- Table of content
- 12.1.7.2.1 "Our Father in heaven"
- 12.1.7.2.2 "Hallowed be Your name"
- 12.1.7.2.3 "Your kingdom come"
- 12.1.7.2.4 "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
- 12.1.7.2.5 "Give us this day our daily bread"
- 12.1.7.2.6 "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"
- 12.1.7.2.7 "And do not lead us into temptation"
- 12.1.7.2.8 "But deliver us from the evil one"
- 12.1.7.2.9 "For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever"
- 12.1.7.2.10 "Amen"
12.1.7.2.3 "Your kingdom come"
The kingdom of God has already dawned in Christ and is present in His church. "Your kingdom come" means that the Lord is to become more and more perceptible in the congregation.
Beyond that, these words allude to the revelation of the future kingdom of God, which will begin with the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19: 6-7). In this respect, the plea that the kingdom of God may come refers first and foremost to the return of Christ to take home His bride. However, this plea reaches even further into the future: after the marriage of the Lamb in heaven, the Son of God will establish His kingdom of peace on earth, in which the gospel will be preached to all human beings. The kingdom of God will appear in perfect glory and endure forever once God has created a new heaven and a new earth after the Last Judgement.