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“A young man who had been troubling society with impalpable doctrines of a new civilization which he called "the Kingdom of Heaven" had been put out of the way; and I can imagine that believer in material power murmuring as he went homeward, "it will all blow over now." Yes. The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet.”
— Æ, in The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government (1921), p. 23
“And to him there were given rulership, honor, and a kingdom, that the peoples, nations, and language groups should all serve him. His rulership is an everlasting rulership that will not pass away, and his kingdom will not be destroyed.”
— Daniel 7:14 (NWT)
“Keep on, then, seeking first the Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you. So never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Each day has enough of its own troubles.”
— Jesus, Matthew 6:33- 34, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
“You can never enter the kingdom of God with hardness against any one, for God is love, and if you love God you will love one another.”
— Ann Lee, as quoted in The Communistic Societies of the United States (1875) by Charles Nordhoff
“To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female (children), and He gives to whom He wills males. Or He makes them (both) males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.”
— Quran 42:49 - 42:50
“Dear God I've heard your name from teachers, family and friends, you made the universe and so will live on when it ends. Everyone I know admits they’ve never seen your face, they’re not sure where you live and have no map to the place.”
— Dawud Wharnsby, in "Dear God", in A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)

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