Kingdom — Zeal For Zion

Two kingdoms

There are 2 Kingdoms. There is a major distinction in the Bible between two phases or types of God’s kingdom.

From teaching in The Coming Kingdom (YouTube playlist 1–48):

Eternal Existence: This kingdom is eternal and is always in existence.
Total Sovereignty: In this kingdom, God is always in control and is always reigning.
Direct Governance: It is directly governed by God rather than through an intermediary.
Universal Scope: God sovereignly rules over everything in all time and space.

Human Administration: This kingdom is defined as God reigning indirectly through a human being.
Earthly Scope: Unlike the universal kingdom, this is a physical kingdom that will take place on planet Earth.
Future Timeline: It is currently in a state of postponement and is viewed as a future kingdom.
Conditional Nature: The coming of this earthly kingdom is contingent upon a human response.
Restoration Goal: This kingdom was originally established in the Garden of Eden but was lost; the goal of biblical history is the restoration of this Theocratic Kingdom.

Psalm 93:1–2: These verses state that the Lord’s throne is established from old and that He is from everlasting. They demonstrate that the Universal Kingdom is eternal and always in existence.
Psalm 103:19: This passage notes that the Lord’s throne is established in the heavens. It illustrates that God sovereignly rules over everything across all time and space.
Daniel 4:17: This verse declares that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind. This demonstrates that in the Universal Kingdom, God reigns directly.

Genesis 1:26–28: These verses detail God’s command for Adam and Eve to rule and subdue the earth. This represents the original establishment of the Theocratic Kingdom in Eden, where God governs through humanity.
Exodus 19:5–6: In this passage, God offers Israel the opportunity to become a kingdom of priests. It highlights the conditional nature of the earthly kingdom, showing that its arrival was contingent upon the nation’s obedience.
Psalm 2:6–9: This passage describes God installing His king upon His holy mountain. It points to a system where God rules indirectly through a person, rather than directly.
Daniel 2:35, 44–45: These verses describe a coming kingdom that will strike earthly empires and fill the whole earth. This illustrates a physical kingdom that will land on planet Earth at a future time.