"The Kingdom of Heaven is the Kingdom of, or out of heaven. There is perhaps no subject in the Bible about which there is such shallow thinking, such dullness of understanding, and so many distorted notions, as the subject of heaven. Where is heaven? What is heaven? Is it a place? Is it a planet? Is it a galaxy? Is it beyond the stars? Is it a condition of life? Is it a different dimension of living? If our very Father is in heaven, then we ought to know something about heaven, for it is the source of our life, the realm of our origin. We know this because the Father who begat us dwells in heaven; therefore we are out of heaven and from heaven. If He is our Father and heaven is His natural environment, His habitat, we should understand what that realm is really like."
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God bless you...
...hold the line Patriot....
...the Kingdom of Heaven is a subdivision of the Kingdom of God....
"Our Lord's instructions upon sending out the twelve were, according to Matthew, "And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Mat. 10:7). According to Luke, "He sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick" (Lk. 9:2). Certainly Jesus did not preach two conflicting messages at the same time! Certainly He was not announcing two separate and distinct kingdoms and declaring them both to be at hand! These, and many other passages, show the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are one and the same. Yet — there is a difference! God does not have TWO KINGDOMS—He has only ONE. There is not one Kingdom of God and another Kingdom of Heaven. There is only one Kingdom. However each of these two terms is not without its special significance. For, you see, heaven is a REALM and God is a PERSON. The Kingdom has its origin in the REALM OF HEAVEN, and in the PERSON OF GOD. The term "Kingdom of Heaven" denotes, on the one hand, from whence (from what place, location, realm or dimension) the Kingdom proceeds, while the term "Kingdom of God" reveals, on the other hand, from whom (from what person or being) the Kingdom originates. When we consider these two items, place and person, it immediately follows that as to REALM the Kingdom is out of the heavenlies,but as to PERSON the Kingdom comes from God. It is called the Kingdom OF God because it is from and by God. He is the Instigator and Head of the Kingdom. It is called the Kingdom OF Heaven because it has its inception in heaven—the invisible realm of Spirit."
"When we consider these two items, place and person, it immediately follows that as to REALM the Kingdom is out of the heavenlies,but as to PERSON the Kingdom comes from God."
...the Kindom of Heaven is in the Kingdom of God...
...there is only one kingdom of God...
God owns it all. :)
10.4 Good buddy....
Heaven is going to the DMV, looking at a sign that says "Average wait time is 10 minutes" and 9 minutes later you are out in your car ready to go.
In other words, Heaven isn't getting the results you expected, but the results you get are those that exceed your expectations.
That keeps the door open for the possibility of discovery.
Like, winning.
I'm talking about an actual realm though. Is winning a realm? A realm is a kingdom.
It's not winning, though.
Winning means there needs to be a race.
I guess if I were to sum it up, Heaven is just Earth but when someone tells you something, they aren't trying to scam you.
Imagine if everyone was just honest and not trying to manipulate you. They truthfully wished to share their talents and experience with people and they didn't over or undersell what they offered.
To me, Heaven on Earth is everyone keeping their Word and never having to worry about lies, deception, or manipulation ever again.
...winning is a fleeting emotion....
...it ain't going to be all harps and streets of gold...
...Heaven's going to be an exciting place to spend eternity....