Q & A 123
Q. What does the second petition mean?
A. “Your kingdom come” means:
Rule us by your Word and Spirit in such a way
that more and more we submit to you. (1)
Preserve your church and make it grow. (2)
Destroy the devil’s work;
destroy every force which revolts against you
and every conspiracy against your holy Word. (3)
Do this until your kingdom fully comes,
when you will be
all in all. (4)
1 Ps. 119:5, 105; 143:10; Matt. 6:33
2 Ps. 122:6-9; Matt. 16:18; Acts 2:42-47
3 Rom. 16:20; 1 John 3:8
4 Rom. 8:22-23; 1 Cor. 15:28; Rev. 22:17, 20