Jesus' discourse with Nicodemus is related in John 3:1–21, but not in the synoptic gospels. For fear of the Jewish authorities a ruler in Israel, Nicodemus, one of the Pharisees, comes by night to see
Nicodemus (left) talking to Jesus. Painting (1899) by Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night. (1873)
The Kingdom of God is one of the key elements of the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament. Drawing on Old Testament teachings, the Christian characterization of the relationship between God and hum
God the Father on his throne, Westphalia, Germany, late 15th century.
Gospel of Matthew, c. 1700
Jesus giving Peter "the keys of the kingdom of heaven", (Matthew 16:18), depicted by Perugino, 1492.
An angel blows the "last trumpet", as in 1 Corinthians 15:52, Langenzenn, Germany, 19th century