![]() Years later, the apostle John, in his sunset years imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos, was given visions of that wonderful Kingdom, but also of the terrible times that would come first. Yet they were among the many faithful people who “died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth” (Hebrews 11:13).Īnd the apostle Paul, like the other apostles, expected Christ’s return and the Kingdom to come in his lifetime (1 Thessalonians 4:15).Įven while imprisoned, Paul was consistently “preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him” (Acts 28:31). He gained motivation by visualizing its capital city, “the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Hebrews 11:10).Īnd even earlier, before the Flood, Enoch was prophesying about the coming of the Lord (Jude 1:14). ![]() Abraham waited for God’s Kingdom all of his life. Embracing hopeĪbraham lived about 4,000 years ago, but Jesus said he will be a key figure in the Kingdom of God (Luke 13:28). How did “till Kingdom come” come to have these meanings? Likely because human beings have been waiting for the Kingdom for several thousand years. You can see this in the Coldplay song about a love so strong that he’d wait “’Til Kingdom Come.” According to Farlex Idioms and Slang Dictionary, the English idiom “until kingdom come” means, “For a very long, indefinite amount of time forever.” McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs adds, “Until the end of the world forever.” ![]() As someone who is eagerly waiting “till Kingdom come,” I have to admit I am not thrilled by some of the meanings associated with that phrase.Įspecially when Wikipedia points out that idiomatically it can mean “never.” “Till Kingdom come” meaning
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