Biblical Teachings on Kingdom and Prophecy

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you.

I will surely bless him. I will make him fruitful and will

greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of

twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom

that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another

people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring

them to an end, but it will itself endure

forever.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures?

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

The Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away

from you

and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces.

Anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.

I am the master of the sons of man on the day of judgment,

and I am not boasting. The banner of praise will be in my

hand, and I am not boasting. There will not be a

prophet on that day, not Adam, nor anyone other than

him, except that he will be under my banner."