The disciples of Christ were looking for the immediate coming of the kingdom of His glory, but in giving them this prayer Jesus taught that the kingdom 108 was not then to be established. They were to pray for its coming as an event yet future. But this petition was also an assurance to them. While they were not to behold the coming of the kingdom in their day, the fact that Jesus bade them pray for it is evidence that in God's own time it will surely come.

Kristi disciple forventede, at oprettelsen af hans rige var umiddelbart forestående; men ved denne bøn lærte Jesus dem, at riget ikke skulle komme på den tid De skulle bede om dets komme som en begivenhed, der endnu hørte fremtiden til. Men denne bøn indeholdt også en forsikring til dem. Den omstændighed, at Jesus opfordrede dem til at bede om rigets komme, er bevis på, at Gud i sin tid visselig vil lade det ske, selv om de ikke ville få det at se i deres dage.