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Kingdom of God in Paul’s Letters
Paul does not discuss the kingdom of God to the same extent that Jesus did. However, the theme is present in his teaching. There are two notable aspects of Paul’s teaching about the kingdom.
1. In 1 Corinthians 15:23–24, Paul states that, at the Second Coming and at the resurrection of Christians, Jesus will hand the kingdom of God over to the Father after He has destroyed every other rule, authority and power. It is unclear from this passage whether there are two kingdoms—the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of God. It is more likely that Paul understood both kingdoms to be one and the same and that he uses “kingdom” to describe Jesus’ rule. This is supported by the fact that when Paul speaks of Christ’s rule (1 Cor 15:25, 27) he borrows Old Testament language (Pss 8:6; 110:1) that describes the dominion of God (Vickers, “The Kingdom of God,” 55).
2. Paul teaches that the kingdom has both present and future dimensions.
a. The kingdom is a present blessing for those who have been delivered from the powers of darkness to the kingdom of Christ (Rom 14:17; 1 Cor 4:20; Col 1:13; Eph 5:5).
b. Those exhibiting a virtuous lifestyle will inherit the kingdom (1 Cor 6:9, 10; 15:50; Gal 5:21; 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Thess 1:5).