Kingdom of God

Kingdom of God (Mt. 6:33)

We do not “seek” Heaven as we are told to seek the kingdom, it is ours through Christ, and Promise. So, we see that the “kingdom of God” is not the “kingdom of Heaven”. A king has a kingdom, and our King, the “King of kings” is a spiritual being with a spiritual kingdom, and “invisible” kingdom, yet visible in the lives of men. The kingdom of Heaven is a very precious kingdom indeed, one worth selling all that we have for it, and that is what we are to do, sell all for Jesus. Everything that is precious, or important to us, ought to take second place compared with the Lord, however, both these kingdoms become ours through Christ. All the redeemed of God dwell in the kingdom of God, and inherit the kingdom of Heaven. The “kingdom” is all that is under His rule, His domain, and empire, you might say; This term is proper then when applied to an earthly kingdom, or a Heavenly!

Kingdom? (Mk.9:1)
They would see Christ's kingdom with great power. What kingdom? What power? It refers to the resurrection of Christ, “in great power”, as He alone enters into the “spirit realm”, and is the master and originator of it. It is indeed His kingdom. If this were not true, He would have deceived those who He promised would not die until they saw Him in His kingdom with great power and glory. Jesus would have been a liar! We know this cannot be.


Aside:
A youngster cries from physical pain, almost unaware of an “emotional stress”; the older man cries out of distress, “emotional pain” oblivious many times to physical hurt. The crying is the same for both. The “hurt” is still there, though the focus of it is on different things.