Славословие «Ибо Твое есть Царство и сила и слава во веки. Аминь».

St. John Chrysostom. By reminding us of the enemy, having made us more cautious and stopping all our carelessness, He further inspires us, introducing us to the King under whose authority we fight, and showing that He is more powerful than all. “For yours is,” says the Savior, “the kingdom and the power and the glory.” So, if His is the kingdom, then there should be no one to fear, since no one resists Him and no one shares power with Him. When the Savior said: “Thine is the kingdom,” he shows that our enemy is also subordinate to God, although, apparently, he still resists, by God’s permission. And he is from among the slaves, although condemned and rejected, and therefore does not dare to attack any of the slaves without first receiving power from above. And what do I say: not one of the slaves? He did not even dare to attack pigs until the Savior himself commanded, nor did he dare to attack herds of sheep and oxen until he received power from above. So, even though you were very weak, you must nevertheless dare, having such a King who can easily accomplish all glorious deeds through you. This King not only frees you from the evils that threaten you, but can also make you glorious and famous; Just as His power is great, so is His glory ineffable - in a word, everything with Him is boundless and infinite. Do you see how the Savior strengthens and encourages the ascetic from everywhere? At the end of the prayer He expressed the kingdom and power and glory of God by saying, “For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.” This, he says, I ask of You because I know that You are the King of all, have eternal power, can do whatever you want, and possess inalienable glory. Blazh. Theophylact. Here we are encouraged: for if our Father is a glorious and strong King, then with firm faith we will, without a doubt, defeat the evil one and subsequently become glorified, i.e. when He will reward everyone according to their deeds. Simeon of Thessalonica. We are weak. You yourself, Father, deliver us from the evil one. “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen". And who will dare to attack and offend those over whom You reign, Thou art the Master and Lord, and Lord over the Angels? And who can resist Your power? - Nobody. For just as You created everyone, so You preserve everyone. Or who will stand against Your glory or dare to diminish it, which embraces all ends? For the heavens and the earth are filled with it; and it was inherent in You before the existence of heaven and Angels. You alone are ever present and eternal, and Your glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, as well as the kingdom and the power, endures forever. Amen. That is, truly, confessedly, without a doubt, You are the King, strong, and glorious forever. St. Cyril of Jerusalem. After completing the prayer, you say: “Amen”; with the word “Amen,” which means: “let it be,” capturing what is spoken in God-devoted prayer. St. Tikhon Zadonsky. “For Thine is the kingdom...” This word is the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which means trust and boldness in the Merciful Heavenly Father. You reign over all, and all obey Your authority. You are the strongest, no one can stand against You. Therefore, to Your name will be glory that we, poor sinners, will receive what we ask from You, and from our hearts we will thank You, and here, and especially in the future life, we will glorify Your name with Your chosen ones. “Boldness,” says Saint John Chrysostom, “gives us and raises us up, remembering the King to whom we are subject, and shows Him as the strongest of all, saying: “For Thine is the kingdom,” and so on.” So, if His is the kingdom, then one should not be afraid of anyone, since no one can stand up against Him and resist His power. When he says: “Thine is the kingdom,” he shows that our adversary is subordinate to Him, although he resists, by God’s permission. For he, too, is one of the slaves, although rejected and angry, and will not dare to attack anyone unless he first accepts permission from above. And not only any person, but even pigs, sheep and oxen cannot be attacked without God’s permission. So, although you are weak, you must dare, having such a King who can do everything easily and through you. Orthodox confession. This doxology has two parts. Firstly, just as the invocation (i.e., “Our Father...”) gives in advance assurance that we will undoubtedly receive what we ask for, because we ask from our Father, and this doxology certifies that we will receive what we prayed for, because our Father has the whole world, and He reigns over it, and every creature submits to Him. His is the power and glory that nothing can resist, neither in heaven nor on earth. Why is He able to create everything that we prayed to Him for with faith and hope; and not for the sake of anything else, but for the sake of His everlasting glory, as the words show: “glory forever.” The second part of the doxology consists of one word: “Amen.” With this we beg that everything for which we have prayed with faith and hope will be so, and we bear witness to the assurance that everything that we have prayed for according to the will of the Lord will undoubtedly come to us, as the Apostle says: “And this is the boldness we have towards Him, that when we ask anything according to His will, He listens to us. And when we know that He listens to us in everything we ask, we also know that we receive what we ask from Him” (1 John 5:14-15). Long Catechism. This doxology is added to the Lord’s Prayer, firstly, so that we, asking ourselves from the Heavenly Father for mercies, at the same time give Him just veneration; secondly, so that the thought of His eternal kingdom, power and glory will be more and more confirmed in the hope that He will grant us what we ask because it is in His power and relates to His glory. The word: “Amen,” meaning “truly” or “let it be,” is attached to the doxology to show that prayer is offered with faith and without any doubt, as the Apostle James teaches, “let him ask in faith, without doubting in the least” (James 1:6). You might be interested in: