The Kingdom of God will be on the Earth

“The Kingdom of God will be on the Earth”  Psalm 37:3, 9, 11, 22, 29, 34. 

Presented by: Edward Bender – Created 2018-06-16 – Updated 2020-06-01 

I. Old Testament Texts:  

14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from  him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art  northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land  which you see, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever.16 And I will make  thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the  earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land  in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.” Genesis  13:14-17. Also see Genesis 17:1-9; 18:18, 19; 21:18; 22:15-18; 26:2-5;  28:13-15; 35:10-12; and 48:4-6, 19-22. 

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying,  Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great  river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the  Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the  Jebusites.” Genesis 15:18-21. 

Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou,  and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of  Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given  unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto  the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great  sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.” Joshua 1:2-4. 

30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not  inhabit the earth.” Proverbs 10:30. 

31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much  more the wicked and the sinner.” Proverbs 11:31. 

6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. - “8 Ask of me, and  I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts  of the earth for thy possession.” Psalm 2:6, 8. 

13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.”  Psalm 25:13.

 

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and  verily thou shalt be fed.9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait  upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the  wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it  shall not be. 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight  themselves in the abundance of peace… 16 A little that a righteous man  hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked  shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever…  20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the  fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.  21 The wicked borrowed, and payed not again: but the righteous showed mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man  are ordered by the LORD: and he delighted in his way. 24 Though he fall, he  shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand. 25 I  have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous  forsaken, nor his seed begging bread… 28 For the LORD loves judgment  and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the  wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell  therein forever… 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt  thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I  have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green  bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but  he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright: for  the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed  together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.” Psalm 37:9-11, 16-25, 28,  29, 34-38. 

35 For God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah: that they  may dwell there and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants  shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.” Psalm  69:35, 36. 

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river  unto the ends of the earth.” Psalm 72:8. 

16 …build up Zion…” Psalm 102:16. 

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he  given to the children of men.” Psalm 115:16. 

17 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall  not be remembered or come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I  create.” Isaiah 65:17, 18. 

 31 Thou, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image,  whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof  was terrible. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of  iron and part of clay. 34 Thou saw till that a stone was cut out without  hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay and brake them to pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver,  and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the  summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place  was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great…  44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom,  which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other  people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it  shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou saw that the stone was cut out of  the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass,  the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the  king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the  interpretation thereof sure.” Daniel 2:31-35, 44, 45. 

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13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man  came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they  brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and  glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve  him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away,  and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed…“18 But the saints of  the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever,  even for ever and ever… 25 And he shall speak great words against the  most High and shall wear out the saints of the most High and think to  change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time  and times and the dividing of time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they  shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under  the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall  serve and obey him.28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel,  my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but  I kept the matter in my heart.” Daniel 7:13-15; 18, 25-28. 

II. New Testament Texts:  

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”  Matthew 6:10. 

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did  also your rulers. 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the  mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.  19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,  when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.  20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:  21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the  world began.” Acts 3:17-21. 

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6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for  righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same  are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would  justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto  Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which  be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 27 For as many of you as have  been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor  Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye  Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:6-9, 27- 29. 

11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner  of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for  and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens  will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent  heat? 13 Nevertheless, we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” 2 Peter 3:11-13. 

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in  heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of  our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the  four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their  faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God  Almighty, which art, and was, and art to come; because thou hast taken to  thee thy great power, and hast reigned.18 And the nations were angry, and  thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,  and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to  the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest  destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened  in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and  there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and  great hail.” Revelation 11:15-19. 

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the  first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw  the holy city, new Jerusalem, COMING DOWN FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN,  prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out  of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will  dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with  them, and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more  pain, for the former things have passed away. 5 Then He who sat on the  throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for  these words are true and faithful.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the  Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 21:1-5. 

Conclusion: 

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,  proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2In the midst of the  street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which  bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the  leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his  servants shall serve him:4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall  be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no  candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they  shall reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are  faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to  shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I  come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this  book.” Revelation 22:1-7. 

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth  say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him  take the water of life freely. 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the  words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,  God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if  any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God  shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and  from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which testifies these  things saith, Surely, I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.Revelation  22:17-21.

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