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May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
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A Kingdom Now and Not Yet
Commentators explain that praying "Thy kingdom come" is a request for two things. First, we ask for God's saving reign to expand now as more people submit to Christ. Second, we cry out for the future consummation of His kingdom, when Jesus returns and all things are made new. It's a prayer for both present mission and future hope.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your kingdom come. The word kingdom here means reign. ().
The petition is the expression of a wish that God may r…
19th Century
Anglican
Thy kingdom come — Historically, this prayer originated in the Messianic expectations embodied in the picture of the ideal king in…
Baptist
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our dai…
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As God is eternally holy, so he eternally reigns in absolute sovereignty. God’s “kingdom” or “reign” (4:17) can refer to that aspect of God’s sover…
16th Century
Protestant
May your kingdom come. Though the Greek verb (ἐλθέτω) is simple, yet if, instead of May your kingdom come, we read, as it was ren…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your kingdom come The form of expression used by the ancient Jews, relating to this article, before the coming of Ch…
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Christ saw it necessary to show His disciples what must commonly be the subject and method of their prayer. Not that we are restricted to the use o…
13th Century
Catholic
Therefore, this is how you shall pray. Above, the Lord taught the manner of praying: namely, that we avoid both the vanit…
