoyed success in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.

Dan_9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, from the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—

Dan_10:13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing against me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me. Now I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

Dan_11:2 “So now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to stand in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will arouse the whole empire against the kingdom of Greece.

Dan_11:9 “Then the latter will enter the kingdom of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.

Hos_1:4 And Yahweh said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will visit the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.

Mic_4:8 “And as for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come— Even the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

Mat_3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Mat_4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Mat_5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_5:19 “Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_5:20 “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

Mat_8:11 “And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

Mat_10:7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Mat_11:11 “Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Mat_11:12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

Mat_12:28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Mat_13:11 And Jesus answered and said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Mat_13:24 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Mat_13:31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Mat_13:33 He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

Mat_13:43 “Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Mat_13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Mat_13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

Mat_13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;

Mat_13:52 And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Mat_16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

Mat_18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

Mat_18:3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_18:4 “Whoever therefore will humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_18:23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

Mat_19:12 “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

Mat_19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Mat_19:23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mat_19:24 “And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mat_20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Mat_21:31 “Which of the two did the will of his father?” They *said, “The first.” Jesus *said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Mat_21:43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation, producing the fruit of it.

Mat_22:2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

Mat_23:13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Mat_25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Mar_1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Mar_4:11 And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

Mar_4:26 And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

Mar_4:30 And He was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

Mar_9:1 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come in power.”

Mar_9:47 “And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,

Mar_10:14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mar_10:15 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

Mar_10:23 And Jesus, looking around, *said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!”

Mar_10:24 And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus *answered again and *said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Mar_10:25 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mar_11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”

Mar_12:34 And when Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

Mar_14:25 “Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Mar_15:43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent Council member, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

Luk_4:43 But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

Luk_6:20 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luk_7:28 “I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Luk_8:1 And it happened that soon afterward He was going around from one city and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him,

Luk_8:10 And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.

Luk_9:2 And He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Luk_9:11 But when the crowds became aware of this, they followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

Luk_9:27 “But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

Luk_9:60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”

Luk_9:62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Luk_10:9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Luk_10:11 ‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.’

Luk_11:20 “But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Luk_13:18 Therefore, He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

Luk_13:20 And again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

Luk_13:28 “In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.

Luk_13:29 “And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Luk_14:15 But when one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

Luk_16:16 “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

Luk_17:20 Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

Luk_17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Luk_18:16 But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Luk_18:17 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Luk_18:24 And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

Luk_18:25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Luk_18:29 And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

Luk_19:11 Now while they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

Luk_21:31 “So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

Luk_22:16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

Luk_22:18 “For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

Luk_23:51 (he had not consented to their counsel and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

Joh_3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Joh_3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Act_1:3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Act_8:12 But when they believed Philip proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, both men and women.

Act_14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many afflictions we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Act_19:8 And after he entered the synagogue, he continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

Act_28:23 And when they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly bearing witness about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

Act_28:31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, unhindered.

Rom_14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1Co_4:20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.

1Co_6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

1Co_6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

1Co_15:50 Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the corruptible inherit the incorruptible.

Gal_5:21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Eph_5:5 For this you know with certainty, that no one sexually immoral or impure or greedy, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Col_1:13 Who rescued us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son of His love,

Col_4:11 and also Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be a comfort to me.

2Th_1:5 This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

2Pe_1:11 for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

Rev_11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Rev_12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.

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The Gospels

Mat_12:28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Mat_19:24 “And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mat_21:43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation, producing the fruit of it.

Mar_1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Mar_4:11 And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

Mar_4:26 And He was saying, “the kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

Mar_4:30 And He was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

Mar_9:1 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come in power.”

Mar_9:47 “And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,

Mar_10:14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mar_10:15 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receivethe kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”