In diesem Reich Gottes, dem „Himmelreich, das nahe herbeigekommen ist“, teilt sich Gott als liebender himmlischer Vater mit. ###>In this kingdom of God, or kingdom of heaven, which is at hand, God identifies Himself as the loving heavenly Father. Thus the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son (Luke 15: 4-32) illustrate God's love for, and will to reconcile with, the sinner.