Kingdom of Heaven
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The Kingdom of Heaven is a central biblical concept referring to God's sovereign, redemptive rule over creation, especially as proclaimed and inaugurated by Jesus in the New Testament.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological concept
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New Testament concept ⓘ biblical concept ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| accessCondition |
doing the will of God
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faith in Jesus ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| announcedIn |
Jesus’ preaching
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Sermon on the Mount ⓘ parables of Jesus ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
New Testament studies
ⓘ
biblical theology ⓘ eschatology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist ⓘ |
| associatedTerm | Kingdom of God ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | earthly kingdoms ⓘ |
| describedAs |
God’s redemptive reign
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God’s sovereign rule ⓘ reign of God over creation ⓘ |
| ethicalImplication |
discipleship
ⓘ
love of neighbor ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
already-and-not-yet
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future fulfillment ⓘ present reality ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| keyText |
Matthew 13
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Matthew 18:3 ⓘ Matthew 19:14 ⓘ Matthew 19:23 ⓘ Matthew 3:2 ⓘ Matthew 4:17 ⓘ Matthew 5:10 ⓘ Matthew 5:3 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| proclaimedBy |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
John the Baptist ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
eternal life
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new creation ⓘ reign of Christ ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| religiousTextContext |
Bible
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBookContext |
Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
hidden treasure
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mustard seed ⓘ pearl of great price ⓘ yeast ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.