Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

"Kingdom come", derived from "Thy kingdom come" in the Christian Lord's Prayer, is an informal phrase meaning "the next world" or "the end of time".Kingdom Come may refer to:

Literature

* "Kingdom Come" (Ballard novel), a novel by J.G. Ballard
* "Kingdom Come" (Bragg novel), a novel by Melvyn Bragg
* "Kingdom Come" (Left Behind), a novel in the Left Behind series
* "Kingdom Come" (comics), a comic book published by DC Comics
* "Kingdom Come", a novel by Tim Green

Film and television

* "Kingdom Come" (1919 film), a Western film
* "Kingdom Come" (2001 film), a comedy starring LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith and Vivica A. Fox
* "Kingdom Come", a short BBC 2 television play by Paul Cornell
* "Kingdom Come", an episode of "Millennium"

Music

* Kingdom Come (band), an American/German hard rock band
** "Kingdom Come" (Kingdom Come album)
* Kingdom Come (Arthur Brown), a 1970s British rock band formed by Arthur Brown
* "Kingdom Come" (album), an album by Jay-Z
** "Kingdom Come" (Jay-Z song), a song from the album
* "Kingdom Come" (Sir Lord Baltimore album), 1970
* "Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore", a 1994 compilation album by Sir Lord Baltimore
* "Kingdom Come" (song), a 1979 song by Tom Verlaine, covered by David Bowie in 1980
* "Kingdom Come", a song by Manowar from "Kings of Metal"
* "Til Kingdom Come", a song by Coldplay from "X&Y"
* "Kingdom Coming", an American Civil War song by Henry Clay Work

Geography

* Kingdom Come State Park, in Kentucky, U.S.


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  • kingdom come — 1. the next world; the hereafter; heaven. 2. Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come. [1775 85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord s Prayer] * * * …   Universalium

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