Your throne shall be established forever. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. God said, Don’t build me a permanent house I’ll build you a permanent house-a dynasty that will last forever.Ģ Samuel 7:12-16 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. David wanted to build God a permanent temple since the tent of meeting was too temporary. ![]() Understanding this prayer begins with a covenant God made with David. We have all uttered this rhythmic line a thousand times, but what were we really praying for? If we aren’t sure, how will we know if our prayer is being answered? Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Two crucial questions that help us pray with understanding… As we continue in our discussion on the Lord’s Prayer (see parts 1 & 2, Our Father and Hallowed be your name) today, we will see how we can avoid similar lethal hermeneutics… The Crusades are only one of many wacky ways the prayer “Your kingdom come” has been misapplied through the centuries. This mobilized the largest armed force of bloodthirsty unbelievers ever to launch a mission in Jesus’ name. Needless to say, every man with a healthy sword arm, a guilty conscience, and a misconception of salvation, signed up immediately. When the Byzantine ruler, Alexios I, asked Pope Urban II for assistance, the trigger-happy Pope issued a decree that any soldier who enlisted in the holy war would be guaranteed salvation. When they prayed “Thy Kingdom come” they meant that once the kingdom of God was established on earth Jesus would arrive to occupy his throne in Jerusalem. Christians of the day anticipated a physical kingdom on earth that they were responsible to establish. So, when Muslims started marching on Byzantium, it was interpreted not as an old-fashioned land grab, but as a spiritual assault on the Kingdom of Heaven. Byzantium was considered to be a Christian nation, and part of the ‘Kingdom of God’ on earth, as opposed to the Muslim territories that were considered part of the ‘kingdom of darkness.’ ![]() In the year of our Lord, 1095, the Byzantine Empire was under attack by advancing Muslim armies.
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