8. What Is God’s Kingdom?

1 GOD’S KINGDOM IS A REAL GOVERNMENT

“Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.”​—Matthew 6:9-13

What is God’s Kingdom?

• Revelation 11:15

  God’s Kingdom, or government, will rule over the earth from heaven.

• 1 Timothy 6:15

  Jesus is the King of God’s Kingdom.

• Revelation 14:1, 4

  144,000 humans will rule with Jesus from heaven.

• Hebrews 4:15; 5:8

  Jesus and the 144,000 understand how we feel and the problems we deal with.

2 JESUS WILL BE THE BEST RULER

“He will judge the lowly [or, poor] with fairness.”​—Isaiah 11:4

Why is Jesus the best choice to be King of the Kingdom?

• 1 Timothy 6:16

  All human rulers eventually die, but Jesus will never die. All the good that Jesus will do for us will last forever.

• Isaiah 11:2-4

  Jesus is able to do more good than any human ruler could. He is more powerful than all human rulers put together. He is fair and compassionate.

3 GOD’S KINGDOM WILL MAKE SURE THAT GOD’S WILL IS DONE

“The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed.”​—Daniel 2:44

What has the Kingdom already done? What will it do in the future?

• Revelation 12:7-12

  After Jesus was made King in 1914, he threw Satan out of heaven and down to the earth. That is why there is so much trouble, pain, and suffering all over the earth.

• Ecclesiastes 8:9; Revelation 16:16

  At Armageddon, God’s Kingdom will destroy all the cruel and corrupt human governments.

• Psalm 37:10

  People who keep doing wicked things will be destroyed.

• Revelation 22:1-3

  When God’s Kingdom rules the earth, nobody will get sick or die and all humans will honor God’s name.