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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Kingdom of God |
 | | symbolized by the four beasts which are the four kingdoms is given to "one like the son of man". |
 | | Matthew 21:43); and thus, too, it is opposed to and explained by the opposite kingdom of the devil (Matthew 4:8; 12:25-26). |
 | | Col., I, 13; I Thess., ii, 12; Apoc., I, 6, 9; v, 10, etc. The kingdom was regarded as Christ's and He presents it to the Father; cf. |
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