## Lord’s Day 48
### 123. Q. What does the second petition mean?

**A**. “Your kingdom come” means: Rule us by your Word and Spirit in such a way that more and more we submit to you.<sup>1</sup> Preserve and increase your church.<sup>2</sup> Destroy the devil’s work; destroy every force which revolts against you and every conspiracy against your holy Word.<sup>3</sup> Do all this until your kingdom fully comes, when you will be all in all.<sup>4</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Ps. 119:5, 105](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms119.md#5); [143:10](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms143.md#10); [Matt. 6:33](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew6.md#33)
<sup>2</sup> [Ps. 122:6–9](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms122.md#6); [Matt. 16:18](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew16.md#18); [Acts 2:42–47](/References/Bible/44%20-%20Acts/Acts2.md#42)
<sup>3</sup> [Rom. 16:20](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans16.md#20); [1 John 3:8](/References/Bible/62%20-%201John/1John3.md#8)
<sup>4</sup> [Rom. 8:22–23](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans8.md#22); [1 Cor. 15:28](/References/Bible/46%20-%201Corinthians/1Corinthians15.md#28); [Rev. 22:17, 20](/References/Bible/66%20-%20Revelation/Revelation22.md#17)