The kingdom of God comes into being wherever the kingly authority of God is acknowledged. Although God is always sovereign, Scripture looks to a future "realm" or "reign" of salvation. This has come in Christ and yet will come in its fulness only when Jesus Christ returns.

Psalms 47:7-8

God is sovereign over Israel and over the whole earth

See also

Exodus 15:18
1 Samuel 12:12
1 Chronicles 16:31; 28:5; 29:11-12
Psalms 9:7-8; 45:6; 93:1-2; 103:19; 145:11-13
Isaiah 37:16
Daniel 4:34-35
Isaiah 51:4-5

The coming reign of God

Mark 15:43

Its expectation

See also

Isaiah 2:2-4

pp Lk 23:51

Isaiah 32:1
Jeremiah 3:17

pp Mic 4:1-3

Daniel 2:44; 7:18,21-22,27
Zechariah 8:22; 14:9
Mark 11:10
Isaiah 9:6-7
Daniel 7:14

Its assocication with the coming of the Messiah

See also

Isaiah 11:1-9

"Son of Man" was Jesus Christ's usual way of referring to himself.

Jeremiah 23:5-6
Micah 5:2
Matthew 24:14

The kingdom of God was central in the preaching of Jesus Christ and the apostles

Luke 8:1
Acts 28:31

See also

Matthew 4:17,23; 9:35; 10:7
Mark 1:13-14
Luke 4:43; 9:2,11; 10:9

Jesus Christ's instructions to the Twelve

Acts 1:3,6-8; 8:12; 19:8; 20:25; 28:23
Matthew 11:12

The kingdom of God has come in Christ: it is present

See also

Matthew 3:1-2; 4:17; 13:31-32

Following the Jewish convention of avoiding the use of the divine name, Matthew usually speaks of "the kingdom of heaven".

Matthew 13:33

pp Mk 4:30-32

pp Lk 13:18-19

Matthew 16:28

pp Lk 13:20-21

Luke 11:20; 16:16; 17:20-21

pp Mk 9:1

pp Lk 9:27

Luke 22:18

The kingdom of God will come in its fulness only when Jesus Christ returns: it is future

See also

pp Mt 26:29

Matthew 6:10

pp Mk 14:25

Matthew 25:31,34
Luke 22:16

pp Lk 11:2

1 Corinthians 15:24
2 Timothy 4:18
Revelation 11:15; 12:10

See also

1130 God, sovereignty
2230 Messiah, coming of
2312 Christ as king
2357 Christ, parables
2565 Christ, second coming
5370 kingship, human
7020 church, the
7266 tribes of Israel
7754 preaching
9105 last things
9145 Messianic age
9610 hope