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The Kingdom Yet to Come

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 6, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 32.

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The Kingdom Yet to Come

The Saviour taught us to pray, “Thy kingdom come.” This shows that the kingdom to which he referred was not set up at the first advent; and so long as this prayer is appropriate, the kingdom must still be in the future. When, according to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the image shall be smitten, and the God of heaven shall set up his kingdom, “which shall stand forever,” the prayer will have been answered; but the desired result can never be realized by a gradual process, in which the enemies of God’s kingdom will be transformed into loyal subjects, and thus the reign of righteousness be introduced. “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” In the meantime we must preach the gospel of the kingdom among all the nations as a testimony.