Kingdom Of God

This exact phrase was the slogan of pre-1945 State Shinto ultranationalist ideology (神国日本, ‘divine-nation Japan,’ the doctrine that Japan itself was a sacred land under a divine emperor) — a 2000-era prime ministerial remark reviving this phrase caused significant public controversy. Teaching materials must clearly and immediately anchor 神の国 as God’s spiritual reign in Romans 14:17, not risk unwanted resonance with this militarist-era political theology for readers old enough to remember it or aware of the history.