Dave. Just of late I have been convicted strongly to share with several on this forum(and have done so ) the importance of refraining from taking scriptures in isolation to prove a point or substantiate a doctrine. So many do this, myself included at times, without more careful consideration to other scriptures that dwell upon the same subject which complement the ones we so often use, but contribute a more complex but complete understanding. What we are guilty of doing so often is both sides of a debate fire scripture at one another as if they contradict and prove opposite perspectives. This to my mind is madness.
Ad when we speak of the kingdom of God, as a prime example, we end up with two opposing camps. The one saying it is all spiritual and in the here and now, the other that it is physical and literal, and takes place when Jesus comes back, the New Jerusalem descends, and the new heaven and the new earth is created. And of course there are plenty of scriptures that appear to support both camps. But why not put them together, and believe all the scriptures that speak of God's kingdom, allow them to complement one another instead of opposing one another, and accept that the answer lies in the kingdom of God being both spiritual right now within, (as a direct result of Christ's coming spiritually by His Spirit thus never leaving us nor forsaking us) sanctifying us and preparing us for the literal physical kingdom that will be established when Christ returns literally and physically to take His bride home. (The differences so many of us have on where that physical kingdom will be is another discussion...some say earth, some heaven, some say one place for Israel anther place for the church, etc etc; again though, we need to take all scriptures into consideration, then things become clearer). God bless.
