What does this mean as well as salvation?
2007-06-23 08:59:38 · 11 answers · asked by Isabel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe I wasn't specific enough in my question... What is God's kingdom...
Luke 17:20-21 (NIV)
Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, [21] nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." etc
Also, when we're praying for God's will, what things are we praying for?
2007-06-23 09:15:19 · update #1
... in addition to salvation, I mean.
eg peace, love, that we'd live sexually pure lives, that we'd use our resources wisely...
2007-06-23 09:20:23 · update #2
I think it means that the person praying is asking that God's kingdom will come to earth and that The Lord's will will be carried out.
2007-06-23 09:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
A kingdom is a government. Therefore God's Kingdom is in heaven and the ruler is Jesus Christ. The Kingdom is the means that God will use to eradicate all wickedness, sin and death from this earth. It will bring the earth back to the original state it was in, in the garden of Eden.
2007-06-24 15:53:05 · answer #2 · answered by Paul&Zandra C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the Kingdom of G-d(Heaven), there is no sickness, death, sadness, sorrow, or pain. Being in the peasants of the Lord on earth changes things!!! Evil can't stay where the Kingdom of G-d comes down to where you are. When you pray that the will of the Lord be done, that's not your will. Your will is based on limits, and His is not.
There is more to the Lord's Prayer that completes the meaning. Try praying it in Hebrew, and see the closer meaning. Go to www.hebrew4christians.com and recite it with the writer of that site.
2007-06-23 09:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Kingdom" refers to Malkuth, which is "kingdom" in Hebrew. Malkuth is the 10th and final sephiroth of the Tree of Life. It refers to manifestation in the physical world.
"Will" refers to Kether, which is "crown" in Hebrew. Kether is the 1st sephiroth of the Tree of Life and represents the mental will. It represents an idea in non-physical form before it is shaped through the process of Creation (moving through the other stages of the Tree of Life, eventually arriving at physical manifestation).
"On earth, as it is in heaven", which is the next statement of the prayer, is essentially saying the same thing. Earth is kingdom - the physical. Heaven is the unmanifested, non-physical mirror of the physical, and precedes the physical.
As far as salvation goes, I do not believe the concept of salvation is addressed in the Lord's Prayer. The purpose of the prayer is essentially to align oneself with "god's will" - to make oneself a conduit for the manifestation of god's will, rather than working in opposition to it, or being ignorant of it altogether. The Lord's Prayer is also somewhat of a metaphor for expressing the need for balance. The prayer relies heavily on symbolism of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life.
2007-06-23 09:15:42 · answer #4 · answered by pr0ph3t1cl1v1ty 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ultimately God has given freewill to man to do as he wishes on earth but he has also allowed satan the power over the realm until Jesus return. The only way to protect yourself from satan and his demons is to give your life over to the Lord and become filled with the Holy Spirit as the spirit of evil cannot then dwell in you.
By asking for the Lords Kingdom to come we are asking him to return as He promised to take the Christians to eternal life in Gods mansions..thus leaving the non-Christians to satan and the demons....who will do as they wish then as there will be no protection whatever....His will be done...on earth as it is in Heaven...means we want the world to be the peaceful place that Heaven is.
Best wishes, Mike.
2007-06-23 09:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by georgiansilver 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God is saying that our kingdom in our mansion in heaven and when we are done then it is time for us to go to our mansion and out of this world. And salvation means that f you do not get saved then you can't go to your kingdom.
2007-06-23 09:15:08 · answer #6 · answered by rosefunnymonkey 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's the Christian version of drawing down heaven or becoming one with deity. At-one-ment. It's meant to focus the pray-er on creating heaven on Earth and putting God on the throne. You put spiritual matters first, golden rule, beatitudes, etc. and bring that into your life.
2007-06-23 09:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Kingdom means .....a government.
People who pray for God's kingdom are praying for God's government to rule the world.
2007-06-23 09:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It means that we are praying that G-D's WILL be done.
Not OUR will. Not SATAN's will.
What G-D wants... thats what will be done.
Because G-d is the truth. He commands us out of love, because his TRUTH is THE TRUTH.
His Kingdom is Coming.
Right now.. the world still belongs to the Prince of Darkness.
2007-06-23 09:05:11 · answer #9 · answered by John W 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
God’s Kingdom is a government established by Jehovah God with a King chosen by God. Who is the King of God’s Kingdom? Jesus Christ. Jesus as King is greater than all human rulers and is called “the King of those who rule as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords.” He has the power to do far more good than any human ruler, even the best among them.
From where will God’s Kingdom rule? Well, where is Jesus? You know that he was put to death on a torture stake, and then he was resurrected. Shortly thereafter, he ascended to heaven. Hence, that is where God’s Kingdom is, in heaven. That is why the Bible calls it a “heavenly kingdom.” Although God’s Kingdom is in heaven, it will rule over the earth. Revelation 11:15.
Praying for God’s Kingdom to come and for his will to be done on earth is an expression of faith that will not lead to disappointment. The Christian apostle John wrote: “I heard a loud voice from the throne say: ‘Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.’”
“Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” (Matthew 6:10) Concerning that passage, we may ask: ‘What is God’s Kingdom? And what does its coming have to do with God’s will being done on earth?’
In the Bible, the word “kingdom” basically means a “rulership by a king.” Logically, then, God’s Kingdom would refer to a rulership, or government, by God, with a king of his choosing. This King is none other than the resurrected Jesus Christ—the “King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Revelation 19:16; Daniel 7:13, 14) Concerning God’s Messianic Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ, the prophet Daniel wrote: “In the days of those kings [human governments now ruling] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite,” that is, forever.—Daniel 2:44.
SALVATION
The word “salvation” means “deliverance from danger or destruction.” True salvation thus involves more than a serene mental state. It means being saved from the destruction of this present wicked system of things and finally from death itself! But just who is it that God will save?
A necessary part of truly believing in Jesus involves worshiping the God that Jesus himself worships. Jesus prayed: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”—John 17:3.
During his earthly ministry, the Son of God always directed attention to his Father and not to himself. He never claimed to be God Almighty. On numerous occasions Jesus made his position in God’s arrangement clear by stating that he was subordinate to his Father. Why, Jesus declared: “The Father is greater than I am.”
Has your church taught you the true relationship between God and Christ? Or have you been led to believe that Jesus himself is Almighty God? Your salvation depends upon having the correct understanding.
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus urged his disciples to pray: “Let your name be sanctified.” (Matthew 6:9) Most translations of the Bible have obscured God’s name, rendering it “Lord.” But in ancient copies of the “Old Testament,” God’s name appeared over six thousand times! Psalm 83:18 thus reads: “That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” Have you been taught to use God’s name, Jehovah? If not, your salvation is in jeopardy, for “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved”! Acts 2:21
2007-06-23 10:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋