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There are several passages that show that the kingdom of God
and the kingdom of heaven are synonymous. Some futurists
believe that there are as many as three kingdoms of God and
possibly even more. However, in examining the Scriptures we will
see that there is one kingdom that is identified in several ways:
two of which are the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven.
(TD Note: You will see that Matthew is the only book which
identifies the kingdom as being 'of heaven.' the simple answer for
this is that the Jews had their hearts set on a temporal kingdom,
but He was making it clear that the kingdom is not of this world -
John 18:36)
First let us present the harmony of the kingdom of God and the
kingdom of heaven. The first words out of John the Baptist's
mouth were:
• Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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We certainly cannot view Mark as having written an entire separate account.
If this hermeneutic were implemented, we would then have to completely
change our designation of the Gospels as synoptic. The kingdom of God and
the kingdom of heaven are the same.
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