possessions ruled over, including whatever of rights, privileges and advantages are enjoyed in this sphere. Now the question arises, in which sense did our Lord mean the phrase when he spoke of the “kingdom of God.” In the Old Testament where a kingdom is ascribed to Jehovah, with the exception of Ex. 19:6, where the Israelites are called “a kingdom of priests,” and therefore the meaning is concrete, that of a body of subjects ruled over, the abstract sense is the prevailing one. God’s kingdom is