Kingdom of God

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he (Jesus) answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” — Luke 17:20-21 (ESV)

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. — Matthew 6:10 (ESV)

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” — Genesis 1:26-28 (ESV)

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. — Genesis 2:15 (ESV)

The LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever⁠—” therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man... — Genesis 3:22-24 (ESV)

... giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. — Colossians 1:12-14 (ESV)

• Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.
• Whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

— John 3:36 (ESV)

Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." — Matthew 25:34 (ESV)

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 (ESV)

To the saints and faithful brothers in (with) Christ at Colossae...

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that

• you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
• so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and
• increasing in the knowledge of God.
• May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might,
• for all endurance and patience with joy,
• giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
• He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and
• transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved son,
• in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. — Colossians 1:2,11-14 (ESV)

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” — Psalm 91:1-2 (ESV)

“Because he holds fast to Me in love,

1. I will deliver him;
2. I will protect him, because he knows My name.
3. When he calls to me, I will answer him;
4. I will be with him in trouble;
5. I will rescue him and honor him.
6. With long life I will satisfy him and
7. show him My salvation.”

— Psalm 91:14-16 (ESV)

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Matthew 5:3 (ESV)

In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
But the meek (humble/lowly/poor) shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

— Psalm 37:10 (ESV)

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

— Matthew 18:1-4 (ESV)

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?

Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?

But He gives more grace. Therefore it says,

• Submit yourselves therefore to God.
• Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
• Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
• Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• Be wretched and mourn and weep.
• Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

— James 4:4-10 (ESV)

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

— Acts 2:37-41 (ESV)

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. — Galatians 5:19-21 (ESV); 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For

• I was hungry and you gave me food,
• I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
• I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
• I was naked and you clothed me,
• I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’

Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

And the king will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For

• I was hungry and you gave me no food,
• I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
• I was a stranger and you did not welcome me,
• I was naked and you did not clothe me,
• I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’

Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’

And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

— Matthew 25:31-46 (ESV)

The LORD (YHVH) has established his throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.

Bless the LORD, O you His angels, you mighty ones who do His word, obeying the voice of His word!
Bless the LORD, all His hosts, His ministers, who do His will!
Bless the LORD, all His works, in all places of His dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!

— Psalm 103:19-22 (ESV)

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” — Matthew 28:18 (ESV)

All things have been handed over to me by my Father... — Luke 10:22 (ESV)

The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. — John 3:35 (ESV)

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great might that He worked in Christ when

1. He raised him from the dead and
2. seated him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
3. And He put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. — Ephesians 1:16-23 (ESV)

Now when all things are made subject to him, then the Son himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under him, that God may be all in all. — 1 Corinthians 15:28 (NKJV)

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand near or has approached; repent and believe in the gospel.” — Mark 1:14 (ESV)

Why do you pass judgment on your brother?
Or you, why do you despise your brother?

For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;

for it is written,

So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in by the Holy Spirit.

Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

— Romans 14:10-19 (ESV)

And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’

But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment.

And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’
And he was speechless.
Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness’.

In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

— Matthew 22:1-14 (ESV)

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

— Matthew 5:3-9 (ESV)

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

— Matthew 5:3-12 (ESV)

"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet." — Matthew 5:13 (ESV)

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”