Thy kingdom come
Heidelberg Catechism
Heidelberg Catechism Question 123. What is the second petition? “Thy kingdom come.” That is: so govern us by thy Word and Spirit that we may more and more submit ourselves unto thee. Uphold and increase thy church. Destroy the works of the devil, every power that raises itself against thee, and all wicked schemes thought up against thy holy Word, until the full coming of thy kingdom in which thou shalt be all in all.
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Shorter Catechism Question 102. What do we pray for in the second petition? In the second petition, which is, “Thy kingdom come,” we pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed, and that the Kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it, and that the Kingdom of glory may be hastened.
- Ps. 68:1 “Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him.”
- 2 Thess. 3:1 “Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you.”
- Ps. 51:18 “Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.”
- Ps. 67:1-3 “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.”
- Rom. 10:1 “Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”
- Rev. 22:20 “The one who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”
- 2 Pet. 3:11-13 “Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.”
Study Catechism
Study Catechism Question 128. What is meant by the second petition, “Your kingdom come”? We are asking God to come and rule among us through faith, love and justice — and not through any one of them without the others. We pray for both the church and the world, that God will rule in our hearts through faith, in our personal relationships through love, and in our institutional affairs through justice. We ask especially that the gospel will not be withheld from us, but rightly preached and received. We pray that the church will be upheld and increase, particularly when in distress; and that all the world will more and more submit to God’s reign, until that day when crying and pain are no more, and we live forever with God in perfect peace.
- Ps. 68:1 “Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him.”
- 2 Thess. 3:1 “Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you.”
- Rev. 22:20 “The one who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”
- Rom. 8:22-24 “We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen?”
- 1 Cor. 15:20, 28 “Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all.”
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