Question 123: What is the meaning of the second petition?

 

Question 123: What is the meaning of the second petition?

Answer: "Thy kingdom come" means that we are to be governed by the Word and the Holy Spirit so that we may obey God more and more. It also means that we are to be prayed for the preservation and revival of God's church. It also means that we are to be prayed for the destruction of all the forces of Satan that oppose God and all plots that contradict God's word. This is until the kingdom of God is fully consummated and God becomes Lord of all.

The meaning of "Your kingdom come" is to ask for God's kingdom to come. What is the kingdom of God? It refers to the place where God's complete rule is realized. This rule is realized through the Holy Spirit. The concept of the kingdom of God is the concept of the work of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, 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 “Thy kingdom come” can be “come into 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 turned away from God. The Bible tells us that humans have turned away from God and that we must realize this. Because sinners have turned away from God, it is asking for the kingdom of God to come.

"Let the kingdom of God come" signifies the coming of the Messianic kingdom to this world. It refers to the millennial kingdom of the Book of Revelation, where Jesus Christ returns to restore and rule over Israel. The millennial kingdom is the kingdom of God established within the hearts of the saints. 

 

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