GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES
Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven
See also Celestial Glory; Church of Jesus Christ

The kingdom of God on earth is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (D&C 65). The purpose of the Church is to prepare its members to live forever in the celestial kingdom or kingdom of heaven. However, the scriptures sometimes call the Church the kingdom of heaven, meaning that the Church is the kingdom of heaven on earth.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on the earth, but it is at present limited to an ecclesiastical kingdom. During the Millennium, the kingdom of God will be both political and ecclesiastical.

The Lord is King for ever and ever, Ps. 10: 16 (Ps. 11: 4). The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, Dan. 2: 44 (D&C 138: 44). Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, Matt. 3: 2 (Matt. 4: 17). Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, Matt. 6: 10. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, Matt. 6: 33 (3 Ne. 13: 33). I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom, Matt. 16: 19. Come, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, Matt. 25: 34. When I partake of the sacrament with you in my Father's kingdom, Matt. 26: 26-29. Ye shall see all the prophets in the kingdom of God, Luke 13: 28. The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God, 1 Cor. 6: 9. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, 1 Cor. 15: 50. Before ye seek for riches seek ye for the kingdom of God, Jacob 2: 18. No unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven, Alma 11: 37. You may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father, D&C 15: 6. Unto you the kingdom or the keys of the Church have been given, D&C 42: 69 (D&C 65: 2). May the kingdom of God go forth that the kingdom of heaven may come, D&C 65: 5-6. The keys of this kingdom shall never be taken from you, D&C 90: 3. Whoso receiveth you as a little child, receiveth my kingdom, D&C 99: 3. Thus shall my Church be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, D&C 115: 4. The heavens were opened and I beheld the celestial kingdom of God, D&C 137: 1-4.