Theological Emphasis
The Lord's Prayer anticipates the kingdom's literal coming. "Your kingdom come" will be answered when Christ returns. We pray now for what will be fully realized in the millennium—the Father's will done on earth as in heaven.
Application Themes
- 1The kingdom is coming literally
- 2Full answer awaits the second coming
- 3We pray toward prophetic fulfillment
Preaching Angles
Christ will answer "kingdom come" at his return
The millennium fulfills this prayer
Live in light of the coming kingdom
Key Textual Observations
ἐπιούσιος appears nowhere else in Greek literature—scholars debate "daily/necessary/coming day"
Aorist ἄφες suggests decisive forgiveness
πειρασμός means testing/trial, not just temptation
Recommended Commentators for This Tradition
- John Walvoord
- Charles Ryrie
- J. Dwight Pentecost
- Mark Hitchcock
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