Hi RB,
The terms Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven could be used interchangeably.
They could also mean right here right now, and also the New Jerusalem of which Revelation 11:15 speaks.
And the Kingdom of God is truly earthbound as we find in the Lord's Prayer.
Your Kingdom Come
Your will be done
On earth
As it is in heaven
Jesus wills that God's Kingdom in heaven, also descend to the earth.
This is what Jesus meant when He announced in Mathew 4:17 to repent because the Kingdom of God was at hand. In Mathew 3:2 John the Baptist proclaims the same message... repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
This article explains how the terms are used in all 4 gospels.
Thanks for an interesting post.
For example, speaking to the rich young ruler, Christ uses “kingdom of heaven” and “kingdom of God” interchangeably. “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven’” (Matthew 19:23). In the very next verse, Christ proclaims, “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” (verse 24). Jesus makes no distinction between the two terms but seems to consider them synonymous.
Mark and Luke used “kingdom of God” where Matthew used “kingdom of heaven” frequently in parallel accounts of the same parable Compare Matthew 11:11-12 with Luke 7:28; Matthew 13:11with Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10; Matthew 13:24 with Mark 4:26; Matthew 13:31 with Mark 4:30and Luke 13:18; Matthew 13:33 with Luke 13:20; Matthew 18:3 with Mark 10:14 and Luke 18:16; and Matthew 22:2 with Luke 13:29. In each instance, Matthew used the phrase “kingdom of heaven” while Mark and/or Luke used “kingdom of God.” Clearly, the two phrases refer to the same thing.
source: https://www.gotquestions.org/kingdom-heaven-God.html
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Well Nathaniel was to see Kingdome of God and the Kingdom of Heaven right as Jesus said it to him, that he would and it was because he was a "True Israelite" and a true Israelite does in fact recognise who Jesus Christ truly is and that's a Biblical fact that many do not pick up on and it's a foundation stone.
Israel means "Servant of God" and if one was truly such then one would recognise Jesus Christ for who he truly is in fact !
If one was not a Servant of God then such would not come to know Jesus Christ would they ? so just because one may claim to be Israel are they truly ? or in another way the tribe of Israel what does that mean, well it does not mean that everyone is an Israel (servant of God) but only one under that Tribe and not everyone is equal in any tribe or nation are they, but only equal under God.
Who was equal to Holy Moses ? or the others ? no not everyone is the same as Satan would have you believe. if everyone was the same where would Holy Moses be ? well he would be like them who created the Golden Calf wanted or forced him to be, now is that not so ? now Holy Moses was leading them out of slavery and the Golden Calf worshipers wanted to fall back into worshiping Idols and idols are what enslaves the mind, so that is like a dog going back to it's vomit. Holy Moses rejected them and they tried to kill him, because such were of there Father of murderers like Cain and like St Stephen who was full of the Holy Spirit pointed out and got murdered for telling the truth about the Jewish history. because it offended the sharks within who were not of God but of there Father of lies and Murders from the beginning.
Such people dominate religions and work to undermine the truth, leading people astray and that was the case with the Jews leadership was corrupted and that such a mob had taken over Gods Vineyard and God sent his prophets and this mob killed them and then he sent his Son to Vomit them out of the Land and this took place, so when Jesus Christ came the Mob were out and the true Israel Jews followed Jesus Christ and became what is known as Christians, that's correct it was Israelite Jews that were the first Christians and that's a fact and as for the goyim that's just a side dish.
The fact is that a true Israelite is a Christian and that Jesus Christ is the King if Israel, so he is the king of the servants of God (Israel) as Holy Moses said of him to come.
So why would one who truly knows who he serves listen to anyone who try's to tempt him with any other. like all this BS about idolising ignorant Jews of today let alone so called Jews and all that total BS, such is in fact a rejection of Jesus Christ, why would one go back to such a vomit, it's just madness. they do not have Christ Jesus in them, because if they did they would understand that no one comes to the Father but through his 'only' Son Jesus Christ.
There is only one Son, one Jesus Christ, never another. only idiots make claims of Jesus coming again in the flesh, when he comes he comes again it is in his Majesty it's the Holy Spirit that will come upon you, that's what coming in the Clouds means and we shall meet him in the Air.
Coming in the Clouds means coming in his Majesty.
We shall meet him in the Air means in the Holy Spirit.
So we are to see his Majesty in the Holy Spirit, through the Holy Spirit, because Jesus Christ is the Holy Spirit and the Trinity confirms this fact.
Bible points out that if one says see there he is in the flesh or there he goes, it's not our Jesus Christ at all. he came and did all that he had to do and it's just up to us to abide and do his will, end of story.