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A Salvationist or a Quaker may tell you that according to his
belief the Kingdom of God will consist of the new-born and
sinless Christians, washed and cleansed with the blood of
the Lamb; and so forth.
The Kingdom of God does not mean a triumphant
Catholic Church, or a regenerated and sinless Puritan
State. It is not a visionary "Royalty of the Millennium."
It is not a Kingdom composed of celestial beings, including
the departed spirits of the Prophets and the blessed believers,
under the reign of a divine Lamb; with angels for its police
and gendarmes; the Cherubs for its governors and judges;
the Seraphs for its officers and commanders; or the
belief the Kingdom of God will consist of the new-born and
sinless Christians, washed and cleansed with the blood of
the Lamb; and so forth.
The Kingdom of God does not mean a triumphant
Catholic Church, or a regenerated and sinless Puritan
State. It is not a visionary "Royalty of the Millennium."
It is not a Kingdom composed of celestial beings, including
the departed spirits of the Prophets and the blessed believers,
under the reign of a divine Lamb; with angels for its police
and gendarmes; the Cherubs for its governors and judges;
the Seraphs for its officers and commanders; or the