Albert Edward Waffle
Published: 2017-09-16
Total Pages: 356
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Excerpt from If Christ Were King: Or the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth In discussing some characteristics of the kingdom it may be well for us to notice in the first place that it is present. When Jesus spoke of it as the kingdom of heaven he did not imply that we are to wait for its realization till we pass into another world. That phrase means rather that its source the power by which it is originated and sustained - is in heaven. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to Offer. Heaven is, Of course, a part of the kingdom of God, but it is not the part in which Jesus was primarily interested and of which he spoke so Often. Neither is it the part we are dis cussing; our theme is the kingdom on earth. In a sense, this kingdom is a thing of the future. In its perfection it has not come, but is coming. It is a force working in the world for the produc tion of the perfect man in a perfect society. Of necessity it is a thing Of slow growth and requires the ages for its consummation. In another sense, it is now present in the world. Jesus usually spoke of it in that way. Note such phrases as The kingdom of God is come upon you (luke II 20) The kingdom of God is at hand (mark The kingdom of God is among you (luke You will remember that, in de scribing certain classes in the Beatitudes, he said of them, Theirs is the kingdom Of heaven. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.