Question 191. What do we pray for in the second petition?

 

Question 191. What do we pray for in the second petition?


Answer. In the second petition, Thy kingdom come, acknowledging that we and all mankind are by nature under the dominion of sin and Satan, we pray that the kingdom of sin and Satan may be destroyed, that the gospel may be spread throughout the world, that the Jews may be called, and that the full number of the Gentiles may come in. We pray that the church may be equipped with all the ministers of the word and ordinances, purified from corruption, praised and supported by worldly rulers, and that the ordinances of Christ may be purely enforced. We pray that those who are still in sin may be repented, that those who have already repented may be corrected and comforted, that faith may grow, and that Christ may reign in our hearts in this world and come again so that we may reign with Him. We also pray that God may establish the kingdom of power and work according to His good pleasure throughout the world to accomplish this purpose.

Kingdom is the Basileia, the ruling power of the Kingdom of God. The saints become the Kingdom of God ruled by God.

The meaning of "Your kingdom come" is "Your kingdom come," and it is asking for the kingdom of God to come. What kind of place is the kingdom of God? It means the place where God's complete rule is realized. Rule is realized in the Holy Spirit. The concept of the kingdom of God is not a concept of location, but a concept of the work of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes 100%, the kingdom of God has come, and God's complete rule is realized.

As Jesus said in John 17, it is to become one as the Father and I are one. The meaning of “your kingdom come” can mean “come to this world” or “be done in me.” The reason we ask for the kingdom of God to come is because this is not the kingdom of God. It is because sinners have left God. The Bible tells us that humans have left God and to realize this. Because sinners have left God, it is asking for the kingdom of God to come.

The primary meaning of “let the kingdom of God come” is that the kingdom of the Messiah will come to this world. It refers to the millennial kingdom of the Book of Revelation, where Jesus Christ will return, restore Israel, and rule over it. The millennial kingdom is the kingdom of God established in the hearts of the saints.

In Luke 17:20-21, “The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God would come. Jesus answered them, ‘The kingdom of God cannot be seen. No one will say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.’”

The kingdom of God that the Pharisees speak of is a question with the Messianic kingdom in mind, but Jesus speaks of the “kingdom of God within you.” When the kingdom of God is realized within me, I will realize the complete reign of God. I will become one with God.

In John 17:11-15, Jesus says, “Let us become one.” This word refers to the complete reign of God in the Holy Spirit. In other words, it refers to the complete communion with God in the Holy Spirit.

In Genesis 2:23-24, “And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh,” has a profound meaning.

It means, "Because they were originally one, they must become one again." In Ephesians 5:30-32, "For we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery, and I am speaking about Christ and the church."

What is the great secret that the Apostle Paul spoke of? It is not something that can be easily understood. This secret is about Christ and the church. The unity of Christ and the church means that they are originally one.

In Genesis 2:25, it says, “Adam and Eve were naked, and they were not ashamed.” The word “naked” means they are naked with respect to the kingdom of God. Jesus called the Pharisees blind, which means they are blind with respect to the kingdom of God. The fact that Adam and Eve were “naked” does not mean they were “physically naked,” but “spiritually naked.”

 

 

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