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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God

QUESTION: Do the expressions "kingdom of heaven" and "kingdom of God" mean one and the same thing?


ANSWER: Yes, also "the kingdom of Christ," "the kingdom of Christ and of God" (Eph. 5:5), "the kingdom of David," the ancestor and type of the Messiah (Mark 11:10), and "the kingdom" (Matt. 8:12). They are all synonymous, signifying the glorious reign of Christ in the hearts of believers. This definition the enemies of the Messiah did not like. Hence they crucified him.

Steele's Answers, pp. 227, 228.

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