The Woman At The Well

Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of God


Each apostle addresses special groups –people of his own heritage or groups to which he is drawn. Matthew speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven over thirty times and closely related to the Kingdom of Heaven is the Kingdom of God.

Modern man is familiar with “Thy kingdom come” and its action, “Thy will be done” as found in the Our Father. Jesus established the kingdom when he came as Messiah, speaking and acting as the Son of God. His teachings and miracles are signs by which the kingdom begins, his divinity revealed, with man called to respond. Man is called first to repent humbly-to change his actions and behavior; he is called to love one another, and by mirroring the forgiveness of Christ, man is following the worthy ideal. Jesus, the holy, venerated standard, opens the kingdom to man. Man can exercises his free will to follow the will of God. Thus the Kingdom of God can grow here on earth.

The finest, truest expression of the kingdom will take place at the end time. Final judgment will be rendered for all men. All power, all authority comes from God. God will gather those who have followed Jesus faithfully into the kingdom; man will be in communion with the Trinity, giving eternal praise.