What Is the Kingdom of God?/The Bible's answer - Continue

 . Duration. Unlike any human governments, which come and 

    go, God's Kingdom "will never be brought to ruin." - DANIEL 2:44.

. Subjects. Anyone who does what God requires can be a subject of God's Kingdom, without regard for ancestry or birthplace. - ACTS 10:34, 35.

. Law. The laws (or commandments) of God's Kingdom do     

   more than just prohibit wrong behavior. They raise the 

   moral character of its subjects. For example, the Bible     says: "You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is like it, is this, 'You must love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39) Love of God and your neighbor moves subjects of the Kingdom to act in the best interest of others. 

. Education. While God's Kingdom set high standards for its subjects, it also teaches people how to meet those standards. - ISAIAH 48:17, 18. 

. Mission. The Kingdom of God doesn't enrich its rulers at the expense of its subjects. Instead, it will accomplish God's will including the promise that those who love him will live forever on a paradise earth.  -ISAIAH 35:1, 5, 6; MATTHEW 6:10; REVELATION21:1-4.

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