Term
Spiritual Kingdom
A dispensationalist view of Christ’s current rule over believers in the church, distinct from the future earthly fulfillment of the Davidic kingdom.
Filed underEschatologyCovenant Theology
Definition
An alternative kingdom view within traditional dispensationalism: the rule of Christ over believers today in the church, even though the political, national, and earthly fulfillment of the Davidic kingdom would not be realized until Christ returned.
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Sources
- 1.Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012). 65Original citation: Gentry and Wellum, Kingdom through Covenant, 65.
Last revised August 14, 2026