Question 123 - What is the second petition?

Answer - Thy kingdom come. That is: So rule us by Thy Word and Spirit that more and more we submit to Thee.¹ Preserve and increase Thy church.² Destroy the works of the devil, every power that raises itself against Thee, and every conspiracy against Thy holy Word.³ Do all this until the fulness of Thy kingdom comes, wherein Thou shalt be all in all.⁴

¹ Ps. 119:5, 105; 143:10; Matt. 6:33. ² Ps. 51:18; 122:6-9; Matt. 16:18; Acts 2:42-47. ³ Rom. 16:20; 1 John 3:8. ⁴ Rom. 8:22- 23; 1 Cor. 15:28; Rev. 22:17-20.