THE watchword of Jesus when He first went forth to preach was—“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” But this had been the watchword of John the Baptist also, and the Old Testament is full of the idea of a “kingdom of God” upon earth—cf. Exod. 19:5, “All the earth is mine;” and Ps. 103:19, “The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom ruleth over all.” Later prophets had looked forward to a time when the kingdom of God
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