.
In the Bible Jesus specifically NAMED several different
"Kingdoms of Heaven" in Scripture
(please see below for the difference between "Kingdom of Heaven"
and "Kingdom of God"... and do not claim they are the same
without Biblical refutation).
My question is whether these different "Kingdoms of Heaven"
NAMED by Jesus qualify as "dispensationalism"...
and if not, why not?
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Jesus NAMED the (2nd) Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 22:2
Mat 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,
which made a marriage for his son,
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Jesus NAMED the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 13 (in 8 verses)
Mat 13:24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
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Jesus NAMED the (4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 25:1
Mat 25:1
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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Jesus NAMED the Eternal (5th) "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew chapters 5, 7, 8 and 19.
Of course, the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven"
is different that the other Kingdoms because:
(1) It is not a temporal Kingdom and
(2) If does not contain any unsaved "tares/goats"
(3) It contains all the saved from EACH temporal Kingdom
Mat 8:11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
in the kingdom of heaven.
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The ONLY "Kingdom of Heaven" not specifically NAMED by Jesus
is the (1st) Pre-Flood Kingdom containing all the Saints
from Adam to Noah
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"Kingdom of Heaven" vs. "Kingdom of God"
The phrase "Kingdom of Heaven" is used thirty-three (33)
times in the Bible and every time the phrase represents
the many unsaved "tares" and/or the few saved "wheat",
associated with preaching the "Word of the Kingdom"
(the Gospel) during one of the FOUR KINGDOMS on earth...
OR it represents ONLY the saved "wheat" harvested into
the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven".
The four "Kingdoms of Heaven" are physical and temporal
Kingdoms... and there's a "harvest" of Saints at the end of
each, with the "Final Harvest" including only the "Wise Virgins"
living during the (4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven"
[Mat 25:1]
The phrase "Kingdom of God" is used seventy (70) times
in the Bible and every time it represents the Holy Spirit of God
and/or the souls (but not the bodies) of the saved "wheat"
who have been regenerated by His "indwelling" Holy Spirit.
To be clear, the "Kingdom of God" is a SUBSET of
the "Kingdom of Heaven" since it only includes the saved
"wheat", not the unsaved "tares".
Therefore, the Bible can use the phrases interchangeably
when it focuses only on the "wheat" within the Kingdom.
When focused only on the "wheat", the Bible can use
"Kingdom of Heaven" OR "Kingdom of God". And that
is why we have several parallel passages in the Bible
that can (and do) interchange these two phrases.
-----------------------------------
In the Bible Jesus specifically NAMED several different
"Kingdoms of Heaven" in Scripture
(please see below for the difference between "Kingdom of Heaven"
and "Kingdom of God"... and do not claim they are the same
without Biblical refutation).
My question is whether these different "Kingdoms of Heaven"
NAMED by Jesus qualify as "dispensationalism"...
and if not, why not?
----------------
Jesus NAMED the (2nd) Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 22:2
Mat 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,
which made a marriage for his son,
---------------
Jesus NAMED the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 13 (in 8 verses)
Mat 13:24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
-----------------
Jesus NAMED the (4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew 25:1
Mat 25:1
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
------------------
Jesus NAMED the Eternal (5th) "Kingdom of Heaven"
in Matthew chapters 5, 7, 8 and 19.
Of course, the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven"
is different that the other Kingdoms because:
(1) It is not a temporal Kingdom and
(2) If does not contain any unsaved "tares/goats"
(3) It contains all the saved from EACH temporal Kingdom
Mat 8:11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
in the kingdom of heaven.
----------------------
The ONLY "Kingdom of Heaven" not specifically NAMED by Jesus
is the (1st) Pre-Flood Kingdom containing all the Saints
from Adam to Noah
------------------
"Kingdom of Heaven" vs. "Kingdom of God"
The phrase "Kingdom of Heaven" is used thirty-three (33)
times in the Bible and every time the phrase represents
the many unsaved "tares" and/or the few saved "wheat",
associated with preaching the "Word of the Kingdom"
(the Gospel) during one of the FOUR KINGDOMS on earth...
OR it represents ONLY the saved "wheat" harvested into
the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven".
The four "Kingdoms of Heaven" are physical and temporal
Kingdoms... and there's a "harvest" of Saints at the end of
each, with the "Final Harvest" including only the "Wise Virgins"
living during the (4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven"
[Mat 25:1]
The phrase "Kingdom of God" is used seventy (70) times
in the Bible and every time it represents the Holy Spirit of God
and/or the souls (but not the bodies) of the saved "wheat"
who have been regenerated by His "indwelling" Holy Spirit.
To be clear, the "Kingdom of God" is a SUBSET of
the "Kingdom of Heaven" since it only includes the saved
"wheat", not the unsaved "tares".
Therefore, the Bible can use the phrases interchangeably
when it focuses only on the "wheat" within the Kingdom.
When focused only on the "wheat", the Bible can use
"Kingdom of Heaven" OR "Kingdom of God". And that
is why we have several parallel passages in the Bible
that can (and do) interchange these two phrases.
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