上帝之国 Kingdom of God

　　亦称"天国"（Kingdom of Heaven）

　　基督教用语，上帝以王者身分统治或最后实现上帝对世界之意志的神灵国度。上帝之国一词常用于《新约》，也是施洗者圣约翰与耶稣布道过程的中心主题。对于耶稣意指王国随祂而来或被预期为未来事件，神学家们持不同意见。如今，基督教正统派坚持：王国藉着世界上教会的出现而部分实现，而最后审判之后将会完全实现。

　　In Christianity, the spiritual realm over which God reigns as king, or the eventual fulfillment of God's will on earth. The term is often used in the New Testament, and it was a central theme in the preaching of John the Baptist and Jesus. Theologians differ as to whether Jesus implied that the kingdom had arrived in his person or whether it was expected as a future event. Christian orthodoxy now holds that the kingdom has been partially realized by the presence of the church in the world, and that it will be fully realized after the Last Judgment.