But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Abraham's natural seed became "the kingdom of God.” It was the first, and the only kingdom, He has ever had among the sons of men ... If, then, we would understand “the things of the kingdom of God,” we must never lose sight of Israel in connection with the kingdom. Indeed, without them there is no kingdom of God; and to affirm the contrary is to believe in a kingdom of which there is no nation to rule! No misconduct of Israel can dissolve the covenant entered into between them and God.