How would you define..

[Elijah John]

How would you define the Kingdom of God, or the Kingdom of Heaven?

Also, are they the same, or is there a difference? Seems Jesus used both terms.

[JehovahsWitness]

QUESTION How would you define the kingdom of heavens?

♦ANSWER The "kingdom of heaven" is the system of rulerships God has set up to rule over the earth.

A Kingdom is basically the realm, the region or country governed by a king; kingly power, authority . The Kingdom of Denmark consists of the King or Queen of Denmark ruling over the territory of Denmark. The Kingom of Spain refers to the rulership over the region of Spain. The United Kingdom, is so called because it unites all four regions of the British Isles under the same king or Queen. So to have a kingdom you need a KING and DOMAINE (that is the a region the king rules over).

• Who is the King of God's kingdom? Jesus preached about a coming kingdom. He taught his followers to pray "Let your kingdom come!" Who would be the King of that Kingdom? None other than Jesus himself. It is still GOD’S kingdom as Jehovah God the Father is the source of its authority and Jesus has been appointed to rule on God's behalf for a time.
  
  Where would he rule from? Not from Washington or London, and certainly not from earthly Jerusalem in the political state of Israel... no, the King would rule from heaven. It us for this reason Jesus sometimes refered to this kingdom (or "government" another word for a rulership) as being the kingdom of the heavens.
  
  Where would it rule over? Most kings only rule over a part of the earth but this incoming kingdom government will rule over the entire planet!

Jesus taught his followers to preach about this kingdom and it is to announce this kingdom government that will soon replace all human governments Jehovah's Witnesses call on people at their homes.

Is the kingom of heaven and the Kingdom of God the same thing ? Yes the two expressions essentially refer to the same thing and can be used interchangeably .


JW


FURTHER READING God’s Kingdom—Are You Getting the Sense of It?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1996084




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http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 867#956867



NOTE All posts I write represent my personal faith based beliefs as one of Jehovah's Witnesses

[JJ50]

I would define the so called, 'Kingdom of Heaven', as a product of the human overactive imagination.

[ElCodeMonkey]

I would define the so called, 'Kingdom of Heaven', as a product of the human overactive imagination.

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